Im in the same boat. I moved into a house this past summer and there is a deer feeder in the back yard that is just outside the woods on ouor side of the property. I have been feeding a doe with twin button bucks and see them every morning when I bringsome corn out for them. They have watched mefill the small feeder and will even come to it when im only 10 feet from thefeeder. Theyve watched me mow the lawn, trim trees, etc. Theyre waiting for me at 4:30 every morning whenI get up to get ready for work, I turn on the back yard light and make my way to the feeder. Theyve even come up along the side of the garage to wish me a good day. I have become very fond of these 3 deer. I doubt that momma will make it through the gun season but who knows. I havent been in the house long enough to know how long she has been around. Im assuming quite sometime for being so uised to the house and people. She and her twins have takign a liking to me as well as me for them. Dont get me wrong though, if she brings in a nice buck on the property thatI am renting and happen to have my bow or gun handy, hes getting it. But as for momma and babies, they can grow. I just hope that taking a buck behind her doesnt ruin our bond that we have made in the last few months. Shes a very pretty deer and has some nice button bucks that im sure will become nice bucks as long as they can make it.