01-17-2013, 06:56 AM
cbelt3 wrote:
Buzz..... there's a far cry between being 'used to humans' and being domesticated.
Wild is wild. The local deer will walk right up to you and look at you from a few feet away. But get between a doe and her fawn, and she'll kick the crap out of you.
Of course, get between Mrs. cbelt3's Chihuahua and her snuggle blanket, and she'll snap at you too.
There is a small herd of deer on Blake Island in Puget Sound, across from Seattle. The whole island is a marine state park. The deer for generations have co-mingled with human campers and tourists on day trips from a tour company. You can feed them by hand.
While on a Sea Scout trip to the island, a friend of mine thought it would be fun to catch one. He got a hind hoof to his forehead. Permanent dent to his skull in a roughly hoof shape.
Priceless.