For the last several weeks, you only need to live near me to attract deer. My wife called to me about sunrise as she was brushing her teeth. There were four deer outside the bathroom window. As we were having breakfast, there were another five outside the kitchen window. As I went to check on the chickens, there were two really big does and three smaller deer standing in my garden area. I don't think that any of these sightings included the same deer. We just have way too many.
I've already got about 90 lbs. of de-boned venison in the freezer this season, and I've given away about 50 lbs. That is all I need for the year.
Maybe the deer know it is safe to be in my yard! But, being "old", hunting on my own property, and having gotten an "old dude's" lifetime hunting/trapping/fishing license -- I get to hunt deer during lots of seasons, including the youth seasons, with most anything I want to use, except for rimfire. I may take a few more for some of the elderly neighbors.
