tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post915179180648971910..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Day I Saw BambiJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78763210539843319372015-06-12T12:18:16.735-04:002015-06-12T12:18:16.735-04:00E.B. my father never hunted, but my grandfather di...E.B. my father never hunted, but my grandfather did. I'm not sure where he went because there weren't many deer around when I was growing up. I don't think deer will eat tomatoes. At least I've never heard that they do. I'm having far more problems with rabbits and chipmunks as far as my plants go. I wish we had more coyotes around to control the rabbits. Chipmunks sleep at night so I don't know what to do about them.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75577968911820726392015-06-11T19:55:46.836-04:002015-06-11T19:55:46.836-04:00No, I wasn't a Bambi fan. I lived where huntin...No, I wasn't a Bambi fan. I lived where hunting was a big sport. Deer ran out on the road and caused many driving problems. When I think of deer, I think of deer ticks and Lyme Disease. Although I have eaten venison, it isn't my favorite. In my beach neighborhood there are lots of deer. A neighbor told me to forget having ornamental plants because the deer eat them. We'd like to at least have tomatoes, but we may have to settle for a container garden on the decks. While I don't have anything against deer, I'm not real warm and fuzzy with them either.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-26913094209786597162015-06-11T19:49:08.625-04:002015-06-11T19:49:08.625-04:00Anonymous, they are beautiful and graceful creatur...Anonymous, they are beautiful and graceful creatures and easy to love until you've been involved in a car accident with one. So far fortunately I haven't, but I worry when I'm<br />on the road at night. My son has shot several deer and he and his wife like venison, but<br />I don't have much of a taste for it. He stopped hunting years ago.<br /><br />Grace, you're right about them liking hostas. Fortunately, except in the winter they don't come anywhere near my house and gardens, and of course in the winter all the hostas have died back for the winter. I doubt very much that he or she did damage to your lawn from urinating on it. Still, it had to be exciting to see one in your front yard, especially when it coincided with my blog. Actually, Grace, I sent it to you. :-)Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66742542668195179592015-06-11T18:07:46.211-04:002015-06-11T18:07:46.211-04:00Believe it or not, this morning I looked out my fr...Believe it or not, this morning I looked out my front window and saw a deer in our front yard. I thought, "How sweet," until he squatted down and then relived himself right in the middle of our lawn! I feel sorry for these creatures who have been displaced because of suburban building, but I can no longer plant hosta and many other plants because the deer eat it like salad. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43758153059988890232015-06-11T17:18:49.825-04:002015-06-11T17:18:49.825-04:00When Bambi lost his mother I always cried my eyes ...When Bambi lost his mother I always cried my eyes out, no matter how old I was when watching! I once had a dear friend who had a native Indian outlook on the hunting and killing of animals to provide meat for the family. He changed my outlook and also created a taste for venison. My best friend and her husband and family members all hunt. I have heard how the deer population in Ohio is at dangerous levels. But oh, Bambi will always be a sweet childhood memory. They are beautiful creatures. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40450079725868696302015-06-11T14:58:25.857-04:002015-06-11T14:58:25.857-04:00Pat, I love the woods. It's my favorite time o...Pat, I love the woods. It's my favorite time of the day taking those morning walks. So peaceful and lovely and the silence except for the occasional bird singing. I'm not fond<br />of geese, either. Quite messy creatures, they are.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64280789206147333962015-06-11T13:55:31.945-04:002015-06-11T13:55:31.945-04:00Deer????? Where would I ever encounter deer? :) No...Deer????? Where would I ever encounter deer? :) Now geese, the rotten, big so and sos. Ugh.<br />Oh, I did see a rare, maned, female lion in Africa. That was exciting.<br />Patg (who belongs on a starship, not out in the woods. :)Patghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32726843550110006042015-06-11T13:41:50.087-04:002015-06-11T13:41:50.087-04:00Margaret this is the first time I saw a fawn in my...Margaret this is the first time I saw a fawn in my woods. I rarely see any deer, either, but their hoof prints on my paths through the woods show me they use the same paths I do.<br /><br />Shari, how nice that the police patrol to call in someone to remove the dead deer in your sister's community. I've seen dead dear along the side of the road for days sometimes. I once had one in my ditch that eventually I had to call the highway department to have them get rid of it. I'm sure I'd still puddle up if I watched Bambi.<br /><br />KM, I cover my rhododendrons closer to the woods with bird netting before the snow comes. When I have a good crop on my old apple trees, they come into my back yard to eat what they can reach. However last year a late frost or something left all my apple trees with no apples so I'm not sure what they found to eat. I think my little fawn was disturbed by Maggie. <br />Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18753614527783619202015-06-11T10:41:14.756-04:002015-06-11T10:41:14.756-04:00We live on a few acres adjacent to a girl scout ca...We live on a few acres adjacent to a girl scout camp, which does not permit hunting. We are often over run with deer. Although we don't hunt, we permit a few people who we know are responsible hunters to use our land, in the hopes of controlling some of the population. It's sad in a snowy, cold winter, like we just had, to see the starving deer trying to find food. We've had them climb up on our deck so they can eat the shrubs from above.<br /><br />There have been some experimental programs where deer are either caught and neutered, then released, or shot with birth control darts. I don't know how practical they are.<br /><br />The fawns are adorable. Sometimes an inexperienced doe won't bed her fawn down, and then they wander, sometimes crying piteously. I can only hope the mothers manage to find them again.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53009720908379259682015-06-11T09:59:15.755-04:002015-06-11T09:59:15.755-04:00How lucky you were to see a fawn!
When I see deer ...How lucky you were to see a fawn!<br />When I see deer in suburban areas it makes me sad. These beautiful creatures shouldn't have to live alongside speeding cars and roads. As your blog shows, cars and deer to not mix. In my sister's rural community, the police patrol every morning to remove deer that were struck by cars so school kids riding buses won't see the dead deer lying on the side of the road.<br />Bambi - that movie was responsible for a lot of tears!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68980115195045892762015-06-11T09:21:07.671-04:002015-06-11T09:21:07.671-04:00I live near a huge tract of green space, filled wi...I live near a huge tract of green space, filled with deer, fox, and sometimes, coyotes. The deer raise their fawns in the thick underbrush, so I don't see them until the end of summer. They have enough to eat, but their only natural predator is cars. How wonderful that you saw a fawn!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-71955549911978670122015-06-11T09:10:12.747-04:002015-06-11T09:10:12.747-04:00Jim, I think it's totally awesome to live wher...<br />Jim, I think it's totally awesome to live where you live. I agree with you that controlled hunts have become necessary especially where the population has exploded and there are no<br />predators to control them naturally. I especially like the idea of giving them to food banks.<br /><br />Warren, that had to be scary. Even though your wife is an excellent driver, there's no stopping a deer from dashing out in front of cars. Also, often where one crosses in front of you several more can be following.<br /><br />Kara, what is especially scary about deer on freeways is that traffic is traveling at excessive speed and often congested so there's no way to avoid a deer that dashes out.<br />If you Google deer accidents, you'd be appalled at the images that come up. I picked<br />one that wasn't as gruesome as many of them.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36008930739543812012015-06-11T08:29:47.628-04:002015-06-11T08:29:47.628-04:00I live in an urban area next to the freeway and oc...I live in an urban area next to the freeway and occasionally see deer. I used to see them more often but builders have been clear cutting trees for new houses and buildings so the deer population has dwindled. Although last week a doe and a baby deer strolled down my street. Unfortunately, I have seen dead deer on the side of the freeway and we have car accidents because of them<br /><br />Bambi made me cry--I was a sensitive child. Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69291934217888073542015-06-11T08:28:19.508-04:002015-06-11T08:28:19.508-04:00A few years ago my wife, Judy, was driving on a fo...A few years ago my wife, Judy, was driving on a foggy road. I was riding in the front seat. When we came around a curve we saw a doe standing in the middle of the lane. Judy is an excellent driver. She managed to miss the deer, but it was scary. I once saw a group of six that crossed a road after a stoplight halted traffic. I think we need controlled hunting to help keep the population under control.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-92120026337990671762015-06-11T07:26:37.789-04:002015-06-11T07:26:37.789-04:00Living in the deep Upper Peninsula of Michigan woo...Living in the deep Upper Peninsula of Michigan woods, I have the opportunity to see fawns fairly frequently. Some years they come to my salt lick, including a collared fawn a couple of years ago, part of the Michigan Predator Prey Study being conducted in our area.<br /><br />Deer are a problem primarily because in the suburbs they have lost most of their predators. No wolves, only a few coyotes, no bear, no bobcat or lynx or other cats. Then food becomes the only population curb and that occurs through starvation.<br /><br />I’m not at all opposed to controlled hunts, especially where the meat is given to local food banks to further support community needs.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com