Highland Park, Austin, Deer killed with poison dart

[crash_davis 23113]

Thought about posting this in NextDoor thread but I don't usually view that thread. Thought this deserved it's own thread. 

So is killing deer with poison darts in neighborhoods a thing now? When the fuck did this start happening? Thread has over 100 responses with usually Nextdoor shit responses.

 

Pic of poison dart.

 

Game wardens were contacted and met with the homeowner who reported it. Interesting to see what the outcome is.

I get that deer can be nuisance but damn, this is a little harsh.

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

fucking around with poison darts seems like a good way to Darwin yourself. 

[deadshank 24653]

Benny Richards, come on down!!

Perpetrator needs to take a dart to the giblets; but, unfortunately, the penalties for this kind of BS are way too light.  

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

You'd need some pretty stout poison to get a lethal dose for a deer sized animal on a dart like that, I would imagine.

[Pato del Muerto 52507]

How do they know it died instantly?  Did they see it happen?

[crash_davis 23113]

Just now, deadshank said:

Benny Richards, come on down!!

Perpetrator needs to take a dart to the giblets; but, unfortunately, the penalties for this kind of BS are way too light.  

When game wardens are involved, it's going to get expensive. Not sure if jail time is on the table.

[crash_davis 23113]

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

How do they know it died instantly?  Did they see it happen?

No sir, you will not ask pertinent questions which may quell my anger.

[mdmost 43004]

The deer's friends to him:

[deadshank 24653]

Just now, crash_davis said:

When game wardens are involved, it's going to get expensive. Not sure if jail time is on the table.

On the federal level yes.  State level needs to up its game for major offenders 

[crash_davis 23113]

post from OP.

Melissa Plicque

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Highland Park West Balcones

Apparently the game warden said this has happened a number of times in Northwest Hills. Poison dart, kills large animal almost instantly, in a neighborhood-not enough of a priority to get anybody out here at all, let alone right away. 

[deadshank 24653]

If true, that is very surprising.  

[Deej 76806]

11 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

post from OP.

Melissa Plicque

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Highland Park West Balcones

 

Apparently the game warden said this has happened a number of times in Northwest Hills. Poison dart, kills large animal almost instantly, in a neighborhood-not enough of a priority to get anybody out here at all, let alone right away. 

When my neighbors were shooting doves in their backyard, I called Parks and Wildlife and a game warden was out the next day. 

[ABSR 5315]

"Poison dart"?

That looks like a dart from a blow gun.  Also, did they do an autopsy and blood test to determine the "poison"?   The poison part makes no sense.

Likely some teenager/guy who was an A-hole and shot the deer with a blow gun and happened to hit it in a vital organ that caused it to die.

[atomheartbevo 89686]

2 minutes ago, ABSR said:

That looks like a dart from a blow gun.  Also, did they do an autopsy and blood test to determine the "poison"?   The poison part makes no sense.

They used to sell blowguns with those same darts in the backs of various magazines in the 80s and 90s.  I have a collection of them.  Poison delivery seems a problem with those.  

Also, saliva should be on the darts.  DNA.  

Edited June 28, 2021 by atomheartbevo

[CooterBrown 18014]

They used to sell blowguns with those same darts in the backs of various magazines in the 80s and 90s.  I have a collection of them.  Poison delivery seems a problem with those.  
Also, saliva should be on the darts.  DNA.  

This sounds suspicious.

[Jiggy-Z 3432]

10 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

They used to sell blowguns with those same darts in the backs of various magazines in the 80s and 90s.  I have a collection of them.  Poison delivery seems a problem with those.  

Also, saliva should be on the darts.  DNA.  

Can you dust for poison?

[Samson's Wig 3192]

I read that thread this morning.  Well, I read half of it before the typical Nextdoor dumbassery broke me down and I had to stop.  My favorite may have been the guy was offended that someone used the word "game".   "This is not a game, people." smdh

Obviously, whoever did this is a sick fuck.  But so are the deer lovers who feed the fucking things in a city.  Lyme disease gives them a big "Thank you!"

[Gene Parmesan 4007]

Dubious of a poisoned blow darts taking out deer.  What's the range situation on those things?  You'd probably have to be within 15 yards of the sucker.  Seems like there would still be some poison on the dart possibly, and identifying that would probably be a big clue.  A guy into blowguns and powerful toxins is probably on a list somewhere already.

[Jiggy-Z 3432]

A lot of fawning over a dead deer.  I'll see myself out.

[TexasBeta 1263]

Was it this dude? 

 

Edited June 28, 2021 by TexasBeta

[Wally Fairway 5550]

24 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

They used to sell blowguns with those same darts in the backs of various magazines in the 80s and 90s.  I have a collection of them.  Poison delivery seems a problem with those.  

Also, saliva should be on the darts.  DNA.  

[Jiggy-Z 3432]

3 minutes ago, TexasBeta said:

Was it this dude? 

 

Na, just kids having fun in the summer.

[Jiggy-Z 3432]

58 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

post from OP.

Melissa Plicque

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Highland Park West Balcones

 

Apparently the game warden said this has happened a number of times in Northwest Hills. Poison dart, kills large animal almost instantly, in a neighborhood-not enough of a priority to get anybody out here at all, let alone right away. 

Meanwhile, in a foyer in Northwest Hills:

[Fuck Tim Beck 3822]

Perhaps the deer are just the test phase. Next stop, tent cities! 

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

There are some nice, trophy sized deer running around Lakeway. I'm surprised a bow hunter hasn't tried to poach a few. 

[BabaYaga 15300]

1 hour ago, ABSR said:

"Poison dart"?

That looks like a dart from a blow gun.  Also, did they do an autopsy and blood test to determine the "poison"?   The poison part makes no sense.

Likely some teenager/guy who was an A-hole and shot the deer with a blow gun and happened to hit it in a vital organ that caused it to die.

LOL, no.  You're not hitting anything vital with a dart gun from Dicks sporting goods.  

[Deej 76806]

They need to use that technique to vaccinate the folks in my neighborhood. 

[BabaYaga 15300]

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

They used to sell blowguns with those same darts in the backs of various magazines in the 80s and 90s.  I have a collection of them.  Poison delivery seems a problem with those.  

Also, saliva should be on the darts.  DNA.  

Meh.  We used to murder squirrels with them that would get in the attic back in the day.  Our "poison" mixture, if memory serves, was a  condensed nicotine mixture from old cigarettes that ferment in water, then boil and strain.  Condensed nicotine is insanely deadly.  In a liquid form.  The viscosity becomes such that it stays on the dart.  

[crash_davis 23113]

13 minutes ago, Fuck Tim Beck said:

Perhaps the deer are just the test phase. Next stop, tent cities! 

[crash_davis 23113]

2 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Meh.  We used to murder squirrels with them that would get in the attic back in the day.  Our "poison" mixture, if memory serves, was a  condensed nicotine mixture from old cigarettes that ferment in water, then boil and strain.  Condensed nicotine is insanely deadly.  In a liquid form.  The viscosity becomes such that it stays on the dart.  

[Brisketexan 105152]

1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Dubious of a poisoned blow darts taking out deer.  What's the range situation on those things?  You'd probably have to be within 15 yards of the sucker.  Seems like there would still be some poison on the dart possibly, and identifying that would probably be a big clue.  A guy into blowguns and powerful toxins is probably on a list somewhere already.

15 yards?  Dude, the NW Hills deer that hang out in my front yard don't mind when I walk past them 3 yards away as I get in my car in the morning.  These aren't exactly skittish critters.

10 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

There are some nice, trophy sized deer running around Lakeway. I'm surprised a bow hunter hasn't tried to poach a few. 

They do.  But they use .22 subsonic rounds.  A couple of years ago, someone in the hood woke up to a dead, headshot buck in their front yard with his sizable antlers hacked off.

[crash_davis 23113]

1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

15 yards?  Dude, the NW Hills deer that hang out in my front yard don't mind when I walk past them 3 yards away as I get in my car in the morning.  These aren't exactly skittish critters.

They do.  But they use .22 subsonic rounds.  A couple of years ago, someone in the hood woke up to a dead, headshot buck in their front yard with his sizable antlers hacked off.

"I bagged that buck in my front yard as my daughter was petting it" isn't a great hunting story to share around the camp fire. Seriously WTF at killing neighborhood deer for their antlers.

[BabaYaga 15300]

Just now, crash_davis said:

LOL, want to hear about how we blew out the side of a dumpster making pipe bombs from our pop's reloading stash of powder after seeing Terminator.  A wee bit loud.....

[BabaYaga 15300]

18 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

There are some nice, trophy sized deer running around Lakeway. I'm surprised a bow hunter hasn't tried to poach a few. 

The VAST majority of bow kills involve a pass through on the animal.  ZIP.  Most pass through elk, so WT and smaller animals it's almost a guarantee.  Urban hunters use sub's.  

[atomheartbevo 89686]

1 hour ago, CooterBrown said:

This sounds suspicious.

They can get DNA from the dart and it won’t be mine.  Blowgun is dumb as fuck to use in that situation.  Based on my youth, the non-pointy ends will be covered in spit.  

[Lerka Lerka 1087]

22 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

LOL, no.  You're not hitting anything vital with a dart gun from Dicks sporting goods.  

And last time I dressed a deer, didn’t find any vital organs in its neck. 

[Deej 76806]

I can't wait to find out which Surly poster is responsible for this. 

[crash_davis 23113]

1 minute ago, atomheartbevo said:

They can get DNA from the dart and it won’t be mine.  Blowgun is dumb as fuck to use in that situation.  Based on my youth, the non-pointy ends will be covered in spit.  

The dumbass killed a deer with a dart in a neighborhood 6 miles from downtown Austin. I don't think the dude was smart to begin with.

[Brisketexan 105152]

Just now, Deej said:

I can't wait to find out which Surly poster is responsible for this. 

If it was killed with a rock, TexasTow would be our prime suspect.....

[Trey3216 15346]

26 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

There are some nice, trophy sized deer running around Lakeway. I'm surprised a bow hunter hasn't tried to poach a few. 

Gotta wait til fall/winter so the worms are gone  

[BabaYaga 15300]

5 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

They can get DNA from the dart and it won’t be mine.  Blowgun is dumb as fuck to use in that situation.  Based on my youth, the non-pointy ends will be covered in spit.  

Were they aiming at a squirrel?  Asking for a friend....

[BrickHorn 18237]

2 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

fucking around with poison darts seems like a good way to Darwin yourself. 

You could warn them, if only you spoke Hovitos.

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

24 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

The VAST majority of bow kills involve a pass through on the animal.  ZIP.  Most pass through elk, so WT and smaller animals it's almost a guarantee.  Urban hunters use sub's.  

Interesting. 

[crash_davis 23113]

OH SHIT. City Councilwoman Atler is on the case! I'm sure this quickly will get resolved.

Melissa Plicque

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Highland Park West Balcones

 

I received a call from councilman Alter’s office. They recognize the that this is an unusual and disturbing situation and are escalating it for investigation. Stay tuned.

13 min ago

[Neonmoon 38129]

The deer in NW hills are harmless.

Except plants, they will eat the fuck out of your plants. I learned the hard way which plants they wouldn't eat. 

[ZB'Tejas 593]

1 minute ago, Neonmoon said:

The deer in NW hills are harmless.

Except plants, they will eat the fuck out of your plants. I learned the hard way which plants they wouldn't eat. 

Harmless to humans. Plants and cars however...

As a previous resident of that area I'm not saying he should have done it;  but I understand

[ballrific 215]

If by harmless you mean they will eat a large majority of your plants, shit all over your yard/driveway, shoot out into the road when seeing headlights and cause you to shart yourself when you drunkingly walk across a dark yard at night and step on one you don't see, yes, they are fairly harmless.  So I'm told...

Edited June 28, 2021 by ballrific

[Enchubben 5510]

3 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Also, saliva should be on the darts.  DNA.  

[atomheartbevo 89686]

11 minutes ago, ballrific said:

If by harmless you mean they will eat a large majority of your plants, shit all over your yard/driveway, shoot out into the road when seeing headlights and cause you to shart yourself when you drunkingly walk across a dark yard at night and step on one you don't see, yes, they are fairly harmless.  So I'm told...

They are elusive little creatures

 

[Revolution512 1487]

They are a nuisance, there’s no doubt. I get that people will take matters into their own hands if frustrated and a problem is ignored. But this is not the way and you’re going to jail for that.