tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post2562480542583712645..comments2024-03-27T20:54:52.544-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Deer being dearPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-44988295564135336932021-09-11T09:08:52.119-07:002021-09-11T09:08:52.119-07:00Usually we see only moose in November, however wit...Usually we see only moose in November, however with with the drought my husband saw one in June in the garden of course. The deer have also helped themselves to the garden. I think they survived this year's drought with everyones gardens. Finally got an 8' chainlink fence around the garden, problem solved. The deer this year have also become rather unafraid of humans, if you don't look at them directly you can move along and they will hold their ground. Now that it is fall they are visiting all my elderberry tree like bushes and getting anything they can reach, lucky they will leave some for me. Fun to watch them stand on their hind legs to reach the cluster of berries. They always seem to come around at the same time, that must be when they make their rounds.<br />Question, is it safe to feed deer corn? I have a couple of neighbors that do, I just think let nature take care of itself. I do have however crock pots around during the summer for the chickens and figure if they want water they know where it is, I figure they get their water in the creeks that have some left.Rita Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523580385383891233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-80967098800815726332021-09-11T07:13:27.924-07:002021-09-11T07:13:27.924-07:00Deer are terrible garden pests. They are also good...Deer are terrible garden pests. They are also good at emptying bird baths in spells of dry weather. I live in a small rural subdivision surrounded by trees(in south central Alabama). I do take pictures of them to send to all the relatives. They are pretty but I do cuss at them a lot when they eat all my sunflowers just as tey start to bloom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-28631206675484173322021-09-11T06:59:19.764-07:002021-09-11T06:59:19.764-07:00Thank you for sharing just beautiful picturesThank you for sharing just beautiful picturesCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865315476767152611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-50947710529578803422021-09-10T09:37:19.588-07:002021-09-10T09:37:19.588-07:00I'm curious if anyone knows, do deer eat maypo...I'm curious if anyone knows, do deer eat maypops/passion fruit? I had about 30 growing wild and I went to check on them after 5 deer were seen out there, the fruit was all gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-11089700943982204012021-09-10T09:35:03.434-07:002021-09-10T09:35:03.434-07:00Deer are lovely. It seems that no matter how many...Deer are lovely. It seems that no matter how many we see, they're always exciting to spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-13510114190998118252021-09-10T07:37:13.028-07:002021-09-10T07:37:13.028-07:00Great photos of one of gods creatures!Great photos of one of gods creatures!sjfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529005584879037582noreply@blogger.com