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Coupla decades ago I hosted the very nice man from Falls Church VA that runs the HomePro biz. He was here for a week and we went in the drift boat on the Grande Ronde and also took a plane into Red's Horse Ranch on the Minam. We backpacked from Red's to a small lake not too far away. And one morning when I had a pretty big campfire going, a curious doe came into camp. We moved into the smoke from the fire and the doe went right by him, close enough to touch. He was AMAZED! Had never seen anything like that.Funny you should ask! Here at Westlake Resort, where we're staying, I was standing on the step to the deck yesterday taking video of a doe standing 5' from me. Never been that close to a deer before! They wander through here pretty regularly between the lake and the house. We watched her munch the hosts tomatoes before we got face to face.
When I was stationed in the Tri-Cities in the USCG, the station was an Aids to Navigation station - we managed buoys, signs and lights along the rivers and lakes. On one road trip we camped at a park at the confluence of the Spokane and Columbia just down stream of Kettle Falls. When we woke up in the morning there were half a dozen white tails in camp.Coupla decades ago I hosted the very nice man from Falls Church VA that runs the HomePro biz. He was here for a week and we went in the drift boat on the Grande Ronde and also took a plane into Red's Horse Ranch on the Minam. We backpacked from Red's to a small lake not too far away. And one morning when I had a pretty big campfire going, a curious doe camp into camp. We moved into the smoke from the fire and the doe went right by him, close enough to touch. He was AMAZED! Had never seen anything like that.
Did I ever tell you about the time the elk were running and a cow came down the trail and stopped with her hoof on my toe?
Was they keepin warm? Three Doe Night???When I was stationed in the Tri-Cities in the USCG, the station was an Aids to Navigation station - we managed buoys, signs and lights along the rivers and lakes. On one road trip we camped at a park at the confluence of the Spokane and Columbia just down stream of Kettle Falls. When we woke up in the morning there were half a dozen white tails in camp.
They was chowing down. It was a nice park - we had it all to ourselves. It was a fun trip. Went all the way up the Columbia as far as you can go in a powered boat (I/O) to China Flats before it got too shallow. Ditto with the Spokane - got the boat stuck on rocks a few times in rapids.Was they keepin warm? Three Doe Night???
Sad to read that it is all turning Blue. Not something I'd want to deal with anyway. More of a Ruby Ridge type. Or maybe on the Yaak but that looks really really cold.Some years ago, when I lived in the Seattle area, I went to look at buying property between Republic and Couer d' Alene, but never followed thru. Glad I didn't now; I would not be able to handle the cold winters at my age.
Dogs presence do have an impact IMOQuestion. Any of you experiencing deer have dogs on your property? Curious how much deer and other game are used to civilization.
On a side note. I took the Amtrak to Sacramento a few years back. Passed through old mining towns with only a few occupied homes, but also saw packs of deer in numbers I never thought. Winter time but no snow.
I'm lucky, my deer usually come around every other hour. Affords me the opportunity to sleep in anf hunt at my leisure.When I first moved on my property many moons ago, a deer sighting in the neighborhood was a rarity. Now, not so much. Now they are cloven hoven rats that want to eat my roses.
I used to go on deer hunts. Camp out in the woods even. Now if I want one of those dumb goats, just go outside at dawn.
I get up at the butt crack of dawn every day, affords me the opportunity to hunt leisurely all day.I'm lucky, my deer usually come around every other hour. Affords me the opportunity to sleep in anf hunt at my leisure.
I am surrounded by private timberland. My old dog could care less about deer. The deer would hang out feeding in my fields whenever they wanted. My new dog barks at them and sometimes chases them. They have learned the dog. They know he stays in at night and come close to the house to feed in the yard at night. Even though he chases them, they still come back. They were eating the grape vines this weekend after dark and we let the dog out unknowingly. He tore after them and chased them off. They were back later that night.Question. Any of you experiencing deer have dogs on your property? Curious how much deer and other game are used to civilization.
On a side note. I took the Amtrak to Sacramento a few years back. Passed through old mining towns with only a few occupied homes, but also saw packs of deer in numbers I never thought. Winter time but no snow.