Deer In The Road

[rij73]

All I can say is that as crowded as it may get here in NYC, that is a problem that we definitely don't have!

[Mr. Bloom]

All I can say is that as crowded as it may get here in NYC, that is a problem that we definitely don't have!

[GLC1968]

Lone deer are one thing...be very aware of adults with fawns.

My dog was once attacked by a huge deer that had just given birth. I stood between my dog and the deer (before I knew why the deer was chasing my dog) and the deer came after me. Luckily, I was right in front of our deck, so I bounded up it and got inside. The deer then turned and left and I noticed blood on it's rear.

It was not 2 minutes later when we saw it through the trees nuzzling a tiny baby, barely standing and wet!

In that same neighborhood (where deer out numbered people about 10 to 1) I had other deer showing agression when their offspring were close. So I'd say deer have three thoughts "Is this good to eat" "Makin' babies" and "protect the young".

[grey]

There was a guy about three years ago here who was riding down the road and a deer ran through a barb wire fence, hit him, kept going - leaving the cyclist tangled in the barbed wire.

I think deer are as bright as squirrels. I've seen them dodge back and forth like them and everything - and they're a lot heavier than they look.

[LBTC]

You guys are funny!!! Unfortunately, I'm not.

All I have to add is - stupid or not, deer are known for having bad eyesight. Teenagers not so much.

Be careful out there.

H&B
~T~

[SlowButSteady]

I'm so afraid of hitting one on my bike and have had a couple of close calls...including almost falling off a bridge over a train track. I yell at them and brace for impact. Last time I was meeting a car on a country road and I thought the car was going to hit the doe and spatter her into me and then the other deer in the bushes jumped out into the mix, too.

There's always one in the bushes.

They're not all cute Bambis, either. A couple of weeks ago I had to suture a dog, a small beagle, that had been attacked by a doe. I expect she was guarding her fawn. Neighbors of the dogs owner chased the deer away. She was lacerated and bruised all over.

[Mr. Bloom]

This is my fear, I see one, but there may be 10 about to run into the road.

I think with these responses that I'm resolved that my teenage kids don't listen to me...so why should I expect deer to pay attention to me