Serious question, not to interrupt the shock collar thread.

In order to avoid a lot of bashing, could you use them collars on deer instead of dogs? I mean, say you've got a nice fat spike with potential, but you don't want to get bashed for killing him while the meat is still tender. Is it legal to dart and collar him? The biologists do it and they don't call it harassing or anything like that in the definition of hunting.

That way, you could avoid the high fence bashing by just shocking him when he tries to leave your lease for the neighbors to kill him. Give him another year like we're supposed to do now and avoid the spike bashing. The meat might be a little tougher, but it will make folks happier if he's got forks on his antlers.

Also, recon shock collars would be more cost effective than a high fence as well? You'd probably have to have remote controlled sensors and stuff like that. Maybe even use traps to avoid bruising the meat when he flops around. i know that ain't legal, but if enough people do it like hog hunters did, then they might eventually just go ahead and make it legal. But I digress. Back on subject.

If you're the picture taking type, you could just remove the collar before taking the pictures and recycle it to use on another spike to let him grow while you keep him around. Avoid the shock collar bashing and all that. Unless the collar leaves a ring around his neck. Lots of stuff to consider once you get into it.

Thoughts?
(please keep it serious)

I reckon a feller could do it but the battery life ain't all that long with the dog collars....I'm thinking a wild deer ain't gonna respond to shock therapy like a domesticated dog

'prectiate the input.

Just looking to the future too. If dog hunters can be held responsible for their dogs trespassing and intruding on neighbor's property, eventually folks might be held responsible for their deer trespassing and intruding on neighbor's property. Eatin' gardens and such.

Degree of domestication may figure in. It pays to look ahead and figure out solutions to potential problems these days.

Once you've darted your spike, put him in a 1 acre high with one of those underground cable electronic fence dog collar shockers and all those little lawn flags that warn Fideaux he is about to be zapped. Once he learns that, all you need to do is flag all around your property before you release him. Doesn't matter about battery life--he has learned not to cross a flagged boundary. A lot cheaper than a high fence.