Wild deer feeding

[salad]

Over here at this time of year the forest Rangers put food out for the wild deer in mangers at different locations in the forests .
Today I went to one of these locations where you can get reasonably close as long as you are quiet.

I had a fantastic early evening as the deer came out of the mountain forests to feed , The place I went to is well know for getting a good turn out of deer and it did not disappoint .
This is not an enclosure or a fenced in park where the deer are used to being around people, these are all wild deer from the forest that have come to feed..

I thought I would share it with you guys

 

[Ivan...]

Very nice mate , each location in the world brings its own beauty , why am i salivating and thinking food and knife scales etc , is that wrong ?

Ivan...

 

[Harvestman]

That's really wonderful. Thank you.

The cynical part of me says that if something like that was tried in my part of the world, the locals would be queueing up to spoil it by shooting at them.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

They're probably fed for the hunt, more deer survive so more can be shot which equals happy 'customers' who will return. Also it keeps them concentrated in a given area, less walking to do & more chance of ' crossing their paths'
This isn't an anti- hunting rant by the way


Great photos.............................still not a lot of snow around.

 

[salad]

They're probably fed for the hunt, more deer survive so more can be shot which equals happy 'customers' who will return. Also it keeps them concentrated in a given area, less walking to do & more chance of ' crossing their paths'
This isn't an anti- hunting rant by the way


Great photos.............................still not a lot of snow around.

Snow came , snow went , snow coming back tomorrow

 

[widu13]

That's really wonderful. Thank you.

The cynical part of me says that if something like that was tried in my part of the world, the locals would be queueing up to spoil it by shooting at them.

It's called deer management Harvestman. The UK deer population is currently the largest it has been for centuries and is still growing. No-one wants to kill ALL of the deer but they do need managing.

 

[Barn Owl]

Lovely beasts.

 

[salad]

Very nice mate , each location in the world brings its own beauty , why am i salivating and thinking food and knife scales etc , is that wrong ?

Ivan...

Its not wrong mate , I was thinking the same so it must be right errrm

 

[Harvestman]

Sorry, not criticising deer management at all, or hunting. More a comment that the locals would shoot them at the feeding station, thereby frightening them off and defeating the point of the feeding. And that they would do so illegally and probably indiscriminately.

Lets not turn this thread into a hunting argument, especially since I think we agree anyway

 

[Jaymzflood]

Salad, when im there in April, will I be amongst these in the bush?