if i was to guess i would say "no"....and the reason is this. have you ever suprised yourself and cut your hand and didn't even know you were cut until you actually saw blood. only after you visually see the cut does it seem that you associate it w/pain. your mind plays a great part in acknowledging pain w/a particular incident and since deer don't have the congnaitve skills required to relate incidents with pain then i would say "no" deer don't feel pain the way we feel pain.

Edited by - nodose on 11/28/2002 15:49:36