Deer pics (WMU 50)

[blasted_saber]

Some pics from yesterday at my grandparents house (WMU50). Deer look OK, if a little scraggly. They're looking for handouts, even helping themselves to the grain bag in the garage. Our daughter is rather taken with them

[LowbanksArcher]

You must be using ozonics.

[seabast]

They must be starving for acting that way.

[blasted_saber]

They must be starving for acting that way.

No, just used to being fed. They lose a lot of fear when food is essentially free as opposed to having break trail and work for it in the bush.

My grandpa has been doing it for 40 years. They show up around Dec 1 and stay until he quits feeding them (whenever the snows goes away and new growth starts).

[seabast]

No, just used to being fed. They lose a lot of fear when food is essentially free as opposed to having break trail and work for it in the bush.

My grandpa has been doing it for 40 years. They show up around Dec 1 and stay until he quits feeding them (whenever the snows goes away and new growth starts).

I just can believe they will help themselves like that....

[blasted_saber]

I just can believe they will help themselves like that....

Deer are terrified of breaking snow. The bush here still has quite a bit left in it. The thought of getting caught in deep snow with a wolf on the tail is extreme.

A study ( I wish I could find it now) showed that deer will starve to death rather then break trail to get food.

Once the snow is gone these deer will leave. When the snow comes back they show up. Like clockwork. A couple of them are even recognizable year after year.

[werner.reiche]

Deer are terrified of breaking snow. The bush here still has quite a bit left in it. The thought of getting caught in deep snow with a wolf on the tail is extreme.

A study ( I wish I could find it now) showed that deer will starve to death rather then break trail to get food.

Once the snow is gone these deer will leave. When the snow comes back they show up. Like clockwork. A couple of them are even recognizable year after year.

Agree with your point that deer will starve rather than break a trail - even 50 feet to more food can be too far. Not sure if it is the fear of being trapped or the energy required to do it when they are running a very slow metabolism - but it has been fairly well documented.

Nice pics - thanks for posting.

[Bo D]

My neighbor in upstate NY has been doing the same thing for the past 30 odd years or more. He has sent pics to me with over 50 deer on his lane way waiting to be fed...The last two winters have been exceptionally hard on them with more snow than the average winter and nice to see that the deer that are coming into being fed are in good shape. The local farmers in the area are helping him absorb some of the cost for feed by supplying him with a good portion of it. What goes around comes around...

[GoldenLakePete]

Nice photos! Funny, I was just looking at your post , looked out the window and a deer was at our feeders.

[chris lavoie]

Attachment 29146We need a stop light at our place for the deer crossing. We have 6-10 different deer visiting us every day. Wmu #8.