I was pretty young, early teenager, Dad had a patient who owned a ranch up in the Brownlee area. They found and raised a mule deer fawn an eagle had tried to take. She was maybe a yearling at the time. Unbelievably gentle critter, she'd nose you just a little, felt like a butterfly wing it was so light. I'd forgotten that till I saw this, another thanks Mr. Lane.
Many years ago, I was overnight hiking in the Finger Lakes region of New York. At the crack of dawn, a fawn started licking my face just like the gif, but when I started moving, the fawn took off full speed. I was its salt lick of the day.
Came across one that size last spring, grass was shorter than in the picture but I didn't see the deer until I was right on it. It didn't spook or move a muscle. I saw the momma about 50 yards away, pacing, and blowing.
At work we have elk in the area, on one pad every year a momna elk leaves the baby for the day under the raised mcc building. The electronics in there need cooling and it vends under the building. That makes underneath about 20-25c even when its high 30's everywhere else.
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Reminds me of that song (only older people would remember) "save all your kisses for me"
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
Sometimes you eat the deer and sometimes the deer eats you.
ReplyDeleteI was pretty young, early teenager, Dad had a patient who owned a ranch up in the Brownlee area. They found and raised a mule deer fawn an eagle had tried to take. She was maybe a yearling at the time. Unbelievably gentle critter, she'd nose you just a little, felt like a butterfly wing it was so light. I'd forgotten that till I saw this, another thanks Mr. Lane.
ReplyDeleteMobile salt lick, it's like water, it's where you find it.
ReplyDeleteMany years ago, I was overnight hiking in the Finger Lakes region of New York. At the crack of dawn, a fawn started licking my face just like the gif, but when I started moving, the fawn took off full speed. I was its salt lick of the day.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember right, this fawn was a twin whose mother abandoned her and this man bottle fed her and saved her life.
ReplyDeleteHere it is.
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Don't let THE AUTHORITIES find out. They'll raid his house, hold him at gunpoint, and kill the deer to see if it has rabies.
DeleteWe call that "Vealison"...
ReplyDeleteCame across one that size last spring, grass was shorter than in the picture but I didn't see the deer until I was right on it. It didn't spook or move a muscle. I saw the momma about 50 yards away, pacing, and blowing.
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At work we have elk in the area, on one pad every year a momna elk leaves the baby for the day under the raised mcc building. The electronics in there need cooling and it vends under the building. That makes underneath about 20-25c even when its high 30's everywhere else.
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