1. A deer has had to be put down after its leg was ripped off in an illegal snare. 2. Deer have two photo pigments in their eyes, people have three. 3. Deer have a reputation for cuteness, thanks in no small part to the antics of a frolicking fawn in a certain Disney movie. 4. One solution might be for state officials to eliminate bag limits on does so that hunters could thin rural populations and suburban deer would have somewhere to be sent. 5. Since deer have no predators and hunters in crowded suburban areas, he said, nothing keeps them in check. 6. Texas and many other states are saturated with deer, and surplus deer have no place to go. 7. The deer had mud halfway up its legs, and its water bucket looked as if it had been lifted from mud recently and placed on drier land. 8. The large-bodied deer had the thick, swollen neck that bucks develop during the rut, or breeding season. 9. These deer have special glands on their feet that, Wood said, secrete compounds with antibiotic properties. 10. Actually, the deer have enough sense to stay away from the target flags, restricting their diet to less-dangerous ground. |