Lunch time for the kids

[Rye Miles #13621]

Mama Doe feeding her babies 

You have to zoom in

Snapped this on my late morning walk. Next street over. 

 

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

Way KOOL Rye!!

[Pat Riot]

Nice photo Rye 
 

We also have Mulies visit everyday. I was surprised to find we have Mule Deer here in WV. They keep eating the birdseed and I can’t figure out how to stop them so I buy corn for the deer. It helps to keep them out of the bird feeders. Somewhat. 
And Whitetails…

 

[watab kid]

fun , we have a doe and twins at the gun club , they stop shooting when they go by - p=eople just stare , the deer look 5then mozey on 

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

Sights like that are one thing I do miss about being retired ...

 

[Blackwater 53393]

For about the first fifteen years that we lived here, nobody mowed the back half of the yards in the neighborhood.  There was a local farmer who would come and cut the back yards three times a year for hay.

 

There was a small herd of white tails that bedded down in the “hay field” between cuttings. I counted seven a time or two.

 

Our place is right behind an elementary school and that strip of back yards adjoins the schoolyard, so hunting in that spot was a big NO NO!

 

When the farmer quit cutting hay, everyone began mowing their back yards and that little herd moved on.

 

I kinda’ miss those days!

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

There was a time about 15-20 years ago that I’d pick up the spent grains from a local brew on premises store and dump them for the local deer population in the winter. Would have a couple herds mosey by everyday.

[Rye Miles #13621]

I had some rose bushes, and some other plants along the back yard and the yard rats (deer) ate em all!! I have nothing back there now and I put up a 6’ fence to limit their access to my backyard. 

[Elkhorn Ernie]

21 hours ago, Pat Riot said:

Nice photo Rye 
 

We have Mulies visit everyday. I was surprised to find we have Mule Deer here in WV. They keep eating the birdseed and I can’t figure out how to stop them so I buy corn for the deer. It helps to keep them out of the bird feeders. Somewhat. 
 

 

That is a white-tailed deer doe with her fawn. A mule deer has has a smaller white tail with a black tip on it.

[Pat Riot]

26 minutes ago, Elkhorn Ernie said:

That is a white-tailed deer doe with her fawn. A mule deer has has a smaller white tail with a black tip on it.

Yep. I should have been clearer in my post. I should have said “We also have Mulies…”

Editing my post. Thanks.