Comments on: Deer http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/ off the grid real estate, survival,preppers, solar, self-sufficient, eco-village, low-impact, zero-carbon, Renewable energy,ships, Fuel Cells, batteries, Solar panels, Wind turbines, MicroHydro, Biomass, Bushcraft Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:38:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: solarcookingnut http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/comment-page-1/#comment-219445 solarcookingnut Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/#comment-219445 Hi Wretha, solarcookingnut here. The deer are beautiful. I do want to warn ya, you will be doing them more harm than good giving them human food. Here where I live, in the state parks, they warn visitors not to feed the deer human food cause eventually, it kills them. Their stomachs/digestive tract is not make like humans, and as they eat more human foods, they become emaciated, fur begins to fall out in patches,become ill and die. If you want to feed them, give them whole kernel corn or seeds like sunflower seeds anything that is natural. The muledeers are pretty we don't have them here that I know of.<br/><br/>Enjoy your friends, but not with human foods.<br/><br/>solarcookingnut Hi Wretha, solarcookingnut here. The deer are beautiful. I do want to warn ya, you will be doing them more harm than good giving them human food. Here where I live, in the state parks, they warn visitors not to feed the deer human food cause eventually, it kills them. Their stomachs/digestive tract is not make like humans, and as they eat more human foods, they become emaciated, fur begins to fall out in patches,become ill and die. If you want to feed them, give them whole kernel corn or seeds like sunflower seeds anything that is natural. The muledeers are pretty we don’t have them here that I know of.

Enjoy your friends, but not with human foods.

solarcookingnut

]]> By: Mayberry http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/comment-page-1/#comment-219444 Mayberry Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/#comment-219444 We're polluted with white tails where I work. Our facility is located at the northern end of the King Ranch, so that probably helps! They are very "brave" as far as deer go. They gather up at the feeder religiously at 4 PM when it goes off, and we have water troughs for them, which they congregate around frequently. You can drive past them in a truck or a Kawasaki Mule, and they don't even flinch. Most times you have to stop and let them meander across the road, they don't turn and run. They will let you get within about 10 feet of them or so before they "jog" away. They don't run away. Sometimes they just slowly walk away. And if you don't make direct eye contact with them, you can get even closer. Eye contact will send them running.They're bolder at night, I've walked right by several deer laying down in the grass, not 5 feet from me, many times. I didn't make eye contact, and they just layed there watching me as I went by. They never took their eyes off me, but they weren't alarmed in the least. We’re polluted with white tails where I work. Our facility is located at the northern end of the King Ranch, so that probably helps! They are very “brave” as far as deer go. They gather up at the feeder religiously at 4 PM when it goes off, and we have water troughs for them, which they congregate around frequently. You can drive past them in a truck or a Kawasaki Mule, and they don’t even flinch. Most times you have to stop and let them meander across the road, they don’t turn and run. They will let you get within about 10 feet of them or so before they “jog” away. They don’t run away. Sometimes they just slowly walk away. And if you don’t make direct eye contact with them, you can get even closer. Eye contact will send them running.They’re bolder at night, I’ve walked right by several deer laying down in the grass, not 5 feet from me, many times. I didn’t make eye contact, and they just layed there watching me as I went by. They never took their eyes off me, but they weren’t alarmed in the least.

]]> By: Wretha http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/comment-page-1/#comment-219443 Wretha Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/#comment-219443 These deer have such a good life, not much hunting going on, and many of the people who live here feed them.<br/><br/>Thanks Lisa for your comment, I really appreciate it! :)<br/><br/>Wretha These deer have such a good life, not much hunting going on, and many of the people who live here feed them.

Thanks Lisa for your comment, I really appreciate it! :)

Wretha

]]> By: Lisa http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/comment-page-1/#comment-219442 Lisa Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:28:00 +0000 http://www.off-grid.net/2008/07/02/deer/#comment-219442 I would love it if the deer would stick around long enough for me to catch a picture... I would love it if the deer would stick around long enough for me to catch a picture…

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