ORIGINAL: ghemry
This pic is pretty cool, in Northern MI in the TB zone were baiting and feeding is illegal(thank god). This picture shows the exact reason why the DNR(The DNR NOT ME) banned feeding and baiting in TB zone. The DNR claimed the deer noses touched, or ate the sylava of another deer(from the bait) is how TB was spread. People here called BS, but after seeing this picture they(DNR) might be correct. The deer heard in the area is now 1/2 of what it was 10 years ago.
If you got to watch deer interact as much as I do in my yard you would see that they are VERY touchy with their noses and mouths..........not uncommon at all for them to look like they are "kissing" Not feeding will do nothing to stop this sort of contact..........although I see where they are coming from.