One thing I have noticed over the last couple of weeks is that we had a big rain storm that turned to ice and snow. This coated the NE side of the trees with a layer of ice. In the afternoons when the sun was in the SW, it warmed up the trees on that side and caused them to expand. The other side of the tree with the ice coating contracted causing the trees to bow to the ground and in some cases, freeze to the ground. This event has caused a mass browsing frenzy in the woods. The deer are gorging themselves on never before reachable browse. This includes berries that are still attached to the now reachable limbs. The deers droppings look just like porcupine droppings, compressed saw dust. Once the snow depth decreases and the trees return to normal upright positions the deer should resume eating and foraging in the picked crop fields. For the last few weeks it has been easier for the deer to eat browse for food, most likely causing this change in the color of their urine.