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OAITW r.2.0

(31,925 posts)
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 08:38 PM 18 hrs ago

I think I might be overfeeding the deers at my house.

Depending on the number of visitors showing up, I'll put out 2-5 lbs daily of cracked corn for the locals.

Today, I saw the biggest deer I've seen. My faithful dog Skippa, for whatever reason, was outside and didn't notice the diner until he was safely inside.



I called my neighbor and he approached the fat deer with a pail of food. Last I saw, they were heading into the woods. I mean, how do you get a 1500 lb fat deer to cooperate?

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I think I might be overfeeding the deers at my house. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 18 hrs ago OP
I love me some corn(ball)! Faux pas 18 hrs ago #1
That's the oddest looking deer I EVER saw! They're usually a lot more graceful. CaliforniaPeggy 18 hrs ago #2
I don't think it moves around much. OAITW r.2.0 18 hrs ago #3
😂😂😂 bamagal62 18 hrs ago #4
Yeah... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #5
My next door neighbor above me. OAITW r.2.0 17 hrs ago #8
Good... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #9
Never really have. I guess after 4 years, it kinda makes sense. OAITW r.2.0 17 hrs ago #10
What a huge very rare Heifer Dog. chouchou 18 hrs ago #6
Angus-Hereford cross, House of Roberts 17 hrs ago #11
UPDATE OAITW r.2.0 17 hrs ago #7
Another weird thing. I put a 20lb salt lick up close to the corn. OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #12
Ha! electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #13

2naSalit

(101,732 posts)
5. Yeah...
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:10 PM
18 hrs ago

You might want to lighten up on the corn for a spell.



Did you find out who belongs to it?

OAITW r.2.0

(31,925 posts)
8. My next door neighbor above me.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:28 PM
17 hrs ago

Just talked with him and fat deer is back in the pasture....not sure how. But we plan to have a couple of socialble beers soon to figure out how to mitigate the issue going forward.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,925 posts)
7. UPDATE
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:25 PM
17 hrs ago

Talked with the neighbor and fat deer is back in their grazing pasture. More importantly, I had a great convo with him and we agreed to have a couple of sociable beers over here in the near future.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,925 posts)
12. Another weird thing. I put a 20lb salt lick up close to the corn.
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 11:16 PM
16 hrs ago

Today. I found it 30 feet away, close to my drive. I thought..."wtf?". Deer haven't used it at all in the past 2 months.


Now, I know.

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