Gun Policy News, 21 December 1998
Robo-Deer Nab Idiot NY Poachers
21 December 1998
Tabloid News Services (New York)
New York authorities are using robotic deer decoys to bag their prize: gun-toting morons.
The 50 or so decoys, known as Robo-Deer, twitch their tails and nod their heads in the likeness of real 3-point bucks, according to a report from the Associated Press. They are placed alongside roadways to catch would-be hunters who ignore New York's laws against poaching and firing on private property.
Police merely prop up the decoy near a roadside and lie in wait. When the... (GunPolicy.org)