Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

Hughgurgle t1_jd3g83y wrote

So I have a fan theory about piebald deer

  • fun fact pie bald is a term that comes from magpies and the way that they are white and black, and in the UK it's reserved for white and black markings, and the brown and black is referred to as skewbald (That also might just be a horse person thing not a UK thing idk)*

So one thing that was learned during the Russian Fox domestication experiments is that selecting for non-aggressive traits (specifically low fear of humans) will coincide with other genetic markers like coat patterning (and with the foxes also floppy ears and barking like behavior) anyway my theory based on the pie bald deer in my neighborhood and the fact that all the old ladies down the street feed the deer by hand (and have for 30-50 years) is that they are basically domesticating the wild deer out there and giving the ones who are brave enough to walk up to a human who has food, a chance to spread their genetic code.

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susinpgh t1_jd3ftl0 wrote

But it is the issue with Real ID, and one of the reasons that there is an objection to it. I had to get real ID for my job, and I am just a few years younger than the user you're responding to. It took me six weeks to get my paperwork together, and all told, it ran me >$120.

As mentioned, it was required for my job. But I honestly don't make all that much. It was a bit, but because it was nickeled and dimed out it didn't hit all at once.

When Real ID was first discussed, it was seen as a way of putting a hurdle in place for the older generations and for the poor.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_jd3fafb wrote

🙄 I know its fun to shit on hunters, but no hunter is going to think that is a cow. Like yeah. There are a lot of dumb people out there, and some of them are hunters and there have been dumb things that have happened. But don't pretend that hunters, people that spend more time around wildlife than a 100 non hunters combined, are going to mistake a piebald for a cow.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_jd3emyg wrote

A a hunter myself, that is a really cool sight. So... "rare" is relative, but these are not biologically rare. 2 in 100. 2% seems small but there are a ton of deer out there. However what makes the sightings rare is that not many survive, even to hunting season. They are easy to spot by predators, their mutations often don't let them survive past the fawn stage, or even much past birth. Their first winter is a much, much bigger enemy than the hunting season. So really, what is rare about them, is ones that survive.

Lots of hunters will debate on whether or not to shoot an albino deer, etc due to wanting to continue the rarity in the gene pool. That debate isn't really applicable to piebalds because the possibility of the gene mutation exists in all deer. Shooting them doesn't decrease the chance of the gene, be it to decrease the suffering and improve the health of the species, or otherwise... but many hunters will let them walk just for wanting the rare sight continue to be seen by others.

I fall in the latter category. I would not shoot one unless it looked to be suffering/starving, because I'm fortunate enough to be picky when hunting. I'm mostly out there for the experience and the meat, and as long as I'm on track to have my freezer full that year, there is no reason for me to shoot one... And admittedly there is a disadvantage in that I'd want to get the hide tanned, and I have other things I want to spend money on, namely expanding my arsenal of meat processing equipment.

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drxdrg08 t1_jd3bg8r wrote

> Oh look a Republican

Now replace Republican with a race every time a crime is committed and your post would fit in well on r/stormfront.

Lumping people into groups and attacking them is what only low IQ people do. Especially when the attack is not based on reality.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_state_and_local_politicians_convicted_of_crimes

A quick sampling of convinctions in the last 3 years reveals 16 Republicans and 34 Democrats.

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4kidsmom1 t1_jd3ashj wrote

You still have 24 hours to produce your drivers license. Because people have chosen to use planes as weapons, they need to very your ID. This in no way compare to the Nazi era. My husband flies multiple time a month, my son is in the military. I prefer that both of them make it home alive and that is why we need to know is using the PRIVILEGE of flight. No one is required to get a real ID. No one is required to fly.

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