Here is a photo of Tangle’s and Tumble’s Sheds. Even though they are twins, Tangle had the bigger rack. The antlers came off quite easily when I remembered to turn them counter clockwise, but they aren’t wanting to go back on. The Whitetails lose their rack at the beginning of March while the Fallows are usually early April. Tangle is also the friendlier of the two boys who likes to get scratches and pets. Tumble is more stand offish, on which he might get maybe five feet away before he runs off. Tangle got instantly people friendly almost right away after being rescued from being tangled up in vines. We knew there was a problem when he started following us around including going through the fence and trying to get into the house. We decided that he had to come in so he would wander onto the highway. I also said that where there is one, that there is another. So I found Tumble who was hiding under the car port. He was also brought in where the mother came in and out threw the day doing her mom duties. Unlike a couple of their other brothers, these two have decided that they like life better living in my pasture knowing that they can hop the fence whenever they want. Tangle has never hopped the fence where Tumble might go adventuring into the neighbor’s yard every once in a while. Their younger sister Ivy also hangs around along with the youngest sister Logan who is very curious. Eventually she will be taking treats out of the hands but she has to do it when the mean fallows hogging all of the treats.
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In my area we have a few whitetails who are completely spoiled by their neighbors. There's a buck I see from time to time, usually in the company of a couple of does, who will come right up to the car and even stick his muzzle in the window. I understand from the locals that they're cadging treats...
I didn't think a whitetail could get that used to people. Though I remember my father telling me about the one deer season when he was sitting down in the woods, feels a tug at his arm, and looked to see a whitetail doe with his sleeve in her mouth. He said he had a heck of a time shooing her away.
About thirty years ago I went to a tag sale pretty close to where I saw these deer. There was a darned sleek-looking doe munching grass in the fence where I'd seen a cow sometime before. She was hanging out over the fence, just watching people come and go. When she'd had enough she bounced over the fence and wandered down the road. I mentioned her to the woman running the sale and she said, "Oh, that's Susie," (or whatever). "We took her in as a fawn and she thinks she owns the place." I wonder if any of the ones I keep seeing are her descendants.
Sounds like Willow. She is the most dominant of the Whitetails out here. She was rescued from someone who was trying to raise her in a rabbit cage. When she came here seven years ago, she took charge instantly. Very friendly but she will let you know when she is pissed.
She has raised severial fawns here on which some left while others like Tangle, Tumble, Ivy, and Logan decided to stay.
Maple on the other hand lives on the other side of the fence so we might see her and her fawn every now and then. Even though Maple was a Rescue two years after Willow, the two of them don't get along.
She has raised severial fawns here on which some left while others like Tangle, Tumble, Ivy, and Logan decided to stay.
Maple on the other hand lives on the other side of the fence so we might see her and her fawn every now and then. Even though Maple was a Rescue two years after Willow, the two of them don't get along.
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