The deer population is getting large again. I’ve seen groups as large as 8-10 together recently. I had a pair of young ones sleeping in my backyard yesterday. And a herd of about 6 including the buck below going through the neighbor’s front yard.

Cute critters when they are young.

But boy can they be destructive to gardens.

I forgot to put up some mesh screens this year around some of their favorites and paid for it.

I’m not crazy about deer ticks either and the more deer I see the more I’m looking at my legs when I mow.

But they got the right to be here just like me.

Photos by Mike Hartley