Where have all the deer gone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deer do not hibernate.

They also are not able to safely migrate when rare, severe, storms like this hit us like this.

I hear you OP. I wonder if what we should be doing is arranging a temporary transport program, to move the deer someplace warmer, further south, until the storm and severe weather passes, and then bring them back.

Good god.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, white tailed deer do not migrate at this time of year. They stay put in the area and spend most of their time in a low activity state.

White tail deer don’t migrate at ANY time of the year

They actually do move in northern climates between more open summer feeding grounds and more sheltered wintering areas.

https://gf.nd.gov/wildlife-notes/white-tailed-deer-movements#:~:text=Seasonal%20movements%20of%20white%2Dtailed%20deer%20on%20the,higher%20proportion%20of%20the%20population%20that%20migrates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are hiding until dark, because of hunters. I feed them in this weather, and there are loads coming out at night.

Hunters?

WTF? No one hunts deer in the close-in suburbs around here!

Hunting season ended TWO MONTHS ago in the places where deer are hunted.

You sound like you’re just making things up, assuming no one will know better or call you out on your lies.

DP. Could you really be this ignorant? There are controlled hunts every year, even in the "close-in suburbs". The hunters have to register and they use bows. It's an effective way to manage the deer population, and in fact, is going on right now. Maybe educate yourself before calling others liars.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/wildlife/archery-program

[Anonymous]

Saw 7 walking down my street yesterday.