A Treat for Me or the Doe?

: A Treat for Me or the Doe?; My neighbors have been handfeeding this doe for over a week now. I was delighted when she not only accepted the corn from me, but also allowed me to pet her. The fawn in the background belongs to another doe, just outside the camera lens. My neighbor, Larry, took this for me.; Created by: Travlynwomyn.; Tools Used: sony Cyber-Shot; Created on: August, 2007; Image Views: 114; Average Views per Day: 0.3; Image Number: 41233

Comments:

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for a few more weeks on Aug 8, 2007 at 12:27 PM said:

Hi Karen - your concern is what bothers me too, in spite of the thrill of this moment. Fortunately, this is a 'No Hunting' area as it's heavily populated year-round. The deer seem to know where the boundaries are. This portion of the resort is mostly RVers and tenters with beautiful, wooded sites. It's not unusual to come home at 12:45 am (I work from 4 pm - 12:30 am), and see deer lying down in the grass on vacant sites. Even when walking or driving past them they may look up a moment from their grazing, but only a loud voice will set up their 'flags' (tails) and even then, they don't move too far. In Southwest Michigan we also see hunters trying to lure the deer into their areas during the off season. That really bothers me. Vicki

km from TX on Aug 8, 2007 at 4:56 AM said:

A great picture of you and your friend. I would worry more about hunters since this deer has lost her fear of humans, she would make an easy target. It happens here in Texas unfortunately.

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for a few more weeks on Aug 8, 2007 at 1:33 AM said:

Thank you Alex and Alan. I'm surprised you and Carol haven't 'made friends' with some of them Alex - they also lap at hummer feeders! Alan, it was a special feeling - she has no fear of humans at all. Vicki

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Aug 8, 2007 at 12:19 AM said:

Great photo Vicki... From looking at that big smile on your face I would say the treat was for you.. I'm glad you got to enjoy it's company....

Whittler from Maine on Aug 7, 2007 at 5:57 PM said:

WOW!! I'll bet that just made your day ,what a great shot.

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for a few more weeks on Aug 7, 2007 at 2:44 PM said:

Thank you, Ikka and Steve for commenting. Ultimately, that's my concern too, Steve. Ironically, there are very few deer killed by reckless drivers through this area, and when vehicles pass, they wait at the side of the road until they do - and then cross. The young fawns haven't learned that trick yet - but fortunately those who live in this area are more at to be cautious in these winding roadways.

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Aug 7, 2007 at 1:02 PM said:

A great shot, but a moral dilemma!

Ikka Capellan from Germany/Europe on Aug 7, 2007 at 5:46 AM said:

A lovely image, Vic, indeed, it's different, a handheld animal and one of the wildlife, for that, it would not works good. I understand your happiness, Thanks for sharing it.

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for a few more weeks on Aug 7, 2007 at 1:51 AM said:

Thank you for your great comments, lorraine, Carol, Don and Beverly. I just hope that she doesn't become so friendly that she loses all her caution. But her friendliness is quite infectious. A buck also appears to be close to letting us hand-feed him too - we'll see. Vicki

Talsi+ from WNC -USA on Aug 6, 2007 at 10:23 PM said:

i would say that that was a treat for you. How nice to be able to pet a wild animal.

donwrob from Ohio on Aug 6, 2007 at 6:25 PM said:

Very cool capture Vicki! I bet you were very happy to be able to feed and pet her like that. Neat! Great shot! Don

Shutterbug from Maine on Aug 6, 2007 at 6:16 PM said:

Lovely photo Vicki.

Carol

lorraine from NZ on Aug 6, 2007 at 4:54 PM said:

Its a special thing to have a normally wild animal let you feed and pat them, very nice capture.

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