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over run with deer...
« on: September 14, 2007, 02:11:14 PM »
This was sent to my girlfriend by a friend of hers. Here is the story behind them...
Don says the deer just take over the yard where he lives.
Hard to believe that this can happen.
These photos came from a fellow who lives on the Olympic Peninsula in the area of west of Brinnon, Washington , and this is at his neighbors house.
Eva in the pyramid
Our house was built in the deer's natural habitat in a remote rural area. Well, worn deer trails cut through the property's abundant pine and sage. The oldest deer we've met (we call her Mama Rose) walked right up to us when we first arrived, sniffing and looking us over. Rose smelled some almonds in my pocket so I gave her a few.
We gave some almonds to her family a few other times but stopped the practice when advised that feeding deer is illegal. Even so, that didn't stop them from regular visits. Rose and her kin obviously think the yard belongs to them as much as anyone else, and they are just taking advantage of the wealth of natural foods growing everywhere. They especially like clover flowers, but it's amazing to see the variety of tasty flowers, leaves, twigs, nuts and berries they' ll eat. They stay away from herbs and herbal flowers, but on occasion we've seen young deer eating the sweet medic inal berries of the Juniper tree.
Food is of course a major concern, but we also think they visit because they like our company. Often we see deer we don't know nibbling in the yard, but nearly everyday some or many of Rose's extended family come by.
All of the deer are likely to lay down on the grass and hang out, whether we know them well or not. Many of them know us personally, and while often running into the yard to greet us with their quiet enthusiasm, they will also swiftly shy away from strangers.
Although notoriously skittish, able to leap meters in the air in an instant when startled, a few deer we know, most notably Eva and her kids, will let us touch them as if we were family, letting us scratch them or pick something out of their fur. Eva even enjoys a hearty back rub! We've certainly learned a lot about how to act around them so as not to disturb them. We think they appreciate our efforts in fitting into their neighborhood.

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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2007, 10:18:10 AM »
I've seen all these pictures befor.  I beleive it was on a website not a forum.  Always wondered where it was at.  I think I was looking for referance photos of deer at the time.

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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2007, 05:04:42 PM »
Pine and sage?  Are you sure that's Brinnon?
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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2007, 08:03:02 PM »
I'm questioning the Brinnon thing as well.   Cool pic though.

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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2007, 08:24:08 PM »
I wasn't goint to say anything about the flora, until now....and...aren't those Muley does...awfully big ears on a couple of them...
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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2007, 08:49:46 PM »
Yes looks like it to me, check out the tails on the third picture.
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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2007, 10:32:32 PM »
I don't know about the true history of the pics. It was forwarded to my girlfriend by one of her friends. 

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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2007, 06:19:56 AM »
Yep, muley's...and deer don't hang out like that unless they are being fed..
Cool pics, bogus story.




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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2007, 01:21:24 PM »
might be some blacktail/muley crossbread stuff cause in that 4th pic one looks like it has an all black tail.

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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2007, 05:45:08 PM »
Not westerm WA. Yeah they are feeding them. Isn't that kind of interaction with big game animals frowned apon?

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Re: over run with deer...
« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2007, 07:38:47 PM »
Pic 3 tails say Mulie, pic 4 looks blackieish. Doesn't look like around Brinnon, that's for sure... More like Levenworth.
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