Deer adopted me!
03-18-2009, 02:33 PM
#21
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Camden County, Missouri
Posts: 1,019
RE: Deer adopted me!
ORIGINAL: Red Hawk
I admit, that is pretty neat story and great pictures -For all its coolness, I could understand the drawbacks when it gets older.
I wish I had that kind of affect on women. Are you using the new Axe bodyspray or something?
I admit, that is pretty neat story and great pictures -For all its coolness, I could understand the drawbacks when it gets older.
I wish I had that kind of affect on women. Are you using the new Axe bodyspray or something?
03-18-2009, 03:36 PM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: California
Posts: 6,440
RE: Deer adopted me!
ORIGINAL: TimberCreek
It smells me all the time and since I am in the woods all the time, I pee everywhere so I guess he associated my smells as non threatening. I firmly believe the ATV is what originally attractedhim. Hard to believe but at first he would just follow me everwhere when I was on it.
ORIGINAL: Red Hawk
I admit, that is pretty neat story and great pictures -For all its coolness, I could understand the drawbacks when it gets older.
I wish I had that kind of affect on women. Are you using the new Axe bodyspray or something?
I admit, that is pretty neat story and great pictures -For all its coolness, I could understand the drawbacks when it gets older.
I wish I had that kind of affect on women. Are you using the new Axe bodyspray or something?
Yes I agree with that, especially since ATVs are so loud. I'm only guessing here but it almost sounds like he was an 'pet' for someone when he was younger and then released when he was older.
03-18-2009, 08:29 PM
#24
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 608
RE: Deer adopted me!
You said you are in the middle of the woods,so I think there is one of two possibilites.
The first possibility is the mother was killed or it was separated from its mother,and someone took care of it for a time. This could cause it to not fear humans. It is unusual for a deer thatyoung to not be with its mother. Sometimes the motherwill chase off their youngduring the rut, but they usually group back up after the rut. It is not unusual for a deer to remain with its mother for two years.
The second possibility is that it could have rabies. Before a rabid animal becomes agressive, they quite often become very friendly. Beware if you see a friendlybadger, skunk, racoon,fox or coyote. I know of a farmer who thought a cow of hiswas choking on something. He had his hand in the back of its throat trying to remove what the cow was choking on. He finally called out a vet, and it was determined the cow had rabies.
The first possibility is the mother was killed or it was separated from its mother,and someone took care of it for a time. This could cause it to not fear humans. It is unusual for a deer thatyoung to not be with its mother. Sometimes the motherwill chase off their youngduring the rut, but they usually group back up after the rut. It is not unusual for a deer to remain with its mother for two years.
The second possibility is that it could have rabies. Before a rabid animal becomes agressive, they quite often become very friendly. Beware if you see a friendlybadger, skunk, racoon,fox or coyote. I know of a farmer who thought a cow of hiswas choking on something. He had his hand in the back of its throat trying to remove what the cow was choking on. He finally called out a vet, and it was determined the cow had rabies.
03-19-2009, 03:02 PM
#25
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Camden County, Missouri
Posts: 1,019
RE: Deer adopted me!
ORIGINAL: country1
You said you are in the middle of the woods,so I think there is one of two possibilites.
The first possibility is the mother was killed or it was separated from its mother,and someone took care of it for a time. This could cause it to not fear humans. It is unusual for a deer thatyoung to not be with its mother. Sometimes the motherwill chase off their youngduring the rut, but they usually group back up after the rut. It is not unusual for a deer to remain with its mother for two years.
The second possibility is that it could have rabies. Before a rabid animal becomes agressive, they quite often become very friendly. Beware if you see a friendlybadger, skunk, racoon,fox or coyote. I know of a farmer who thought a cow of hiswas choking on something. He had his hand in the back of its throat trying to remove what the cow was choking on. He finally called out a vet, and it was determined the cow had rabies.
You said you are in the middle of the woods,so I think there is one of two possibilites.
The first possibility is the mother was killed or it was separated from its mother,and someone took care of it for a time. This could cause it to not fear humans. It is unusual for a deer thatyoung to not be with its mother. Sometimes the motherwill chase off their youngduring the rut, but they usually group back up after the rut. It is not unusual for a deer to remain with its mother for two years.
The second possibility is that it could have rabies. Before a rabid animal becomes agressive, they quite often become very friendly. Beware if you see a friendlybadger, skunk, racoon,fox or coyote. I know of a farmer who thought a cow of hiswas choking on something. He had his hand in the back of its throat trying to remove what the cow was choking on. He finally called out a vet, and it was determined the cow had rabies.
03-25-2009, 07:46 PM
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Posts: 147
RE: Deer adopted me!
Thats pretty amazing. I hope you see him again sometime. Here in WI, I know of some people that have deer that'll come up to them to be scratched and itched. It seems like, if they are comfortable with you, they wont run off... and most deer are typically "herd" animals.. usually traveling in groups.. so, if he doesnt have a little herd of his own, maybe that's why he sticks around you... your his protection and herd... jsut a thought.
