Elkhorn Deer Wranglers
Elkhorn deer are massive animals, not as large as plague moose but considerably bigger than regular deer, traveling in vast herds along the edge of the Overgrowth and through the mountain slope plains. Their antler racks can kill a person in a single swing. The bulls are aggressive enough to charge anything that moves. And someone has to capture their calves alive.
The Elkhorn Deer Wranglers are the only people in Mountaina competent or reckless enough to take on the job. They travel across the region supplying wild stock to Big Sky Ranch, working primarily after dark when the deer's poor night vision gives the wranglers their only real advantage. The technique relies on poisoned darts derived from Overgrowth plants. Wranglers shoot sedation darts at calves from concealment, wait for the poison to take effect, then creep in to grab as many animals as possible before the herd detects them.
When the technique works, it works quietly. When it fails, it fails violently. An insufficient dose leaves a partially sedated calf thrashing and bellowing, which brings the bulls. A bull detecting wranglers in the dark can trigger a stampede that kills more people than the poison saves animals. During spring capture seasons, the Twisted Sisters of Yellstown escort the wranglers to Big Sky Ranch, providing an armed perimeter that has saved more than a few lives.
Professionalism among the wranglers is measured in survival. Another season alive means another season competent enough to do the job.
The Elkhorn Deer Wranglers are the only people in Mountaina competent or reckless enough to take on the job. They travel across the region supplying wild stock to Big Sky Ranch, working primarily after dark when the deer's poor night vision gives the wranglers their only real advantage. The technique relies on poisoned darts derived from Overgrowth plants. Wranglers shoot sedation darts at calves from concealment, wait for the poison to take effect, then creep in to grab as many animals as possible before the herd detects them.
When the technique works, it works quietly. When it fails, it fails violently. An insufficient dose leaves a partially sedated calf thrashing and bellowing, which brings the bulls. A bull detecting wranglers in the dark can trigger a stampede that kills more people than the poison saves animals. During spring capture seasons, the Twisted Sisters of Yellstown escort the wranglers to Big Sky Ranch, providing an armed perimeter that has saved more than a few lives.
Professionalism among the wranglers is measured in survival. Another season alive means another season competent enough to do the job.
