tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2868887414947162380..comments2024-03-28T09:20:10.213-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Oh Deer...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88178247018926909982015-10-18T13:17:29.528-07:002015-10-18T13:17:29.528-07:00Herding prey animals. When exposed to humans and h...Herding prey animals. When exposed to humans and human stuff long enough and close enough their flight zone shrinks remarkably. The whitetail and muleys we have out here bug out when the 200 yard line is crossed.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28510965077469585652015-10-18T13:12:57.874-07:002015-10-18T13:12:57.874-07:00The wonder is that you allow them in your car in t...The wonder is that you allow them in your car in the first place!<br /><br />Sorry, sorry, sometimes I can't hep m'sef.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88200586835080882132015-10-17T17:13:20.380-07:002015-10-17T17:13:20.380-07:00Have never hit a deer in my car, know some folks w...Have never hit a deer in my car, know some folks who have. Not a pretty sight.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87408826565287822362015-10-17T15:22:25.455-07:002015-10-17T15:22:25.455-07:00Like them when they are not on the road I'm dr...Like them when they are not on the road I'm driving. In deer country there are three kinds of drivers. One: Has hit a deer. Two: Will hit a deer. Three: Will hit a deer again.<br />On the route I drive, I dodge a Bambi at least once a week. Will get worse once they move to their winter range.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9129366072278227812015-10-17T14:11:13.593-07:002015-10-17T14:11:13.593-07:00We used to see a lot of them where I grew up. My b...We used to see a lot of them where I grew up. My brother (who lives in the old homestead) says they still do.<br /><br />The herd at work pretty much ignore the humans as we come and go. Though last year someone cut a hole in the fence, the security folks think it was poachers. Don't know what ever came of that though.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17490658053307864482015-10-17T14:08:45.599-07:002015-10-17T14:08:45.599-07:00Good news that they have a good food supply.
Last...Good news that they have a good food supply.<br /><br />Last year was a tough winter.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54392562448179882232015-10-17T14:08:01.564-07:002015-10-17T14:08:01.564-07:00That must have been quite a sight!That must have been quite a sight!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87447868948202235572015-10-17T14:07:19.432-07:002015-10-17T14:07:19.432-07:00We see them from time to time, there is a large po...We see them from time to time, there is a large population in these parts.<br /><br />We have an entire herd on the grounds where I work, some of them (including the buck) are pretty good sized.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52574279010794057832015-10-17T13:37:35.769-07:002015-10-17T13:37:35.769-07:00Good pic, Sarge. Their tails are down but those ea...Good pic, Sarge. Their tails are down but those ears are certainly perked up and open to any threatening sounds. Deer come out of the woods in back of our house and graze in our sloping front yard where the grass is unusally thick over the field drains. At night, turning in our drive, we sometimes see as many as ten to twelve pairs of eyes staring at us. If we cruise slowly up our long drive and don't stop, they're so used to us now that they usually just look at us and don't bolt. Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21880083764108507422015-10-17T12:51:27.901-07:002015-10-17T12:51:27.901-07:00All well said; no disagreement here on all counts....All well said; no disagreement here on all counts. And love seeing Deer - we have large herds that roam in our yard. Haven't seen much of them this summer and i've heard that their food supply in the woods is rich for the start of the colder weather. Which, after last year - seeing 2 or 3 of them literally starving to death in front of our eyes - gives me hope for them.Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87764391618119229942015-10-17T12:50:50.347-07:002015-10-17T12:50:50.347-07:00Watching the deer is entertaining. Got 60 acres be...Watching the deer is entertaining. Got 60 acres behind the house and I keep a little of it mowed short<br />so the tender grasses grow that the deer love and it brings them close to the house. Last Saturday <br />night my dogs were really raising a ruckus so I went out to see what was going on and two bucks were <br />fighting just the other side of our back fence. I tried to get pictures of them but my phone camera just <br />doesn't do well on night shots.rkinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432551832152096206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63451953549667335572015-10-17T12:25:55.606-07:002015-10-17T12:25:55.606-07:00The two of them are about the size of the deer aro...The two of them are about the size of the deer around here.<br />The white tails don't get too big.<br />About the only time we see one is if it runs across a road in front of the car.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com