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Came home from supper tonight and when the car headlights flashed across the old pasture, there were eyes shining back at me. I swung the car around to get a better look and spotted more on the driveway. Swing the car more and there were more deer in the front yard. Hard to be sure but about 18 or so. I haven’t seen a group like that in years.
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I have a lot in my yard, mostly at night
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My youngest son brought a co-worker here for the weekend. They are just finishing a gut/skin on a nice axis doe.
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Here in MI we just keep encroaching and they keep thriving
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Group up more in the winter wherever the feed is.
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
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Usually we see groups of 6 or less here on the farm. But 18 in the yard/pasture less than 100 feet from the house was unusual. Especially this winter, hardly any snow and it melts quick. So whatever feed is out there is available.
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I hunt in central PA and the deer numbers the past few years are really starting to rebound. It was bad there for awhile but they are really starting to bounce back.
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Our mule deer really herd up in the winter. It's common to see herds of 100 or more.
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Northeast PA we have plenty of deer. It's nothing to go on our hill and see 15-25 deer in one hayfield alone. Mornings walking to barn to do chores and I can see 8 deer within 100 yards of the barn... Fewer hunters and hunters not wanting to shoot does, leads to an overabundance of deer!!
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They herd up in the Winter.
Took the dog out one day last week and flushed out about 25. The bastards tore up my shrubs.
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They were back on Saturday night. Had to wait while they crossed the road in front of me. Also saw a flock of about 40 turkeys on Friday afternoon in the middle all that wind and wintry mix precip.
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