Are you ever out walking in the morning and run into deer? We like to walk early in the morning and it is a rare day if we don't see deer before 7:00 am. There are lots os fawns now. They will have time to mature before winter sets in. North Carolina wildlife published a "North Carolina White-Tailed Deer Density" map in 2020. According to this map, there are more than 50 per square mile in Guilford County. We have more deer per square mile than Rockingham County. They are pretty to look at, but they can do a lot of damage. They are constantly foraging and love almost anything green and leafy. It is illegal to take in a deer in the Triad and you are encouraged not to feed them because it keeps them from foraging or in some cases learning to forage. They are meant to survive in the wild and have moved into the suburbs as much of their habitat is being converted to housing and commercial properties. The above deer were seen in northwest Guilford County.
Happy Thursday!
They're in a hurry.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 05:19 PM