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Well, my almost tame doe, that had been coming in the yard for almost 3 years got hit by a car yesterday. I was a little upset seeing her lying there.

I got sorta attached to her. She's been in the yard almost everyday at all hours. I've done yard work with in 20 yards of her as she fed at the feeder.

Her 2 fawns still come in. They joined up with another doe with her 2 fawns.


Anyways,I was a bitbummed and just thought I'd share.

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having those deer like that is something that dont happen everyday consider yourself lucky to still have more that come in like that but a deer and car accident is something you cant do anything about though. sorry to hear about the doe.

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Dude, what a bummer. [&o] Neat pictures though, experiences like that certainly don't happen often.

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With Mama out of the way, one or both of the fawns may stick around.

Mama also appears to have taught the fawns your feeder, it's benefit, and your appearance as a non-threat. Learned feeding behavior like that is life-long lasting. The only possible mishap would be the surrogate doe, if she is different in behavior, the fawns may revert to her habits.

Sorry to hear about that. But a great experience nonetheless.

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the pictures in the yard were really neat. Sorry to here about the doe.

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Bummer.

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sorry to hear that...hopefully those fawns bring their fawns...and soon you'll have a whole famile

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I am really sorry to hear about that!
Hopefully the fawns will teach their fawns that you are a good guy!

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Awww... I've followed your posts on here and your yard pics... I'm sorry to hear about that.

:(

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Cool pics; sorry for your loss. HCH

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Sorry to hear about the doe. Hopefully the fawns remember the safety of your yard and return with the next generations!:)

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Sorry to hear. Hopefully the fawns will remain and take her place.

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When I was going to work the other morning, My headlights lit up a buck standing at the edge of the road. Laying beside him was a doe with her head up, looking around. I thought it was odd, that the doe would be laying there intead of being chased by the buck at this time of year. They were about 15 yards from the road.

On my way home, I looked over where the doe was in the morning. There she was, dead.

I parked and walked over to see if it was the tame doe. She had a cawlik (sp) where the hair stood up on the back of her neck. She also had a swelled spot on her left jaw. Sure enough, both of these where there. It was her.

I looked for skid marks on the road, there were none. Just a few pieces of broken plastic. she may have been hit intentionally. Who knows?

I also saw several tufts of hair skattered all around where she was laying , yet it didn't appear that anything was feeding on her, such as a possum or skunk.

I then figired, that the tufts of hair were probably from the buck goring her with his antlers. The simple SOB was probably trying to get her to stand to breed her.

I called my wife and gave her the news. She saw her dead when she came home from work. She left an hour later and called to tell me that someone took her. She was no longer laying there.

Kinda makes me wonder if she wasn't hit intentionally and that person knew she was fresh enough to take to eat.

Always have people slowing down, when they ride by, to look at the deer in the yard. They spot our yard at night also. I don't mind it. I just woder if some YaHoo wdidn't want to fill his freezer.

Anyway, thanks guys for letting me vent. I'm surprised at the support. I guess us hunters aren't such a bad bunch of guys after all.

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Those are some very cool pics windwalker7.

I am sorry she was killed.

I have had deer in my yard like that before. It is very peaceful sitting out there with them. Never had the nerve to hunt any of them. At one time I might have had 10 different deer, bucks included, come up to my house. I miss those days.

God bless,

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Windwalker:

I've watched your posts with ENVY over the past yr or so. I think it was really special what you shared with her.....but you know that.

I kill deer. Yes. But....I love them like I'm sure all of you do too.

Heck....my cat got run over the morning I left for Mexico.....and that tore me up. I'm 42 yrs old.....and I don't know anyone who loves animals any more than I do.

I really hate this for you......and I hope your fawns stick around. I'm planting food plots, next year, and I'm bringing my feeder to my yard. I want some "resident" deer to watch....feed....and just have around. I'll be sure to share my pics with you when I get some.

Peace.

jeff

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Funny how nature works. Two of its creatures on opposite ends of the food chain spending quality time together, and respecting each other. As hard as it seems, and as tough as we portray ourselves to be, the hard/painful times are what shape us into who we are. All of us could be great and strong (or at least appear to be) if everything always went right in our lives. But the strong are strong because they've been through the tough times. You don't become strong due to the absence of conflict or hard times, it is these hard times that shape you into who you are. I'm sorry that you lost your friend sir.
God Bless

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Windwalker7...life's like that!

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Definetly sucks bro. Maybe you'll get another one to tame down and hang out with you in the yard.

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Thats a bummer. I doubt anybody intentionally hit the deer. Even if you drive a beater its going to cause more damage than the deer would be worth. IMO.

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Windwalker7, I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.[&o][&o] I will miss the pics of her and hope that the young stick around.I know you have learned from them and shared this knowledge w/us for some time. I will miss her too[&o]

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Awww that stinks. I can see how you would have been attached to her. [&o]

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Sorry to hear that dude.

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that is so awesome, having deer to come into your backyard and make there selfs right at home, sorry to hear that man, maybe there will come alone and take up with ya

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bummer

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Sorry to read of this.