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Don't feed the deer! (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2021 OP
You think that's bad... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #1
He croaks....he becomes one big Hot Dog to the crew. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #2
That's disgusting LeftInTX Oct 2021 #6
It's all fun until they decide they want to live inside your house for the winter. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #7
We bolted our chimney flap when we heard "bang-bang" one night..LOL LeftInTX Oct 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #3
+++++++++++++!!! 2naSalit Oct 2021 #4
Love deer! Duppers Oct 2021 #5

OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
2. He croaks....he becomes one big Hot Dog to the crew.
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 02:14 AM
Oct 2021

I have 3 that regularly visit and raid my bird feeders. They aren't particularly skittish about me....but I ain't feeding them hotdogs.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
7. It's all fun until they decide they want to live inside your house for the winter.
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 01:06 AM
Oct 2021

They do love chewing entry holes in roofs.

LeftInTX

(25,275 posts)
8. We bolted our chimney flap when we heard "bang-bang" one night..LOL
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 01:12 AM
Oct 2021

We never used the fireplace anyway and the flue has been shut since 1994. After we heard the "bang-bang", we called someone out to make sure that there weren't any in the chimney and then we had it bolted shut for good.

The flap was to keep rats out. I never imagined raccoons would try to get in..LOL

I live in South Texas and have no use for a fireplace.

Response to Nevilledog (Original post)

2naSalit

(86,572 posts)
4. +++++++++++++!!!
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 08:15 AM
Oct 2021

Don't feed any wildlife except, perhaps birds. And even then, you have to be careful of diseases and luring them to cat death as well as attracting other wildlife that should not be fed.

Duppers

(28,120 posts)
5. Love deer!
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 10:32 PM
Oct 2021

My neighbors made me stop feeding them due to the tick problem. They had a good point, BUT also, my feeding them made them less fearful of people and they should fear people. We have bow hunters in the neighborhood!!



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