City deer can be stupidly fearless. I’ve had deer eat out of my bird feeders while my dogs barked at them through the open window six feet away. They don’t even run when approached, just lazily trot away.
The concept of a city deer is something i have 0 experience with.
I’ve only ever seen deer … way out in the boonies, or near like a minor rural freeway.
I believe you, I can understand that if the deer just regularly lived significantly closer or just within fairly urbanized areas, they would acclimate… but where I’m from… they stick to the forests in the foothills of the Cascades, almost entirely.
Pretty sure my wood-elf ass would wither and die in that climate after not too long, but, on the other hand, I have managed to actually survive nearly getting one-shotted by a rattler out in the badlands around Chelan, so… maybe not?
I’d either need a lightweight poncho or a comical amount of sunscreen.
I’m in a midsized city in the Midwest. Literally in the middle of it. There’s a herd of deer that lives in a ravine and a golf course nearby. The city stopped relocating or disposing of them a while ago.
They’re at least smart enough to avoid cars for the most part but they will fuck up your gardens.
Mine run when they see us but they’re getting more comfortable, we just moved here in October. The previous owner told me they used to come eat from his fruit trees with the bears, so that will be a fun summer.
City deer can be stupidly fearless. I’ve had deer eat out of my bird feeders while my dogs barked at them through the open window six feet away. They don’t even run when approached, just lazily trot away.
The concept of a city deer is something i have 0 experience with.
I’ve only ever seen deer … way out in the boonies, or near like a minor rural freeway.
I believe you, I can understand that if the deer just regularly lived significantly closer or just within fairly urbanized areas, they would acclimate… but where I’m from… they stick to the forests in the foothills of the Cascades, almost entirely.
Anywhere in the Texas hill country, for example. San Antonio and surrounding areas.
Pretty sure my wood-elf ass would wither and die in that climate after not too long, but, on the other hand, I have managed to actually survive nearly getting one-shotted by a rattler out in the badlands around Chelan, so… maybe not?
I’d either need a lightweight poncho or a comical amount of sunscreen.
Can confirm, just fed deer this morning in the foothills of the Cascades :)
I’m in a midsized city in the Midwest. Literally in the middle of it. There’s a herd of deer that lives in a ravine and a golf course nearby. The city stopped relocating or disposing of them a while ago.
They’re at least smart enough to avoid cars for the most part but they will fuck up your gardens.
Mine run when they see us but they’re getting more comfortable, we just moved here in October. The previous owner told me they used to come eat from his fruit trees with the bears, so that will be a fun summer.