Re: I think I am an influencer!!??!!

1Snickers · ‎03-19-2016

@MamaWick Even though we have acre lots, several including a once good friend called the game warden. Deer were eating their shrubbery and flowers, but they told the wardens they were afraid the deer were becoming too accustomed to humans. One said they were dangerous!

I warned neighbors on both sides that when I stopped feeding them they will eat their shrubbery more and they have.
One gardener wraps plastic bags over her lilies and blooms nightly then removes them in the morning. Another has a wire cheap fence to protect miniature shrubs and wire baskets around them. Deer eat them anyway!

I can't even feed birds now because if seed drops on the ground it's considered feeding deer. I'm saving a lot I'd money! Oats and fruit, carrots were expensive!

So, I enjoy the deer when I see them, they remember me. They are eating grass, clover and neighbor's shrubbery!

And I enjoy your photos!

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

I so enjoy your pictures, with the way life is now days,it is so nice to see these pictures, thank you for posting them.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

Hoovermom · ‎03-19-2010

Oh my gosh, what a sweet baby!!! These pictures warm my heart.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@1Snickers wrote:
@MamaWick Even though we have acre lots, several including a once good friend called the game warden. Deer were eating their shrubbery and flowers, but they told the wardens they were afraid the deer were becoming too accustomed to humans. One said they were dangerous!
I warned neighbors on both sides that when I stopped feeding them they will eat their shrubbery more and they have.
One gardener wraps plastic bags over her lilies and blooms nightly then removes them in the morning. Another has a wire cheap fence to protect miniature shrubs and wire baskets around them. Deer eat them anyway!
I can't even feed birds now because if seed drops on the ground it's considered feeding deer. I'm saving a lot I'd money! Oats and fruit, carrots were expensive!
So, I enjoy the deer when I see them, they remember me. They are eating grass, clover and neighbor's shrubbery!
And I enjoy your photos!

@1Snickers Did the neighbors happen to mention to the game warden that you were feeding the deer which is illegal in every state with which I'm familiar? Did they also happen to mention that in doing so and removing their fear of people by feeding them, you are signing their death warrant come hunting season? Does it give you pleasure to know they may walk right up to an armed hunter looking for a hand-out? There's a reason feeding wildlife is illegal. People who sincerely love animals, don't do it. You should have received a stiff fine.

New Mexico☀️Land Of Enchantment

1Snickers · ‎03-19-2016

@Kachina624 It is legal to feed deer in my state in the Summer, from Sept to Jan it isn't legal due to hunters baiting them. I wasn't breaking the law at the time feeding in Summer. But due to the neighbors complaints I stopped.
I never tried to tame or hand feed deer, only feed for them and squirrels to keep them away from my bird feeders. I had a special call to them so they would know who I was, and not a hunter.
My area is a game refuge, there are no hunters. But the neighbors are feeding them shrubbery!

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

@Kachina624 wrote:
@1Snickers wrote:
@MamaWick Even though we have acre lots, several including a once good friend called the game warden. Deer were eating their shrubbery and flowers, but they told the wardens they were afraid the deer were becoming too accustomed to humans. One said they were dangerous!
I warned neighbors on both sides that when I stopped feeding them they will eat their shrubbery more and they have.
One gardener wraps plastic bags over her lilies and blooms nightly then removes them in the morning. Another has a wire cheap fence to protect miniature shrubs and wire baskets around them. Deer eat them anyway!
I can't even feed birds now because if seed drops on the ground it's considered feeding deer. I'm saving a lot I'd money! Oats and fruit, carrots were expensive!
So, I enjoy the deer when I see them, they remember me. They are eating grass, clover and neighbor's shrubbery!
And I enjoy your photos!

@1Snickers Did the neighbors happen to mention to the game warden that you were feeding the deer which is illegal in every state with which I'm familiar? Did they also happen to mention that in doing so and removing their fear of people by feeding them, you are signing their death warrant come hunting season? Does it give you pleasure to know they may walk right up to an armed hunter looking for a hand-out? There's a reason feeding wildlife is illegal. People who sincerely love animals, don't do it. You should have received a stiff fine.