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A Deer Time In The Old Park Tonight

When I do inspections at Sudden Valley, a lake area that is part of Bellingham, I usually have deer hanging around like pesky kids. They are so plentiful there. A couple weeks back there was a young buck with a full head of antlers. Yesterday I heard a dog bark, and there were two deer grazing. I could only get a photo of one.

While they are pretty and quite tame. There are a couple problems with them.

1. Each one will eat plants to the tune of about 100 rabbit each. And they jump so well they are hard to fence out.

2. They run in front of cars and get hit. They make a device to hook to a car, deer whistles, that supposedly reduce instances of that. Not sure if they work or not.

Steven L. Smith

Bellingham WA Home Inspections

Posted by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector on 08/19/2008 10:14 AM

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7 Comments on A Deer Time In The Old Park Tonight

AUG

2008

Steve, I know that "Bambi" is your favorite movie of all time----but this is a bit of a stretch to make your affliction relate to the real world:)

Charlie,

Put your knife and fork away. This one is off limits.

"The Whistler" (it may have other names) really does work. We have tons of deer in Lakeway and out in Dripping Springs and Kerrville Texas. This device has saved me and my car numerous times. Without it by the time you see the deer in the headlights and it is too late. This gizmo is priceless! You can find it often in hunting or outdoors equipment stores.

Steve, here is a picture of mom and the kids out for lunch.

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Good looking kids Charlie. Yours?

Looks as if you visited Arkansas. You can't believe have many people hit these things. I've been lucky so far!

AUG

2008

Wildlife can be a lot of fun to watch. My sister called me this evening to say she was watching a baby deer in her backyard back in Kentucky. She & my folks se deer in the yard almost daily. When I lived at home, we didn't have any deer, but in the past 20 years they have moved in and populated the area around my folks home.

Great pictures.

Sean Allen

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