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71. Yep, I would freak out too! Glad he's gone. Now, you've got a deer! I would

Reply to Aerows (Reply #28)

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 06:49 PM

Sep 2014

prefer the deer ... but I bet that's what's eating your garden!

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There was a DEER in the back yard [View all] Aerows Sep 2014 OP

Those devious raccoons! pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #1

All of this weird wildlife. Aerows Sep 2014 #10

I was gonna ask if a racoon was riding it hootinholler Sep 2014 #21

Racoons... real pests. How I dealt.. poster123 Sep 2014 #35

I find that you can Mbrow Sep 2014 #43

I don't dare ask . . . Brigid Sep 2014 #72

Raccoons are no joke Aerows Sep 2014 #51

A group of raccoons is called a "gaze" csziggy Sep 2014 #63

Raccoon proofing your place: Bigmack Sep 2014 #55

They work together pintobean Sep 2014 #61

I'm sure that's you Aerows Sep 2014 #76

I have a small herd that comes through occasionally. Cleita Sep 2014 #2

Sounds like every day for me Scootaloo Sep 2014 #3

Do you think that is what ate up all of my tomatoes in the garden? Aerows Sep 2014 #12

Probably, deer love to eat tomatoes Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #18

Iowa Too IADEMO2004 Sep 2014 #66

They eat the tomato plant too. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #77

Venison steaks Aerows Sep 2014 #80

Best when they are fresh from the butcher. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #82

Spiced Venison Sausage? Aerows Sep 2014 #84

Any butcher should be able to make it. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #89

Anything including "breakfast" Aerows Sep 2014 #90

The butcher I use in Austin came up with Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #99

Needs more fresh sage. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #122

Yes, it HAS to have spice and added flavor. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #124

It sounds like you cook like me :) Aerows Sep 2014 #126

Fresh venison ReasonableToo Sep 2014 #109

That back piece is my favorite. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #110

Do you live near a ketchup factory, they may have stolen your tomatoes SummerSnow Sep 2014 #129

LOL, no Huey. n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #136

Cool. Having deer in your yard is wonderful. MineralMan Sep 2014 #4

Depends ....... GP6971 Sep 2014 #65

I will send you mine. All of them. Lots & lots. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #94

Yeah, getting Lyme disease in your back yard is great. Crunchy Frog Sep 2014 #115

Has happened to almost every household on my road. DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #120

Thankfully, I have a plethora of opossums in my area. Aerows Sep 2014 #128

I leave dry cat good for 840high Sep 2014 #157

Dinner :) Hemmingway Sep 2014 #5

We had a bear near my neighborhood earlier this summer Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #6

I'd love to live up north because I am so sick of the heat Aerows Sep 2014 #8

Like I said, bear sightings are extremely rare around where I live Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #14

One year, a bear was found up in my music teacher's tree Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #111

Holy cow. Aerows Sep 2014 #127

City Hall was also where animal control and the police station were Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #139

So I am not losing my mind? Aerows Sep 2014 #7

Want some of ours? Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #9

Holy crap. Aerows Sep 2014 #11

Jeez, don't take it that way. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #22

Oh Heavens, JR, I didn't take it wrong. Aerows Sep 2014 #30

I love living where I do, and have always been happiest Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #33

It astonishes me daily Aerows Sep 2014 #134

When I moved to my husbands ranch/farm over 30 years ago, it was years before I saw a deer here. Boudica the Lyoness Sep 2014 #40

I think they are what decimated my garden. Aerows Sep 2014 #48

They are groundhogs with hooves. Cute, but disasterous to green growing things... DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #95

I'm discovering this Aerows Sep 2014 #108

Why thank you! DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #119

Indeed, DLO :) Aerows Sep 2014 #131

My dear Aerows! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #13

Every time I turn around, it's something else Aerows Sep 2014 #15

Must be your animal magnetism pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #16

Oregon Mountains Old Codger Sep 2014 #25

I must say, I love critters. n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #79

You bet Old Codger Sep 2014 #83

"a lot less people" Aerows Sep 2014 #93

I got a picture of it's shadow Aerows Sep 2014 #17

Too many fences in our neighbourhood. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #19

In Austin I have seen deer clear an 8' fence. Hangingon Sep 2014 #52

Well, they could go side to side between yards, but Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #73

Yep. It's sometimes sad when they don't clear a fence... Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #105

They're all over the place. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #20

... thankfully it wasn't a raccoon. BTW, whatever happened to the raccoon that was RKP5637 Sep 2014 #23

Funny you should ask... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #24

I knew it, I just knew it, a Trojan Deer with a raccoon inside! RKP5637 Sep 2014 #26

It's strange, but he showed up twice Aerows Sep 2014 #28

Yep, I would freak out too! Glad he's gone. Now, you've got a deer! I would RKP5637 Sep 2014 #71

100% prefer the deer eating the garden Aerows Sep 2014 #75

4 out of 5 doctors recommend... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #78

It's okay, I prefer the deer too Aerows Sep 2014 #81

They're the prettiest rats I've ever seen. blogslut Sep 2014 #27

Rats aren't that tasty Aerows Sep 2014 #29

See, my problem is that I am insatiably curious about critters Aerows Sep 2014 #31

I saw a recent link about a racoon attack malaise Sep 2014 #32

Honey, they are NOTHING to play with Aerows Sep 2014 #38

i've never seen one in real life malaise Sep 2014 #54

They are small bears (22Kg) Aerows Sep 2014 #96

I had to shoot a raccoon a couple months ago. cwydro Sep 2014 #58

Possums are welcome Aerows Sep 2014 #86

PS. They might hiss and such Aerows Sep 2014 #133

My wee family of possums are almost tame. cwydro Sep 2014 #147

All a matter of opinion, I guess Aerows Sep 2014 #148

They're just so sweet. cwydro Sep 2014 #149

Did it look like one of these? Live and Learn Sep 2014 #34

Climate change is affecting food sources Warpy Sep 2014 #36

Bear season? Aerows Sep 2014 #135

NM is a southern Rocky Mountain state Warpy Sep 2014 #138

Wildlife is awesome, which pipi_k Sep 2014 #37

The turkeys are hilarious Aerows Sep 2014 #44

They're annoying, here. Brickbat Sep 2014 #39

I didn't *precisely* look at it like dinner Aerows Sep 2014 #41

To me, that would be SO cool because I'm... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #42

Well, once I got over the shock Aerows Sep 2014 #46

You think we're gonna fawn over you for that? Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #123

I'm happy when deer AREN'T in my backyard. progressoid Sep 2014 #45

I think that is what decimated my tomatoes and cucumbers Aerows Sep 2014 #47

Probably. progressoid Sep 2014 #49

We had deer on the deck in Austin Hangingon Sep 2014 #50

I like the idea of putting up Deer Crossing signs... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #53

They put those damn signs up on busy highways! It's like they WANT the poor deer to run across roads scarletwoman Sep 2014 #113

I wouldn't blame the deer if they boycotted the crossings altogether pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #114

Yes! They definitely ought to buck the System! scarletwoman Sep 2014 #116

I should tear ewe a new one Aerows Sep 2014 #130

As Homer Simpson would say, scarletwoman Sep 2014 #140

There antler a follow up for that one :D n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #141

Prong again pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #142

I'm not able to hoof it quite like they can. n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #143

I get stag-fright, myself. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #144

Makes me want to hide. n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #145

Good way to avoid the rain, dear. pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #146

Maybe if you rack your brain, you'll come up with something at another tine. scarletwoman Sep 2014 #150

Good points. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #151

I just hope I didn't tick her off. nt scarletwoman Sep 2014 #152

Nah, I don't think you crossed the lyme. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #153

Thanks. Otherwise I was thinking I'd better high tail it out of this thread. nt scarletwoman Sep 2014 #154

Oh yeah. I hit one last winter Tsiyu Sep 2014 #118

They always put those signs in bad places for deer to cross jberryhill Sep 2014 #156

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #56

i see deer in my back yard all of the time.... chillfactor Sep 2014 #57

The coyotes are ok. The bear freaked me right out though... DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #98

I've been seeing a lot of deer, LWolf Sep 2014 #59

I kind of live in two places. One is in the country. cwydro Sep 2014 #60

We have deer here all the time. My husband is not too happy they've been eating his squash. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #62

And there was a FISH in the percolator! Blue Owl Sep 2014 #64

I HATE it when my coffeemaker gets scaly. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #69

You need one of these: Brigid Sep 2014 #74

Darn, that got me missing Broom County NY................ wandy Sep 2014 #67

If food is hard to come by, they might be expanding the area in which they are searching. Rex Sep 2014 #68

I was driving down the road in town the other night and saw a skunk woodsprite Sep 2014 #70

IF you are in an area that allows hunting, ... Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #85

Where's the princess? pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #87

We have a couple birds of prey thinning out our flocks Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #88

I miss my hoot owl (Great Horned Owl) Aerows Sep 2014 #92

Not always.... Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #155

I have dozens behind my house Iamthetruth Sep 2014 #91

I have a signed and numbered White Tail Deer lithograph... pinboy3niner Sep 2014 #97

I can't help it Aerows Sep 2014 #125

I have deer in my yard every single day. Broad daylight or nighttime. They don't bat any eye KittyWampus Sep 2014 #100

They kind of look like goats Aerows Sep 2014 #106

I've seen whitetailed deer in the woods near where I live shenmue Sep 2014 #101

Little waggly tails. n/t Aerows Sep 2014 #107

I love this kind of thing! Yay! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #102

You get it! Aerows Sep 2014 #103

All I can do is share wonder and awe with my fellow DUers Aerows Sep 2014 #104

* NCarolinawoman Sep 2014 #112

critters everywhere MFM008 Sep 2014 #117

I have a small farm pond in my front yard and I see deer walking B Calm Sep 2014 #121

Doe? A deer? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2014 #132

LOL Aerows Sep 2014 #137