The key is that this is a wild animal and potentially dangerous. Several years ago, a deer got into a sandwich shop in a town near where we live. Not being able to figure out how to get out, it panicked and busted up display cases and windows before it finally escaped.

That’s exactly the situation that was going through my mind when the dog and the deer were having their face-off through the screen door. It’s like, don’t make the deer mad, little doggy. You won’t like her when she gets angry!

On this trip, we’ve seen well in excess of 100 deer, including one resting under a trampoline yesterday. I posted a photo of it yesterday (September 13) on my Haw Creek Out ‘n About blog.

I was also cautious about getting too close out of concern too that I don’t want to encourage them not to be afraid of humans. It was pretty amazing how close I was able to get, and get photos, and the fawn didn’t seem to mind too much. The mother was in the neighbor’s fenced-in yard, so I didn’t get close to her at all.