@nickcammarata @tr_babb lol yes deer learn & adapt! I grew up in a suburb w trails where the deer would let you walk past maybe 3 ft from them and barely look up.... but then a few miles west in hunt county they'd startle at any human on foot- but we could ride horses close and they'd not react
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Reply · Nov 15, 2023@nickcammarata @tr_babb deer can be very flinch-y in areas where they're hunted... and fawns go limp and play dead when startled or touched... there…Reply · Aug 23, 2021@security_craig Yikes!!! I suppose the risk is small, but wildlife not acting scared of humans is always a warning sign... (Lots of rabid raccoons in…Reply · Aug 14, 2023@Entity3Self @acheronix nahhhh- generally running away is what triggers their predator instinct to chase and maul, and they're faster than you'd…Reply · Nov 15, 2023@tr_babb @nickcammarata yeah- definitely true too... but these deer would be browsing along the trail edge and not stop when we'd bike past... but it…