Let me get your guys opinion on this because obviously I am wrong...
I was at the girlfriends house last night which is in a suburb that once was woods, wetlands, etc and now houses. I am talking developments with small 1 acre patches of woods mixed around the deer bed in and then feed in peoples yards. We regularly see deer in the yards, just walking through front yards like its nothing. I had a big spike buck challenge me on the riding mower 2 weeks ago. He came out of the creek and just stood in the back yard as I am riding towards him. He let me get 20yards before taking off.
The other night we walked the dog and she kept pulling towards something in the dark of a neighboring yard. We walked to the corned and coming back a doe and fawn crossed the street where the dog alerted moments before. The doe proceeded to stand on the sidewalk 25yards away and stomp her foot and run away after I yelled at her. Well last night we are walking the dog in the same direction and there is a bigger 4-5yo doe standing in the yard across the street. She is watching us and all of a sudden starts running towards us with her head held high. She stops when I yell at her and as we start walking she stomps and closes another 30-40yards and is now standing on the tree lawn, across the road staring at us. I yell at her again and start walking and she comes a few feet closer. I then started clapping and yelling at her and she took off. I was then scolded for scaring the deer away and was told she was just curious and that they are friendly because the kids feed them out of their hand. I said no... that deer was going to come over and attack the dog or her fawn is around or she thinks the dog is her fawn. That deer was angry IMO.
So, angry deer or just curious and no harm intended?
I once grunted at a buck I jumped out of a thicket and he turned, snort wheezed and shook his head and ran at me. I was also charged by a doe while riding my mountain bike in the metro parks. I had to dismount the bike and hold it in front of me because she wouldn't back down.
I was at the girlfriends house last night which is in a suburb that once was woods, wetlands, etc and now houses. I am talking developments with small 1 acre patches of woods mixed around the deer bed in and then feed in peoples yards. We regularly see deer in the yards, just walking through front yards like its nothing. I had a big spike buck challenge me on the riding mower 2 weeks ago. He came out of the creek and just stood in the back yard as I am riding towards him. He let me get 20yards before taking off.
The other night we walked the dog and she kept pulling towards something in the dark of a neighboring yard. We walked to the corned and coming back a doe and fawn crossed the street where the dog alerted moments before. The doe proceeded to stand on the sidewalk 25yards away and stomp her foot and run away after I yelled at her. Well last night we are walking the dog in the same direction and there is a bigger 4-5yo doe standing in the yard across the street. She is watching us and all of a sudden starts running towards us with her head held high. She stops when I yell at her and as we start walking she stomps and closes another 30-40yards and is now standing on the tree lawn, across the road staring at us. I yell at her again and start walking and she comes a few feet closer. I then started clapping and yelling at her and she took off. I was then scolded for scaring the deer away and was told she was just curious and that they are friendly because the kids feed them out of their hand. I said no... that deer was going to come over and attack the dog or her fawn is around or she thinks the dog is her fawn. That deer was angry IMO.
So, angry deer or just curious and no harm intended?
I once grunted at a buck I jumped out of a thicket and he turned, snort wheezed and shook his head and ran at me. I was also charged by a doe while riding my mountain bike in the metro parks. I had to dismount the bike and hold it in front of me because she wouldn't back down.