I know deer are generally pretty skittish, and not aggressive towards people, but would there ever be a situation where someone should be worried about getting gored by those antlers if you’re too close?
I can’t speak for this particular species, but whitetail deer in North America do sometimes attack people. They’ll often use their front legs to batter people with smacks. It looks funny, but those hooves are sharp.
It’s not common enough that I would be afraid to be near them, though. When I lived in a national forest, our yard was on a game trail. There was a resident herd of deer that I saw daily, and I had a manger style feeder for them. They’d get very close to me, including this huge, gorgeous buck with a great set of antlers. I never once felt scared or threatened by them.
Freak accidents happen, but if you respect nature your chances of having a bad time are much smaller.
I don’t know. I have been walking these woods for 30 years and all throughout my life the deers have been here roaming and people feed them almost daily. They are really super friendly and not scared at all of people.
From what I’ve heard, wild animals that lose their fear of humans are much more dangerous than ones who aren’t used to us.
They have much much more interactions with humans and consequently also more negative interactions. And stupid humans will do stupid things like slapping an animal or randomly start screaming right next to an animal. So yes.
I would assume that is true tbh!
Good to know… I just look at those antlers and my first instinct is “nope,” even though I know that they’re usually pretty gentle. They’re still wild animals, and can do unpredictable things.
He’s so cute! A bit shy, but still posing for the picture
Wow that’s a beautiful picture! Well done
A Japanese deer?
I’m based in Sweden but the deer might as well be Japanese, who knows?
Well, did it speak Japanese or Swedish?
It made some noise. Could not quite make out what it was and I did not deer to ask either.
Oh, so it was Dutch.
There’s only 2 things I hate in this world: people who are intolerant of other cultures, and the Dutch.
Fallow Deer
My closest encounter was a fox at three paces.
Turn and draw? 3 paces is a little close I think.
No need, the fox ran away. I actually saw it again later that day, but from a larger distance.
This is really neat mate, thanks for sharing this! Gotta love being outside, in the wilderness, being close to nature is something special.
Thanks for liking it! Spot on!
A good deer here.
So fuzzy!!
