Yeah, we are not allowed to feed the deer either but around where my folks live the deer come in and raid anything they can reach, squirrel feed (Put out to keep the tree rats out of the bird seed), bird feeders or decorations, anything they can get there little mouths on. And if they can't get that they will eat the shrubs, the trees and anything else that appeals to them. My folks just laugh about it now but the numbers are getting huge.. 10-15 deer at a time in the yard and some big ones too. Not a lot of hunting in the area and no gun season in that part of the county so the deer density is thick. I would wager that many, many folks in that neck of the woods put out corn and oats for deer not even knowing it is illegal...