Deer in wooded backyards? (Savannah, Georgetown: city hall, leases, home)

[janette moss]

Originally Posted by ebs964

I lived in Grayson/Lawrenceville for 10 years and never saw a deer. I guess it depends on the area. I live in Helen and see deer all the time in my front yard, back yard, etc.. They will eat your shrubs, hedges; they stripped all of the green from my azealas.

Oh my God! Who can stop "mother nature's beasts"!

[Padgett2]

Beasts? Do you mean the two legged or the four legged kind. LOL

[wrives]

We lived for 23 years in Peachtree City, Georgia, just 26 miles south of the airport. PTC grew from 6000 to over 36000 people in that time, and the last year we were there, 2005, we had deer in our backyard in the middle of the city at least several times a week. Sometimes there would be 4 or 5 together. Once we had a doe and twin fawns eating near our bird feeder. Our backyard (2/3 acre) was wooded and backed up to a green area, but many times I've seen them in neighbors front yards in the middle of the night, browsing on the shrubs.

The other BIG issue is that they FREQUENTLY run out in front of cars, night, twilight, and daytime. If you hit a deer driving 40 - 50 miles an hour, you can be killed. They do a tremendous amount of property damage each year. You have to be very alert and careful when you drive there, and I've even seen them run across the interstate highways.

[janette moss]

Originally Posted by wrives

We lived for 23 years in Peachtree City, Georgia, just 26 miles south of the airport. PTC grew from 6000 to over 36000 people in that time, and the last year we were there, 2005, we had deer in our backyard in the middle of the city at least several times a week. Sometimes there would be 4 or 5 together. Once we had a doe and twin fawns eating near our bird feeder. Our backyard (2/3 acre) was wooded and backed up to a green area, but many times I've seen them in neighbors front yards in the middle of the night, browsing on the shrubs.

The other BIG issue is that they FREQUENTLY run out in front of cars, night, twilight, and daytime. If you hit a deer driving 40 - 50 miles an hour, you can be killed. They do a tremendous amount of property damage each year. You have to be very alert and careful when you drive there, and I've even seen them run across the interstate highways.

Oh my God!!!!! I just can't believe it!!! These are just the facts that you gave me and others reading this "thread" -- IT'S A REALITY! "Twin fawns". Just eating away at shrubs in the neighbors' front yard in the middle of the night!!!!! I freaked out this summer because of a bird's nest in our gutter on the house. As soon as one bird's eggs hatched, they would "lease the nest" to the next pregnant bird! What the heck would I do if I saw deer in my yard!!!!!

[janette moss]

Originally Posted by bgnzsavnh

The coastal islands have the biggest problems with Deer. Especially on Skidaway or Hilton Head. It is common to see herds of 7-8 grazing on your lawn any time of day in Sea Pines or The Landings.

Uh, uh, uh!

[janette moss]

Originally Posted by Padgett2

Beasts? Do you mean the two legged or the four legged kind. LOL

I'm laughing too after you asked it that way! Very good sense of humor I detect coming from you.

[atlantagreg30127]

Deer don't invade your house like mice. LOL. I've never heard of anyone waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom to see deer scurrying across the floor. Deer are mostly afraid of you and will run, or, if you coax them with food you MIGHT get one to come up to you if you're lucky. If you're one of those gals who screams murder over wildlife, you need to stick to condo living intown.

I'm not a fan of people who hunt for recreation, so this particular video of what a deer thought about a hunter still to this day brings a laugh to my face: Deer Gets Revenge

[janette moss]

Originally Posted by atlantagreg30127

Deer don't invade your house like mice. LOL. I've never heard of anyone waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom to see deer scurrying across the floor. Deer are mostly afraid of you and will run, or, if you coax them with food you MIGHT get one to come up to you if you're lucky. If you're one of those gals who screams murder over wildlife, you need to stick to condo living intown.

I'm not a fan of people who hunt for recreation, so this particular video of what a deer thought about a hunter still to this day brings a laugh to my face: Deer Gets Revenge

I am all of the above -- scared of everything crawling, flying,creeping and scared to learn how to swim!!! I saw a mouse go into my neighbor's garage and freeked out!!! Yes -- I am "one of those gals" who screams muder over all of the above!!! Thank you for recommending that movie -- looks like a winner! I saw a clip of it when you sent the title.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by janette moss

I saw a mouse go into my neighbor's garage and freeked out!!! Yes -- I am "one of those gals" who screams muder over all of the above!.

You'd hate my sister. She'll handle snakes. My brother dated "one of those girls" once who literally would scream and hide from BIRDS. One day we were having a family gathering in a shelter in a state park and after this gal screamed for the 11th time of seeing something, my sister just gave her a full b*tch slap right across the back of the head and said, "Get OVER it woman! I'm going to slap you ever time you scream!!". Funny... she stopped screaming. Just hire someone to slap you each time you do it - you'll get over it.

[Padgett2]

Racoons worry me more than deer. They will live very close to housing. In our area, they are frequently infected with rabies. They are so bold and will come up to porches looking for pet food and bird seeds. They just stand there and look as if they are daring you to make a move.