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Bernard came from Dorcester, England. His wife and Joan came to America with some of their children and settled in Dorchester Mass. His name first appeared with land bought on Aug. 4, 1633. He died on this property in 1638 at age 76. His house was still in existence in 1928 although it was moved at to Milton in 1909 set up on a hill. His gravestone in pieces was later kept at New England Historic Genealogy Room in Boston. The old "North Burying Ground" in Dorchester has what is referred to as "Capen Row" with Bernard and many of his children and descendants buried there.
Barnard was born in 1562 and was 76 years old when he was granted land in Dorchester, Mass. His gravestone in the New England Geneological and Historical Society in Boston is believed to be the oldest in this country. His house is still standing after having been moved from Dorchester to Milton in the 1920's.
Arrived in America on July 24, 1633 aboard the "Mary and John"
His house was relocated from Dorchester to Milton in 1909 and dismantled in 2007 -------------------- Bernard Capen was b. circa 1552-1553 purportedly at Dorchester in Dorset, England and d. at Dorchester, Mass. on Nov. 8, 1638, Æ 76.
Bernard is the spelling of his given name throughout the Dorchester, Mass. records; the more normal spelling of Barnard is found on his gravestone and subsequent namesake descendants are called Barnard. However, for consistency with the records the name Bernard is used for the immigrant ancestor.
There is no current knowledge regarding the name of Bernard's parents or his actual place of birth. The benchmark knowledge of the immigrant family is from the published bible fly-leaf cited below, which gives specific dates of birth for some of the children, but not where they were born. While the inference is that the children were born at Dorchester in Dorset, England, no descendant apparently has spent the effort in a search of the Dorchester parish records. The Dorset Record Office has parish records for the only Church of England that existed at Dorchester prior to 1653 - Holy Trinity [baptisms 1559-1974, marriages 1560-1975, burials 1569-1874]. The quoted cost of one hour's research, after currency conversion to U.S. dollars, is $40.00, should any descendant be willing to take on the effort. In the meantime, the following has been uncovered by the memorialist.
In "The Municipal Records of the Borough of Dorchester, Dorset," edited in 1908 by Charles Herbert Mayo, M.A., are two references to Bernard Capen:
• In a list of those that forfeited money for non-appearance at the Autumn 1610 (8 James 1st, 1610) court of Assizes, the name "Barnard Calpyn" is included.
• In "Admission of Freeman of the Company of Freeman of the Borough, Minute Book C.6," on Mar. 31, 1631, "Barnard Cawpin, shoomaker," paid 3 shillings for the privilege of being a freeman of Dorchester.
Aquila Purchis, Bernard's brother-in-law, is mentioned in the same work as the first Master (April 1625-March 1632) of the Trinity School, established in 1623 at the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church. Aquila and his wife Ann sailed with Bernard and wife Joan on the unnamed ship from Weymouth in 1633 for Dorchester, Mass. Unfortunately, Aquila died during the voyage.
According to the fly-leaf of a bible printed in 1615 once owned by a descendant [NEHGR 2:80]:
• Barnard Capen maryed Joan ye dafter of Oliuer Purchis, ye yeer of or Lord, 1596, on munday, in whitson week...
Whitsun is the contraction for White Sunday, the 7th day after Easter in the Christian calendar. The following day is called Whit Monday, a name coined to supersede the form "Monday in Whitsun-week." In the year 1596, Apr. 14th was Easter day, thus they married on Monday, Apr. 22, 1596, not May 31, 1596, a Friday, as claimed by Anderson in "The Great Migration Begins" series.
Bernard and Joan had seven known children, five of whom settled in New England initially at Dorchester, Mass. It is believed Bernard and Joan arrived on the unnamed ship that sailed from Weymouth, England and reached Boston, Mass. on July 24, 1633. (One recent author suggests the ship may have been the "Elizabeth Bonaventure" with 80 passengers after a 12 week passage.) With them may have been son John and certainly youngest dau. Honour, who were both minors in 1633. They may have been accompanied by their married daughter Dorothy Upshall. The older children who married in England likely arrived prior to July 1633. This was certainly the case with son-in-law and dau. William and Susanna (Capen) Rockwell, who are believed to have arrived on May 30, 1630 at present-day Hull, Mass. aboard the celebrated "Mary and John".
The first mention of Bernard in the Dorchester records is a grant of four acres of land to both he and son-in-law Upshall on Aug. 5, 1633. Bernard's former gravestone, in pieces, was found buried below ground and was later kept in storage at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. The existing gravestone at the 'Old North Burying Ground' is a replica based on the above cited bible leaf published in the January 1848 issue of the NEHGS Register.
The claim that Bernard's house, built circa 1638, was still in existence in 1909 has since been proved incorrect. The house was actually built in 1675 either by Bernard's son Capt. John Capen or by Capt. John's eldest son John (See Capt. John Capen and photo captions for further detail.)
The children of Bernard Capen and Joan Purchase, all b. in England presumably at Dorchester in Dorset, are:
• i. James Capen, b. circa 1598, d. testate on or after Sept. 3, 1628 presumably at Holborn, a parish just outside the western limits of the City of London, England. See his memorial for more detail.
• ii. Ruth Capen, b. Aug. 7, 1600; no further record.
• iii. Susanna Capen, b. Apr. 11, 1602, d. Nov. 14, 1666 at Windsor, Conn., Æ 65; m. 1) Apr. 14, 1624 at Dorchester, England, William Rockwell, s. of John Rockwell & Honour Newton, bapt. Feb. 6, 1589/90 at Fitzhead in Somerset, England. William was one of the founding settlers of Windsor, Conn. where he was buried on May 15, 1640, Æ 51. They had five children, of whom dau. Ruth and husband Christopher Huntington are ancestors of one branch of the prominent Huntington family of Conn. and are ancestors of Civil War Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, later President of the United States. On May 29, 1645 at Windsor, Susanna m. 2) as his 2nd wife, Matthew Grant, formerly of Dorchester, Mass., b. Oct. 27, 1601 in England and d. at Windsor, Conn. on Dec. 16, 1681. There were no children of this second marriage. Matthew Grant and first wife Priscilla are also the ancestors of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (Matthew's great gr.son Noah Grant m. Susanna (Capen) Rockwell's great gr.dau. Martha Huntington). Matthew Grant's dau., Priscilla (Grant) Humphrey, is a separate ancestor of the memorialist.
• iv. Dorothy Capen, b. circa 1603-1604, d. Sept. 18, 1675 at Boston, Mass., Æ 73; m. Jan. 17, 1629/30 at Dorchester, England, Nicholas Upshall {q.v. Upsall} b. circa 1597 and d. Aug. 20, 1666, Æ 70, while confined in lieu of prison by the Mass. Court to the Dorchester residence of his brother-in-law, Capt. John Capen. Considerable turmoil was involved with this family due to Nicholas' favorable views toward Quakers in early New England. Dorothy and husband Nicholas Upshall had five known children; two died in their youth while a third child probably died young.
• v. Elizabeth Capen, b. circa 1611-1612, d. Jan 26, 1677/8 at Dorchester, Mass., Æ 67; m. Oct. 18, 1630 at Dorchester, England, Thomas Swift, b. circa 1599-1600 and d. at Dorchester, Mass. on May 4, 1675, Æ 76. Nine children of the family.
• vi. Capt. & Dea. John Capen, b. Jan. 26, 1612/3, d. Apr. 4, 1692, Æ 80; m. 1) Oct. 20, 1637 Redegon Clap {q.v. Clapp}, dau. of Nicholas Clap & wife Elizabeth, bapt. May 7, 1609 at Sidbury in Devonshire, England and d. at Dorchester, Mass. on Dec. 10, 1645, Æ 37. They had two known children. He m. 2) Sept. 20, 1647 at Braintree, Mass., Mary Bass, dau. of Dea. Samuel Bass & Ann Saville, b. circa 1632 and d. at Dorchester, Mass. on June 29, 1704, Æ 73. They had eight children and are the ancestors of U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge.
• vii. Honour Capen, b. circa 1616; m. circa 1635 at Dorchester, Mass., William Hannum, who d. at Northampton, Mass. on June 1, 1677. Honour is claimed to have d. at Westfield, on the west side of Springfield, Mass., in circa 1680. They resided first at Dorchester, then at Windsor, Conn. where Hannum was a founding settler of Windsor, and finally at Northampton, Mass. Five children of the family. -------------------- Bernard came from Dorcester, England. His wife and Joan came to America with some of their children and settled in Dorchester Mass. His name first appeared with land bought on Aug. 4, 1633. He died on this property in 1638 at age 76. His house was still in existence in 1928 although it was moved at to Milton in 1909 set up on a hill. His gravestone in pieces was later kept at New England Historic Genealogy Room in Boston. The old "North Burying Ground" in Dorchester has what is referred to as "Capen Row" with Bernard and many of his children and descendants buried there.
Barnard was born in 1562 and was 76 years old when he was granted land in Dorchester, Mass. His gravestone in the New England Geneological and Historical Society in Boston is believed to be the oldest in this country. His house is still standing after having been moved from Dorchester to Milton in the 1920's.
Arrived in America on July 24, 1633 aboard the "M...
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The irony of Tony writing about Pathetic careers should not be lost on anyone. Here's a talent-less Hack, writing hate and attack articles. It's a sad state of affairs and indicative of plummeting journalistic standards that he can (presumably) make a living doing this. Amateur hour at it's best, and the web has created a perpetual open mike night so the talent-less can waddle up, spout off, and claim to be professionals. Bleacher Report is clearly scraping the bottom of the community college barrel.
You started all of this nonsense by talking in extreme negative absolutes.
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Really ???
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You are just an East Coast hack who likes to crap on players you dislike.
Simply put . . . I have now lost all respect for you.
No problem, Tony. It can be tricky, so hopefully the explanation made sense :)
I have received Bleacher Report e-mails for a few years, and this is the first time I've been moved to actually comment. Some of the items on your list are among the stupidest excuses you have made for why they were valid in the first place.
1, Spygate. Seriously, you don't think that gave them advantage? Did you WATCH their Super Bowl win over the Rams? Ty Law's interception, only way that happens is if he knows or suspects it's coming. Also, you quote a former coach about it? Seriously, you don't understand the coaching fraternity, they aren't going to throw each other under a bus. Lastly, the Patriots have become a model franchise, something to be proud of. The NFL likely opened up the case, looked at the complexity of it, just closed their eyes and shut the books. Then told the Patriots, "we'll take away a draft pick and be done with it."
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Notice I said "educated" comments. You really said some stupid things, and readers need to understand what happened and not listen to he nonsense of this writer.
Thanks for comment Tony. Anytime.
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Insted of kg pitchure on that article you should have posted a youtube vido on nba fixed game 7 of the finals. Type it in you will see it . You would have exposed bandwagon laker fans
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Good for you guys in Canada,and fun on Minis! In the U.S. Each state makes that determination, wish it was'nt so.L
i have been importing the mini truck from japan and the philippines starting in my 4th year. all vehicles 25 years old and older do not have to comply with any D.O.T. OR E.P.A. REQUIREMENTS. if you want a street legal mini truck for any state U.S.A. e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com. i can furnish 25 year old mini that has been totally refurbished. I PREFER TO SELL BY THE CONTAINER LOAD.
Good for you guys in Canada,and fun on Minis! In the U.S. Each state makes that determination, wish it was'nt so.L
Hello Paul,
Are these mini trucks street legal in PA and do you have a list of any other states? what are the laws for mini trucks newer then 25 years old? Thank you for your time.
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I have a 94 Mini Dump and live in Mississippi, we might be last on most things but my mini truck has a tag and title and I can drive it anywhere, I even know police officers that drive theirs to work and sell the trucks, as for as safety have you seen some of the small cars thats on the road, and what about motorcycles. I use my truck in my landscape business even drive it on the interstate. And with the title and tag I go into Alabama and its legal, I wish all you guys were as lucky. Thanks
man that would be nice! Here in Ohio my local sheriff and local police could give to boohoos if im on the road with them. They both said "go ahead, were not gonna bother you". State highway a-holes are a totally diff. story. They act like they don't have bigger fish to fry than to pick on folks driving these out on some backroad in the middle of the country. Thing is, most of the time they wouldnt see you out here in the stix but the ohio state policeman are allowed to drive there cruisers home if they are to work the next day, and yes some of them live in the stix where im speaking of. Tell you what really pees me off though. Ive spent hours upon hours trying to get one to use with a smv symbol around my farms. you know, take it from one farm to the other. This would for sure be for farm use but im not gonna load it up on a trailer every day and take it from one farm to the other. Thats just stupid. We have a comissioner here local here that drives one anywhere he dam well pleases and the state police don't ever mess with him. EVER!!! after the osp telling me i couldnt drive one, evan from farm to farm i see him driving it as his daily driver wherever he wants!! makes me sick, and hes evan just using a smv sign. I figured that after a month or so he would get nailed but i spoke with him the other day and he said the ohio state police just wave at him. SURE WISH I WAS A COMISSIONER!!
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I've been driving mine to work for a year now, in Georgia mini's are considered an atv. Atvs are legal on Georgia highways as long as all required safety features are there. Besides that in Georgia, if you farm, you have the legal right to drive ANY equipment you use on the farm on the highway. I know somebody will tell me I'm wrong, but I've contacted the Georgia State Patrol Legal Services, Georgia Office of Highway Safety, Georgia DOT, and my local sheriffs office, all told me I was perfectly legal.
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How to Call Whitetail Deer
How to Call Whitetail Deer
After many many years of attempting to call whitetail deer, I must admit my belief is that while this strategy of whitetail deer hunting can often times be very rewarding, calling whitetail deer may often times be over marketed so that hunters will buy whitetail deer calls. Sometimes when hunters utilize these calls without knowledge of proper usage of such calls can often do more harm than good.
Over the course of this article we will visit both the positive and negative results of attempting to learn and attempt the art of calling whitetail deer.
Modern day technology and tools to assist hunters in pursuit of whitetail deer have arrived. Because of the fact this technology is being used to enhance success rates of the modern day whitetail deer hunter. However, any whitetail deer hunter that utilizes such technology needs to understand how to employ it. Allow me to present a humorous story about a hunter in our camp three years ago who was trying to call whitetail deer with a rattling bag.
The hunter arrived the day prior to his Iowa whitetail deer hunt. This hunter was equipped with the latest and greatest clothing, weapons, and whitetail deer scents, lures, and calls. In a word he was, geared up. Throughout the orientation prior to the hunt I could simply tell he really wasnt listening to advice, and was so enthusiastic about pursuing whitetail deer in Iowa it was all he could do to sit still. The next morning his guide placed him in the timbered ravine perfectly positioned to intercept a monster whitetail buck we had been watching on his behalf. (We scout and locate monster whitetails for our hunters before each arrival for all hunters.) As soon as daylight appeared on the horizon this particular hunter literally began to use a rattling bag and a grunt call nonstop throughout the entire morning. He literally rattled the entire time and used his grunt call for 5 continuous hours. When the guide picked him up for lunch the hunter expressed his disappointment surrounding his morning hunt. We were quick to give him advice about calling whitetail deer. We were clear with him that many hunters over call when trying to call in whitetail deer. Upon returning to the field for his afternoon hunt the hunter did the same exact thing. He grunted and rattled nonstop thinking, we didnt know what we were talking about. Due to the fact this hunter was calling whitetail deer incorrectly the first day of his deer hunt he was unsuccessful. He also returned to the lodge that evening and was disappointed. I took him aside confidentially and ask him if he trusted me. He responded with a yes. I then ask him to give me his grunt call and rattling bag and let me hold them to the end of the hunt so that he could not use them while hunting whitetail deer in Iowa. The very next evening without his grunt tube or rattling bag in his possession he killed a 165 inch whitetail buck. Here was a hunter that had all the conveniences afforded to the modern day whitetail deer hunter, however all he really needed was some good ole fashioned patience and silence to take a great buck. While I know this story about calling whitetail deer is overkill it still suggests that whitetail deer hunters must know how to use whitetail deer calls correctly, or face the bitter taste of defeat in the woods.
While I do not profess to being the greatest whitetail deer hunter in the world, I have a very opinionated mindset about calling whitetail deer. Sure in my younger days the thrill of trying to rattle up a big buck, or trying to grunt in a deer often gave way good ole fashioned woodsmanship. Often times trying to hunt whitetail deer can become boring due to a lack of movement. Consequently some hunters cannot stand these time periods and immediately resort to rattles and calls in a attempt to entertain themselves. While many experts will not agree with the tactics I employ surrounding calling whitetail deer I literally only take two deer calls into the woods with me while hunting. These include the true talker grunt call from hunter specialties, and the doe in heat estrous can that hunters tip upside down to mimic the sounds of a doe in heat. Once in a great while during the rut I will take a rattling bag but not often. The only time I call to a whitetail deer is when I see a trophy whitetail buck and he is without doubt not traveling to my ambush site. In other words my golden rule for calling whitetail deer is to not call to them at all unless a see a shooter buck and I know he is not coming my direction.
While Im sure experts will disagree one must use a little common sense while hunting trophy whitetail deer. Im not saying that each year some hunters randomly rattle and call whitetail deer within harvest range. However, it is my belief that the majority of the time when the whitetail deer hunter is attempting to call whitetail deer more often times the hunter is giving his position away rather than actually enhancing his odds of success. Of all 15 record book whitetail deer I have harvested none have been taken as a result of calling whitetail deer, and dont think in my earlier years that it wasnt due to a lack of trying.
We all have seen them, those pro hunting videos where the hunter is sitting in a tree stand and is discussing to the camera how the area they are hunting has been recently scouted out for signs of bucks and shows the potential for a good one to show up. After the build up the hunter starts to use a deer call then switches to a rattle bag and rattles for a few seconds with the confidence of seeing that good buck. Moments later the hunter swings to the camera and says, "here comes a good size one." Then as we watch, the hunter draws back his bow and waits for that perfect shot. He releases the arrow and it hits its target perfect. Another well-planned hunt comes to a close and the hunter turns to the camera with a big smile on his face and says, "hes down". As a whitetail outfitter I have literally witnessed film crews kill a big buck, and then film sequences of using deer calls and rattles and lures after the buck is dead. Then the footage of them rattling and calling with scents and lures is cut and spliced and put ahead of the kill scene so hunters will think the trophy buck was killed because of using the call or rattle.
The first thought that comes to our mind after we see the short but fast and productive video is to go to a local sporting goods department and purchase some of the items used on the video. As we all know videos leave out the hard work and patience needed to use those calls and rattles in the real woods we hunt in. And unlike our woods, the farms most of these hunters tape on are so overpopulated with deer, the time and patience are left out and these folks are more concerned with selling a product than on how to actually use them the correct way.
The truth is that deer calls have their place in the whitetail woods, however you must know what will work and what your goal is when using them.
So lets take a look at how to call whitetail deer. You are one of two whitetail deer hunters. The meat hunter who goes afield to provide venison for the table, or youre the trophy whitetail buck hunter who may not even care about killing a doe at all. Determine which one of these deer hunters you are before you start learning how to call whitetail deer.
Lets suppose you are the hunter that is simply after meat, and is looking to kill does. If this is you then youve got a real action packed adventure ahead of you early season as you can call in mature does with fawn in distress calls. Learning how to call whitetail deer for this purpose is easy. Fawn Bleat: fawns bleat when separated from their mother,it sounds like a baby sheep Maaa Maaa, if distressed a fawn will repeat this over & over. This will fool mature does just about any time early season to put venision on the table early. This is very effective during early season for killing does, but quickly comes to an end within about the first 2 weeks of bowseason.
The more serious whitetail deer hunter in pursuit of trophy whitetail deer truly needs to understand how whitetail deer communicate. You must know the language of whitetail deer in order to effectively use deer calls. In short communication of the whitetail deer breaks down as follows, Whitetail deer communicate not only with scent but they also communicate with various vocalizations. We as hunters have heard many of these sounds ourselves. But the key to helping you use these sounds as tools is to know what sound, how much and when to use these sounds to help you in your quest for that trophy Whitetail.
During the off season you need to work on imitating some of these and by the fall hunting season you will be a master.
Doe Bleat: does utter this sound throughout the year to communicate with other does and fawns. A doe bleat is high pitched and last about 1 second,it sounds like Waaa and is usually repeated once. Hunters can mock this call at any time and be assured that this is a natural sound throughout the woods the entire season.
Doe Grunt: primarily a contact call, does grunt to their young when separated, it means i'm over here. This is high pitched and very soft Uhhh and only last half a second.
Fawn Bleat: fawns bleat when separated from their mother,it sounds like a baby sheep Maaa Maaa, if distressed a fawn will repeat this over & over.
Estrous Doe Bleat: hunters have over used this call and many bucks have grown indifferent to this call. The estrous bleat works best pre-rut, when bucks are interested but does aren't reciprocating. The estrous bleat is high pitched and last 2-3 seconds Aaaah- Aaaah and is often repeated.
Although the aforementioned deer language descriptions are brief one must understand whitetail deer communication in order to learn how to call whitetail deer.
My guess would be that if you are reading this article your not simply a meat hunter but rather a whitetail enthusiast that is in search of big whitetail bucks. Thus let us explore what other experts say about learning how to call whitetail deer. Remember before we share these opinions believe friends that some of these opinions are based solely on selling product and not what is real or natural in the world of whitetail deer hunting. As I stated in my Deer Calling Mission Statement so to speak, I only call to whitetail deer when I see a trophy buck and I know he isnt traveling my direction and for sure is not coming my way. The most common mistake heard throughout the woods by many deer hunters are calling too often. Deer are not making a lot of verbal communication because they are attempting to avoid predators. Thus I would never call more than once about every hour or so. Also remember that whitetail deer have much better hearing than humans thus one should use very soft short calls. Does make a very soft, high pitched sound. Dont be too aggressive or loud, or you will pay the price. Lets learn more about how to call whitetail deer.
Here are the differing opinions of whitetail experts throughout the industry on how to call whitetail deer.
To be consistently successful, the whitetail hunter needs all the advantage he can possibly get in his favor. The three main defenses that he has to overcome are the deer's nose, ears and eyes. The eyes are mot easy and by standing still and wearing camo hats, face masks and gloves, etc., you can defeat them. The ears are a bit harder, but again, by standing still and reproducting the sounds that are most common, appealing and challenging to the deer (grunts, bleats, snorts and fight sounds of the whitetail) you can increase the chance of seeing your trophy up close. The last and hardest to deal with is the nose, but by using soaps, sprays, scent eliminator, buck urine, doe-in-heat urine, cover and masking scents, you can confuse and defeat his best defense.
Bucks grunt when they are looking for, trailing or fighting over a doe in heat. Therefore, grunters should be used during the fall (rut) breeding season. When a buck hears the grunt he will think another buck is in his area and will come to investigate. Saying the word "urk" silently about one second in length will get the rutting grunt sound. Make three grunts then wait 30 minutes and repeat.
Bleat calling works on both bucks and does at all times of the year, especially during the early fall season. From the time a buck sheds the velvet from his antlers he is capable of breeding. At that time he is constantly checking out the does, anticipating the rut that is to come. Both the bucks and does will check out the bleat sound to see (who, why and where) the source. Just say the word "ahhh" silently. Each bleat should be three seconds in length. Make two or three bleats every 30 minutes.
Most deer when responding to a call or rattling will approach from the downwind side. Eliminating or covering human odor is a MUST. Calling near dawn or dusk is the best time. Calling near bedding, feedings or breeding areas is also good. The use of doe or buck urine also helps in calling or rattling situations. Do not call too loud or too long.
Determining what deer call to use is not a matter of which rut phase you are hunting, but which sex and age class of deer you want to attract. Does respond to distress calls and Maternal/Neonatal calls primarily out of maternal instinct. All bucks respond to any call, which may lead them to an estrus doe; particularly a Social Grunt or a Low Grunt. Dominant bucks also respond to Mating calls and aggressive grunts out of the desire to exert dominance. Subdominant bucks may respond to these Mating calls during the breeding phase, but they may not respond because they are afraid of encountering a dominant. If you are hunting for any legal buck it may best not to use mating calls or aggressive grunts.
There are four basic techniques for calling deer that can be used anytime during the rut. The fourth technique is not as effective during the Rest Phase and Post Rut because the bucks are exhausted, not as aggressive, and not as interested in breeding.
1. For does and young bucks; Distress Call or Fawn Bawl.
2. For any deer; Social or Low Grunt.
3. For all bucks; Social/Low/Tending Grunt.
4. For dominant bucks; Social/Low/Tending Grunt or Grunt Snort.
Learning how to call whitetail deer can also become somewhat dependent upon scents thus remember the following subjects and time frames when calling in whitetail deer.
Pre-Rut/Rubbing Phase
During the Pre-Rut whitetail bucks often engage in sparring matches to establish dominance. They also feed heavily to put on enough fat to get them through the rut. They search out succulent fall greens (clover, new cut hay, alfalfa, grasses that remain green), ripening berries, mast crops (acorns, beechnuts) and ripening agricultural crops (corn, beans, vegetables). If food sources are sparse bucks may respond to food scents, especially if acorn production is poor. Scents play an important role in how to call whitetail deer.
Bucks respond to tarsal and interdigital scents, buck and doe urine, buck in rut and doe in heat scents, and food/curiosity scents at this time. Because they have not begun using their rub routes the "broadcast method" of scent dispersal is most productive. Once you have chosen a high use area to hunt, and a place to put your stand, decide where to place the scent. It can be hung from trees on felt pads, film canisters, drippers or other dispensers. When I archery hunt I place the scent crosswind or upwind of my position, about fifteen yards from my stand and fifteen yards apart, and wait for the buck to come by. I hang up one or two felt pads with doe or doe in estrous scent, but I don't leave scent out when I'm not there. If a buck comes to doe scent and doesn't find a doe he probably won't fall for it again. By taking the scent out every day you don't educate the buck. For gun hunting during the rut five to ten dispensers can be placed in a straight line or arc, upwind or crosswind from the stand site to attract wide ranging deer. The dispensers should be placed 20-30 yards apart to spread the scent over a wide area.
Pre-Primary Breeding/Scraping Phase
During the Scraping Phase bucks regularly travel their rub routes and visit "dominance areas" of rubs and scrapes; and doe use, feeding and staging areas. When I am hunting a previously patterned buck, during the scraping phase, near a rub or scrape, I am fairly confident of the trail the animal uses and I don't need numerous dispensers. Because I have patterned the buck, and I am hunting before the breeding period, I am fairly sure the buck will come by me sometime within a week, unless he meets an estrous doe first, or is spooked by another hunter. I am basically using the scent to position the buck for a clear shot. By using scent I also have a chance to bring in any lesser bucks in the area. If I am hunting an area I have not hunted before I prefer to hunt evenings, because most scenting activity occurs at that time. If I find a rub route I back track it until I think I am near the core area and setup as close as I can without alarming the buck, otherwise I look for staging areas near food sources the does use in the evening.
Because bucks may still be feeding at this time, but they are beginning to proclaim dominance and look for estrous does, food, tarsal and interdigital scents, buck and doe urine, buck in rut and doe in heat scents may all work. You can use the broadcast method of scent dispersal in wooded areas and travel lanes; make a mock scrape or mock rub route; or hunt near existing rub routes and scrape lines, especially those in wooded areas leading to food sources. Scents play an important role in how to call whitetail deer.
To get bucks in close at this time make a mock rub near one of the buck's rubs or scrapes, and a mock scrape. Drip a line of interdigital or tarsal scent across the trail the buck uses and lead it to the mock rub. Remove the bark from the tree with a wood rasp, then drip forehead scent on the rub. Wear rubber gloves and boots while doing this so you don't contaminate the area. The mock rub should be placed in a shooting lane near your stand, where the buck will stop to investigate, often sniffing and licking the mock rub.
I make a mock scrape with the heel of my boot, rattling racks or a stick, under an overhanging branch. I pour forehead scent on the branch and plenty of tarsal in the scrape. Then I hang an Ultimate Scrape Dripper with doe in heat or buck urine over the scrape, or near my stand in a shooting lane. This combination of buck infringement scents and doe in heat scents attracts the buck, either out of the urge to exert dominance or to breed.
Primary Breeding Phase and Post Primary Breeding Phase
During the Primary Breeding Phase setup along the buck's rub route, in areas does regularly use; or in travel corridors between doe core areas. Because the does are in estrous the buck may be either with a doe, or looking for one. If you know the buck is not with a doe, and is staying in his traditional core area, setup as close to the core area as you can. Try to get between the buck and the first doe area he visits. If he finds an estrus doe before he gets to your stand site the chances are he will follow the doe and not his rub route. By setting up between the buck's core area the first doe use area it travels to, you have a good chance of seeing the buck on a regular basis and attracting it to your stand. Scents play an important role in how to call whitetail deer.
Because the buck is looking for does and wanting to protect his breeding rights buck and doe urine, buck in rut and doe in heat scents work. If you have previously patterned a buck and know where it's core area is you can setup near it to intercept him as he goes into it in the morning, or as he leaves in the evening. You can employ the same methods used during the scraping phase. If you don't know where the buck's core area is, and know that the buck may be on the prowl during the day, you can setup near dominance areas of scrapes and rub lines near doe feeding and core areas in the evening, where the buck will be looking for estrus does. I use several film canisters spread out to attract the buck over a wide area. If you know the buck is traveling late in the morning you can use these same techniques on the rub route back to his core area.
Remember that the buck may be traveling anywhere and anytime in search of does during the breeding period or "peak rut." Because the buck is unpredictable at this time you should spend as much time as possible on stand. Hunt three or more days in each area, changing stand sites frequently. If the buck is with an estrous doe it will travel with her for up to three days, and may not return to normal activities until she is out of estrus. If you quit hunting the area after two or three days you may miss the buck when he returns to his normal pattern.
Rest Phase
Hunting a buck after the breeding phase can be extremely frustrating unless you know where the buck's core area is. After all the fighting, chasing and breeding of the rut the buck is worn out, hungry and in need of food to supply enough fat to get him through the winter. He is going to look for a secure place to rest with high quality food sources nearby. Between the first and the second breeding phase bucks are not often seen because they rest up. If you know where their core area is, and where available food sources are, you can setup between the two to intercept a buck. By this time the bucks are not as willing to fight, but they are still interested in breeding: estrus scents may work the best. Some bucks may respond to curiosity scents and food scents (acorn, corn and peanut butter).
Pre-Late Breeding Phase and Late Breeding Phase
Three to four weeks after the Primary Breeding Phase there is usually a late breeding period. Some does experience a late first estrus at this time because they are young, old, or unhealthy. In Dr. Larry Marchinton's study in Georgia the oldest doe came into a first estrus in December. A wildlife photographer friend of mine notes that in Wisconsin his yearling does often come into a first estrus in December. I found the same to be true in southern Minnesota. Some does may experience a second estrus at this time because they were not bred during the first breeding period, or did not conceive for some reason. In unbalanced populations where there are few bucks some does may even experience a third or fourth estrus. Does not bred during the first two breeding periods often remain unbred. It's difficult to pinpoint the timing of the late breeding period, because the does don't recycle every 28 days. Marchinton's studies show that estrus cycles range from 21to 30 days. This means does could come into estrus anytime in December. In Marchinton's study there was a first estrus doe on December 1, with second estrus does from December 6 to the 28.
In many areas the bucks will start to travel their routes again two to three weeks after the end of the primary breeding period, traveling through doe use areas and doe feeding sites in search of estrous does. Since most of the does have been bred the bucks do a lot of wandering and searching. Because of the colder temperatures in some areas, the movement of the deer is dependent on the weather. They will travel during good weather, but stay in or near core areas during cold, damp, windy or very wet weather. Expect deer to move and feed for a couple of hours when warming occurs after a cold spell. Hunt buck core sites, nearby buck food sources, rub routes and doe core areas and feeding sites. Bucks respond well to buck in rut and doe in heat, curiosity and food scents at this time. Scents play an important role in how to call whitetail deer.
Post Rut
After the rut the buck's again return to their core areas and seek out nutrient rich food sources to put on weight for the winter. Because the rut is over the bucks are not aggressive and often travel together to feeding areas. Though most of the does have been bred bucks will still respond to doe estrous scents. Curiosity and food scents can attract bucks near core areas, buck feeding sites, and travel lanes between the two.
Thus now we have learned a combination of scents and calling patterns are needed to enhance your success rates for harvesting big bucks. I agree fully that some scents and calls are mere toys to amuse the whitetail hunter and nothing less, while others are very effective at certain times.
How to use deer calls. This is the biggest question of them all and the easiest to do and remember but the hardest to mentally control. All calls with the exception of the rattle I use in this manner and has proven to be the best way to work the calls without scaring the deer off into the woods. It also has produced the most deer seen for me.
I always use the fawn bleat, doe bleat, buck grunt and estrus bleat the same way. I have experimented with this for years before I was 100% sure this was the most productive way. One thing I had noticed was how the deer respond to the way these are all called on. What I mean is the same pattern. I would say that the deer defiantly have a set pattern they listen for with all deer. Buck, doe and fawns. This proves what I said about calling too much. They know this is not a natural call.
Hit the calls the same.
Use a non aggressive hit 3 times in a row,no more than 1 hour apart.
Thats it, possibly not even that frequent as like I said before my belief is that more often than not deer in your woodlot know what deer are there and know unnatural calling is nothing short of an alarm. Youll never know how many deer you have actually called in that saw you and associated you with the deer call. Thats why I only use deer calls when I see a trophy buck is not coming my way. Remember we arent hunting ducks or turkeys. These are whitetail deer that dont loudly communicate in a verbal manner too often. If you dont understand deer communication then you shouldnt be using a deer call. The truth is most whitetail deer communication is done through the whitetail nose which holds more than 290 million scent receptors. To put this in perspective, a human being only has 5000 of these scent receptors.
Like I said, control is the key here. Dont be tempted to go hard and loud, and more than the explanation above. Some will say they have done it different and seen deer, I dont doubt it, but this is what has proved to be the most productive in any situation in the woods for me over the years.
How to use a grunt call for whitetail deer. A buck grunt is of a deeper pitch than a doe's, but means the same thing. The older and bigger the deer the deeper in pitch the grunt. Blow one (and sometimes two) soft grunt every 15 to 20 minutes.
The key to understanding when and how to call whitetail deer lies in the very core of the many mannerisms whitetail deer use to communicate. Know these facts:
White-tailed Deer use different sounds to keep in contact with each other (Contact); to express alarm and distress (Alarm/Distress); to solicit attention from and respond to does (Maternal) and fawns (Neonatal); to express dominance/threaten other deer (Agonistic). Deer also make sounds associated with courtship and breeding behavior (Mating). The tone of the call usually depends on the deer; older and larger deer, especially bucks, tend to make deeper sounds.
The Snort is an intense blowing sound produced by expelling air through the nostrils, best described as a loud whew, or whew-whew-whew. Deer that see or hear a disturbance but cannot smell the source often use repeated low snorts, foot stomping, head bobbing and tail flipping, possibly to alert other deer of danger. The head bobbing and foot stomping may be used to startle a predator into moving and giving itself away. A deer's sense of smell is thought to be independent of conscious discrimination, and deer that smell danger usually snort, then flee while flagging the tail.
The Bawl is an intense call used by deer in distress, often when caught by a predator or trapped. The sound is a loud baa. Does often respond to the call by running in, presumably out of maternal instinct.
The Grunt is used in three different forms to express dominance or to threaten another deer. It is also used to locate other deer, which causes them to respond by coming to the call, or by announcing their location by returning the call.
The Low Grunt is used by both does and bucks throughout the year. The call sounds like a soft guttural err. This is the first level of aggression, used to displace lesser deer. If the lesser animal does not move it is usually rushed and may be kicked with a forefoot by the dominant.
The Grunt-Snort is used most often by bucks during the breeding season in more intense situations. One or more snorts are added to a grunt; err-whew.
The Grunt-Snort-Wheeze is the most intense form of an aggressive call. It consists of a grunt-snort followed by a drawn out wheeze through pinched nostrils. The wheeze may sound like a whistle.
The Social Grunt is often performed by members of a doe group when they become separated, and it may help deer stay in contact when they can't see each other. In one study only females performed this call. This call is longer than the low grunt and can be heard by humans as far as 100 meters. It may attract bucks during the breeding season.
The Maternal Grunt is a low, quick grunt performed at short intervals when a doe approaches the fawn's bedding site. The fawn generally leaves its bed and joins the doe. It is audible to humans for only a few meters.
The Mew is used by the fawn when it wants attention, or is given in response to the maternal grunt of the doe.
The Bleat is the fawn version of the bawl, it is given by the fawn when it wants urgent attention, is hungry, or wants care, and may be heard as far as 100 meters by humans.
The Nursing Whine occurs while the fawn is nursing or searching for a nipple.
The Tending Grunt is a low grunt used by bucks when pursuing an estrus doe. It may consist of a single short grunt, several grunts or a long drawn out grunt. It is probably given to alert other deer of the presence of a dominant in order to keep them away; and to attract does.
The Click is a clicking sound bucks may make when looking for of following estrous does. It sounds like someone slowly running a fingernail across the teeth of a comb.
The Flehmen Sniff is a low sound produced during the lip curl, when air is inhaled to bring urine in contact with the nose or vomeronasal organ (on the roof of the mouth), allowing the buck to determine the breeding readiness of the doe.
Whitetail Body Language
Deer use several different body postures and movements when they interact with other deer, and as they react to the different sights, scents and sounds around them.
Whitetail Body Signals: All Deer
Foot Stomp
Deer often stamp their front feet when alarmed to alert other deer of danger. The foot stomp may also be used to try to startle a predator. The excess interdigital scent left on the gowned may also tell other deer there was danger.
Tail Flag
Deer use a tail waving motion as they flee, probably to warn other deer of danger, and to show which way the flagger is going. Does flag more often than bucks. A running deer that is not flagging may be a buck.
Buck Prance
A buck walks with its head high, tail held half way out as a threat to another buck. The is the same action as the Head High Threat.
Lip Curl
A buck curls its upper lip and sucks air into its mouth to that scents come in contact with the vomeral nasal organ. Usually performed by a buck with or trailing an estrous doe.
Head Bob
A deer sensing danger may lower its head as if to feed, only to jerk its head back up again quickly. The head bob may be an attempt to catch a predator moving while it thinks the deer is feeding when its head is down, or the quick head bob may be used to startle a waiting predator into giving its position away by moving. This may be used after a foot stomp.
Tail Flicking
A deer will remain still as long as it does not flick its tail from side to side. Once the tail starts to flick the deer it getting ready to move.
Ear Twitching
A doe with its ears forward or relaxed is usually alone or with its fawns. A doe twitching its ears to the side or backwards is probably listening to her fawns or other deer. A doe turning its ears or head to the rear during the rut may have a buck following it.
Hoof Pawing
Deer paw to dig up food under snow and heavy vegetation, to dig up minerals and before lying down to clear away sticks, stones and snow. Bucks paw, stomp and sniff the ground when making a scrape under an overhanging branch. When a buck paws slowly, it may stay awhile; if it paws, stops, looks around, and paws again, it may be getting ready to leave.
Aggressive Behavior: Bucks and Does
Walk Toward
The aggressive deer walks toward another deer. This is the lowest level of aggression.
Ear Drop
The deer lays its ears back along its neck with the ear openings facing out. This is low intensity aggression that is frequently used.
Head High Threat
The deer stands erect, holds its head high, tilts its nose upward, and lays its ears back. This is a seldom used threat.
Head Low Threat
The aggressive deer lowers its head and extends its neck toward another deer, with its ear's laid back. This is called the Hard Look by deer biologists.
The deer lunges with its head toward another deer without making contact.
Head Raise
The head of the deer is pointed in the direction of another deer, and the head is snapped up and backward, then back to a resting position.
Front Leg Kick
A dominant deer strikes at a subdominant with a forefoot one or more times. The hoof does not necessarily hit the other deer. Also called the Strike.
The deer runs rapidly at another deer, but stops before contact is made.
A subordinate that does not respond to a lower level of aggression may be chased by a dominant, while it uses the head low posture as it pursues the subdominant.
A dominant lifts a foreleg about eighteen inches above the ground and drags it across the back of a subordinate. It is used by a dominant to displace a subordinate from a bed.
One deer contacts another with its nose. This is commonly used to direct group movement or to displace another deer.
Head Shake
The deer lowers its head, spread its forelegs to lower the front of the body while it shakes its head from side to side with its ears flopping. A high intensity threat usually performed at a distance.
Body Push
The aggressive deer approaches another deer and pushes against the rear of the other with its shoulder while laying its throat on the back of the other deer.
Two deer walk slowly side by side in a head high threat posture. Bucks usually turn their head and body slightly away from each other in a show of redirected aggression. If neither deer retreats one or both deer my flail or rush the other.
Rear Up
A deer rears up on its hind legs. This is usually preceded by a head high threat.
Deer stand on their rear legs and strike out with both forefeet at each other. Flailing continues until one deer quits. This is the most intense form of aggressive behavior exhibited by does and by bucks without antlers.
Aggressive Behavior: Bucks Only
Nose Licking
The buck licks its nose constantly from both sides of its mouth.
The buck lowers its head and tilts its antlers toward an opponent. The deer is usually hunched with all four legs partially flexed, lowering the height of the deer. The buck's hair often stands on end. The bucks may walk slowly with a stiff-legged walk. This is performed only during the breeding season among high ranking bucks.
The aggressive bucks slowly circles its opponent while crouching.
A snort performed while the buck circles another buck. The upper lip is raised upwards at each side beneath the nostrils. The nostrils are held tightly closed while a five to ten second burst of air is blown through the nostrils causing them to vibrate.
Antler Threat
A Buck lowers its head so that its antlers point directly at another buck. If the other deer uses an antler threat a rush usually follows.
Two bucks lock antlers and push and twist their head back and forth. A non-violent contest between bucks of all sizes. The bucks may remain together afterward.
A rare form of aggression usually between two hostile large bucks. Both bucks lunge at each other with an antler clash. They may attempt to push or pull each other backwards or sideways. Their hair often stands on end and the white hairs of the metatarsal gland are often visible. Bucks frequently grunt and snort during a fight.
White-tailed Deer Scent Glands and Organs
White-tailed deer use pheromones, or scents, to communicate their sex, sexual readiness, dominance, direction of travel and possibly fear by: 1. self-impregnation (leaving scent on themselves) and 2. leaving scents on the ground and vegetation, and at the visual and chemical signposts of rubs and scrapes. These scents are so specific that deer have the ability to distinguish individual scent no matter how many other deer are in the area. Glands produce many of these deer scents.
Forehead Glands
The forehead glands are located between the top of the eyes and the antlers. They are most active during the rut. The activity of these glands has been positively correlated with age and probable social status; they are most active in older, dominant bucks. The glands produce an oily substance making the hair appear dark. The oil is transferred to rubbed trees and the overhanging branch at scrapes when the head of the buck comes in contact with the tree; and is used by dominant bucks to advertise their presence to both sexes. Marking trees and branches with forehead scent is a means of dominance and recognition among bucks. It has been noted that dominant bucks create most rubs, and they rub more often than subdominants. The scent from the forehead glands may be used as a priming pheromone to bring does into estrus; and to synchronize the timing of the rut between bucks and does when it is left in areas used by does.
Pre-orbital Gland
Located in front of the eye, this gland is under muscular control and may be opened by rutting bucks to signal aggressive behavior. Females open this gland when tending fawns. It may not be rubbed on the overhanging branch as previously thought.
Nasal Gland
These two almond shaped glands are located inside the nostrils and are probably used to lubricate the nose. They may also be used to leave scent on overhanging branches.
Vomeronasal Organ
This diamond shaped organ is located on the roof of the mouth and serves some of the same purposes as the nose. It is used primarily to analyze urine, possibly while performing the lip curl and sniff, or Flehmen gesture, when a buck curls its upper lip and sucks air into its mouth so that scents come in contact with the vomeronasal organ. It is usually performed by a buck that is with/trailing an estrus doe. Analysis of urine through the vomeronasal organ may help to synchronize the breeding readiness between bucks and does, and ensure that both sexes are in peak breeding condition at the same time.
Salivary Glands
These glands inside the mouth produce saliva, which contains enzymes to help in digestion. The enzymes in the saliva may contribute to the scent left on the overhanging branch at scrapes, and on rubbed trees when a deer licks or chews the branch or tree.
Interdigital Glands
These glands are located between the hoofs of all four feet of white-tailed deer. The scent is left each time the deer takes a step. It is also left in large amounts when a deer stamps its foot, and when a buck makes a scrape. Each deer has its own scent, and because some of the compounds in this scent may be present in higher concentrations in mature males (3 1/2+ years), they may alert other deer of the presence of a dominant buck. Does use this scent to track their fawns, bucks use it to track does. Because scent molecules evaporate at different rates deer can determine which way another deer went by the amount of interdigital scent left behind. The scent from these glands is the primary tracking scent of deer.
Preputial Gland
This gland is located on the inside of the buck's penal sheath and may be used for lubrication.
Metatarsal Glands
These glands are a light tan colored circle of hair of about 1 2/3 inches in length located on the outside of the hind leg between the toe and the hock, or heel on whitetails. They are not actual glands, because they have no duct. Mule Deer exhibit the largest glands, then the Black-tailed Deer, and the White-tailed Deer. It has been suggested that blacktails open this gland when alarmed to express danger. It is not totally understood in whitetails, but I have seen it flared when two bucks fight.
Tarsal Glands
These true glands appear as a tuft of erectile hairs, measure about 4 inches in diameter, and are located on the inside of the hind leg near the hock. The lactones of these glands are specific, allowing other deer to determine age and sex of the deer leaving the scent. The strong smell of the tarsal gland is caused by the deposit of urine on the deer's gland during rub-urination. Rub-urination occurs when the deer brings the back legs together and urinates over these glands. Bucks rub-urinate to display social dominance by marking themselves with the scent, and they determine social ranking by sniffing each other's tarsal. Does rub-urinate to make it easier for their young to follow them; and possibly to express social status among doe groups. Young animals rub-urinate as a means of self-marking. Part of the function of the scent from this gland may be to act as a warning signal. The scent from this gland is the primary recognition scent of deer.
Bucks smell estrogen in the urine of females when they are sexually ready to breed. It has been suggested that does smell testosterone and protein levels in buck urine and are able to determine the health of the buck by the smell, which allows them to choose a healthy dominant buck to breed with. The combination of scents left behind during rub-urination at a scrape (urine, testosterone, and tarsal) may serve as priming pheromones to bring female into estrus.
Bucks may form bachelor groups and travel together prior to the rut. They often groom each other's head/neck region, and know the smell of each other by the forehead, tarsal, metatarsal and interdigital scents. Older bucks exert dominance over subdominants throughout the year by threats; kicking with the foreleg, and attacking with the antlers. When sparring begins in the fall the younger bucks already know which other bucks are dominant and stronger. They also know which dominant used a rub, overhanging branch and scrape by the smell left behind; this eliminates much of the fighting between bucks that might otherwise occur.
Well fellow whitetail deer hunters, we have reviewed when to call, how often to call, what types of calls deer make, deer communication education, and a vast array of other things in this article. My hopes are that you wont give your success over solely to learning how to call whitetail deer, and that you will first and foremost remember the most basic tactics such as scouting, patience, time in the timber, and having a great place to hunt are the more key ingredients to bagging a monster whitetail buck.
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"Ann now we end this."
Full Name
Morgan Pendragon (originally)
Morgana le Fay
1000+ (destroyed by Dave Stutler)
Maxim Horvath (servant), Merlin (formerly, deceased), Abigail Williams
Dave Stutler, Balthazar Blake, Veronica Gorloisen, Merlin (deceased former mentor)
Dark magic
Portrayed by
- Morgana le Fay
Morgana le Fay is a powerful legendary sorceress and the primary antagonist of 2010 Disney film The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Morgana le Fay was portrayed by Alice Krige.
Morgana le fay History
Morgana also once known as Morgan Pendragon, was a witch and also the apprentice of [[Merlin]. After discovering her witchcraft abilities, Morgana asked Merlin to teach her magic and train her in the sacred arts of sorcery. As Merlin helped Morgan gain control over her powers, for years Merlin looked after Morgan with love and care, until she eventually betrayed him by practicing black magic. Because Morgan believed that witches and wizards were more important than humans, she plotted to enslave the human race by casting a dark and powerful spell that would bend them to her will with the aid of the souls of past conjurors who practiced dark magic.
She began the demostraition of her supramancy by savagely attacking mortals, including those allied with Merlin.
She succeeded in killing her mentor with the help of another traitor, a former [[Merlineans|Merlinean] named Maxim Horvath. Her last words to Merlin were "I am no one's servant.". Later she tried to kill Merlin's two apprentices Balthazar Blake and Veronica Gorloisen, Veronica sacrificed herself by [[Fusion_Spell absorbing Morgana's soul into her] and her lover Balthazar locked them both in the Grimhold.
Return of Morgana le Fay
Centuries later when Horvath succeeded in breaking the final shell of the Grimhold with the energy of Merlin's ring, foolish illusionist Drake Stone, and malevolent witch Abigail WIlliams, Morgana, while possessing Veronica's body, was set free. She was able to perform the Rising ritual in order to raise the dead.
Luckily Becky, Dave's girlfriend's disturbed the antenna of one of the positioned satellite dishes and the signal that was to perfect the dark ritual, thus The Rising was incomplete. At the same time, it rendered both Morgana and Veronica unconscious.
Balthazar then asborbed Morgana's dark soul into himself using the same magic spell known as the Human Fusion (Fusion Spell) to free Veronica. He then begged both her and Dave seal him and Morgana inside the Grimhold. Morgana then broke free and escaped his body and materialized into a ghostly form of herself.
Morgana then attacked both Balthazar and Veronica in an act of revenge before David Stutler, when he finally discovered his true power, but that he is the Prime Merlinean, stopped her fiery blast. The two conjurors fought and David won by using the electric power of his Tesla Coils and his Prime Merlinean powers to exploit Morgana's weakness and destroyed her once and for all.
Personality and Traits
Morgana le Fay is a sorcereress that is beyond evil. She kills people without giving a single thought, and thinks only of herself.
Powers and Abilities
Morgana le Fay is a very powerful and deadly witch who is skilled in magic, particularly black magic.
She also possesses telekinisis and also elemental abilities such as fire and eletricity. She conjures plasma bolts to attack her enemies without hesitating and without mercy.
When Morgana became a spirit even without a physical body due to the power of the Fusion Spell, she can also possess people like she did with Veronica Gorloisen and Balthazar Blake. And she can avoid attacks (physical and magical) when these attacks only phased through her and not harm her. Yet, Morgana is weak against eletricity when Dave, the true Prime Merlinean exploit her weakness and used his power to eliminate her completely.
- Morgana along with her name is based on the same legendary sorceress with the same alias who existed the time of King Arthur.
- Shortly after Morgan became evil, she changed her name from "Morgan Pendragon" to "Morgana le Fay".
- Fire (especially in the art of of pyromancy) seems to be Morgana's specialty in sorcery other than The Rising.
- Unlike her mytholoogical counterpart, it is assumed by her original surname of Pendragon that she was Uther Pendragon's daughter. In the Arthurian legend Morgan (as she is known in most sources) is the daughter of Uther Pendragon's mistress Igraine and her first husband, Gorlois making her the half-sister of King Arthur and the half-sister-in-law of King Arthur's wife Queen Guinevere.
- In the Arthurian legend-inspired shows, Camelot and The Adventures of Merlin, Morgana (in Merlin) and Morgan (in Camelot) are the daughters of Uther Pendragon (in both shows) who is also the father of King Arthur whereas their mythological counterparts are the daughter of Igraine.


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Part I, which appeared in the previous issue and is available online, dealt with annoying co-workers (ACs) in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. Face it, we all have to put up with co-workers that get under our skin and oftentimes, laughter is still the best medicine.
If you're looking for a breezy sequel, don't expect to find it on these pages.
This time, we're dealing with dangerous co-workers (DCs) and there's not one thing funny about them. Sexual harassers, racists/haters and physically violent predators are a small, but very real threat not only to your career, but also to your physical and mental well-being—or even to your life.
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), homicide is the second leading cause of death on the job, surpassed only by motor vehicle accidents. However, according to the NIOSH, fellow employees do not commit the vast majority of workplace murders; current or former coworkers commit only nine percent of these homicides. Nearly three-quarters of workplace homicides are robbery related.
However, non-fatal physical violence and verbal violence between co-workers is a much more statistically significant problem. According to a U.S. Department of Justice study, 26% of physical attacks in the workplace are perpetrated by current employees (and three percent by former employees). The study reported that there were two million victims of workplace violence per year, comprised of 1.5 million simple assaults (no weapons) as well as nearly 400,000 assaults involving weapons.
This corresponds to more than 500,000 incidents of worker-to-worker violence.
What can you do to protect yourself and others? According to the Workplace Violence Headquarters, a training/consulting firm, 85% of co-workers that commit on-the-job acts of violence exhibit clear warning signs before committing a violent act. These warning signs include things such as hostility, drastic changes in behavior or physical appearance, emotional problems including substance abuse, job performance problems, increased problems with co-workers and threats of suicide.
Trust your instincts: If something just "seems wrong" with one of your co-workers and you can back up your suspicions with specific incidents (and especially if other co-workers have expressed similar concerns), you owe it to yourself and others to take the appropriate steps necessary to prevent a potentially dangerous act. If you don't know your employer's specific policies for dealing with such matters, ask your supervisor or human resources contact.
If there is no formal written policy, then set up a private meeting with the appropriate employer representative(s) and request that the matters discussed are documented.
Non-physical workplace violence, in the form of threats, intimidation and harassment, affects millions of workers every year. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, there are more than six million incidents of this each year, ranging from racial and sexual slurs to threats of physical violence. With so much attention focused on "political correctness" and enlightenment about hate crimes, one would expect that inappropriate remarks in the workplace including ethnic and racial slurs would be on the decline. Yet, according to the results of an annual survey conducted by Boston-based Novations/J. Howard & Associates regarding workplace insults, there has been little change in the last several years. Among their findings:
In 1999 the California Supreme Court (Aguilar v. Avis Rent-a-Car) upheld an injunction barring a manager from referring to his Latino workers with offensive terms such as "wetback" and "mother[expletive deleted]."
A lower court had ruled that since the employer had permitted the use of racial slurs directed at employees, it had created a hostile work environment and thereby violated a California employment act.
Some analysts and judges, including controversial California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown—a dissenter in this very case—argue that racist speech is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment, even if it takes place at work and even if it violates federal antidiscrimination laws. Clearly, the issues of protected free speech vs. employees' rights to work in an environment free of racial hostility will continue to be debated. It's also clear that employers need to have specific written policies addressing all forms of verbal harassment...and they must enforce them, lest they be subject to expensive court battles and potentially even more costly damages.
Sexual Harassment
There are many misconceptions regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. The Web site of the National Women's Law Center is an excellent resource for finding answers to the most frequently asked questions about sexual harassment.
Briefly defined, sexual harassment is unwelcome behavior that you are subjected to specifically because of your gender. It can take the form of specific requests of a sexual nature, unwelcome sexual advances, and physical and/or verbal conduct of a sexual nature. In order to meet the legal definition of sexual harassment, the conduct must either be severe enough to constitute a hostile or offensive work environment (potentially tough to prove) or when the submission to—or rejection of—sexual advances is used as a basis for employment decisions or as a condition of employment.
Here are a few other facts about sexual harassment:
Educate yourself about your employer's official policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment. If you feel you're being sexually harassed at work, the best three words of advice are: document, document and document. Keep a journal or file where you can keep a log of every instance of harassment—include dates, times, names of witnesses and whatever additional information you want to add. Keep copies of any correspondence related to the harassment—including memos to and from your human resources contact or manger, as well as any correspondence to and from your harasser. For your protection, don't keep this "evidence file" at work—store it at home or in another safe location.
If your employer is unable or unwilling to deal with your harassment claim effectively, you should file a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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An expected downturn in the number of cruisers visiting Alaska this summer has now, officially, arrived.
The Anchorage Daily News today reports preliminary data from the Alaska Department of Revenue shows a nearly 20% drop in cruise passenger visits for the month of May as compared to May of 2009.
The sharp downturn became inevitable more than a year ago when several lines including Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and Princess announced plans to pull ships from the region this year.
The capacity reduction announcements came in the wake of growing fees, taxes and regulations on cruise lines in Alaska that industry executives had said were making it increasingly difficult to make money in the state.
"The brand will decide to put the ship where there is the best return and the most profitable returns," Carnival Corp. CEO Micky Arison told Wall Street analysts last year. "They have to put it in the context that they already have seven ships in Europe or they already have two ships in Australia, but they will model it out, and if it pays to pull a ship from Alaska and put it in Europe or ... the Far East they will do that."
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Among the new fees for which Arison and other industry executives had voiced the most objections was a $46-a-person head tax on cruisers established after a state-wide referendum in 2006. Earlier this year, Alaska legislators rescinded part of the head tax as part of a settlement with the cruise industry, which was fighting the tax in court. The settlement opened the door for cruise lines to bring back some ships in coming years, but since cruise lines plan their schedules two years in advance it's unlikely that will happen before 2012.
The Anchorage Daily News reports industry officials are forecasting the overall decline in cruise passengers for 2010 to be roughly 15%.
The decline in cruise passengers is having a spillover effect on the rest of the state's tourism industry. The news outlet says Alaska Railroad passenger loads are down nearly 12% so far this year, and Anchorage officials are forecasting that hotel room tax revenue will decline nearly 8% percent this year.
Even rental car tax collections are off by nearly 3%, the Daily News reports.
The news outlet says an increase in independent (non-cruiser) tourists to Alaska has at least partially offset the decline in cruisers.
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