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Winter visitors.

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Our resident herd is back.

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I hadn’t seen them in a while but they came tromping across the back yard looking for a snack early enough the other evening for me to grab a few pics.

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There were 8 total. Does, youngsters…

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And the harem master… who honestly, is a bit of an ass. No one else is allowed to eat until he’s had his share.

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Except this brave little fellow…

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❤️

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23 thoughts on “Winter visitors.”

  1. We had a constant parade of deer in our backyard in Rapid City. I was hoping we’d avoid that problem in our new home, but judging by all the tracks and droppings — not to mention close proximity to woodland — I’m afraid Tara will still need deer netting for her garden.

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  5. One morning a week ago today, I went outside to find a dead deer in my back yard. It was a healthy-looking doe with no visible wounds (probably a victim of a deer disease that’s been going around, according to my neighbor). Living near a nature center, I’ve seen many live deer around in the near-25 years I’ve lived here, but this was a first. Thinking there must be a state or local government agency which removes dead deer, I called the state Div. of Wildlife, as well as the county and township authorities. None wanted any part of it (much less the whole deer). The township would have removed it if it were road kill. My neighbor first suggested dragging it out to the side of the road (several hundred feet away), there are a lot of houses around and we might have been seen,so on second thought, he volunteered to take it in his pickup truck out to a rural area and dump it in a ditch.

    And so ends this tale of woe for a doe who had to go where no one would know how she ended up so low.

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  7. Lovely to see. I remember years ago in the Catskills my dad ‘said’ he went deer hunting but although we enjoyed venison from our neighbors, I think he had too much heart to pull the trigger on the herd although I am sure he came across them on our 14 acres.

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      1. I do admire a good hunter but that is my preference. I also admire that I can handle a rifle, if push comes to shove although by all appearances, I am a gentle woman. It never hurts to have a skill. It is all in how you use it.

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  8. He looked so wary. He needs to eat first as he’s the one who will fight to protect them – and die if there’s a predator nearby. It crossed my mind that some humans might lay food out to attract and shoot them – easy prey in winter when food’s scarce? I remember hiking through a vineyard in Czech Republic. The vines were laden with plentiful bunches of juicy ripe grapes that urged me to pluck some – until I saw a guy on a raised platform with a gun. As I walked further I saw a young and shy lone deer in a clearing in the distance whose intentions were obvious. I’m glad I was there as I probably acted as protection. Thanks for being a safe place and emergency food supply for them, Rivs.

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    1. They call that hunting over bait and it’s illegal in every state I know about, which doesn’t mean it never happens, of course. Get caught, game wardens are crafty, and that’s you in a hell of a jam.

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    2. There are strict rules and seasons for hunting in Maine. I won’t say unscrupulous hunters wouldn’t do that in season… I know they bear bait up north… but I’ve never heard of it for deer. None of our neighbors allow hunting so they’re safe for a good area here.

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