If you knew anything about deer RSB you would know that sprouts are like candy to deer. They will eat everyone they find and know how to find them. Now is it because there is no other foods for them or is the reason is that they love sprouts so much they will pass up all other foods for them? Again you might also say what season your talking about all these sprouts are being eaten? Deer will take the easiest foods they find. If a sprout is hanging out from the snow of course it is going to be eaten and not only by deer either.