After we brought the new goats home the other day, the little buck was hollering something awful. You know how they scream when they're not happy? Well, he was doing a lot of that and something was on both sides of the creek blowing and stomping at me like crazy. They were behind dense woods so I couldn't see, but they were running madly back and forth and blowing. Well I knew it was deer by the blowing noises but it didn't really concern me a lot, I just kept working. My 4 yr old son was near me, maybe 15 feet away, when suddenly one of the deer leaped up out of the creek and I mean to tell you she was agitated big time. She never broke stride, she was coming after us! Obviously it scared the crap right out of me and I grabbed my son because he was closer to her than I was! Thank God my husband came around the corner of the barn and it startled her enough that she went back to the creek, but all 3 of the does stayed there lurking for 2 full days. I have not ever had deer act that way, even when I had other baby goats around. They were convinced I had their baby is all I can figure. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen? I really believe if hubby hadn't scared her she was ready to attack us. She was with in 25 feet at a dead lope when he came around the barn. What do you think?
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This time of year the deer are all having or have just had their fawns, maybe hers was lost & really thought it was hers. Like some goats that take care of others baby goats maybe this deer doe was like that too, just trying to protect the nany.
Good thing your hubby scared her off though, Never know what a wild animal is truly capable of.
I'd have to agree that she might have mistaken the calls for her fawn/a fawn. We could have sworn up and down one morning that we heard a poor kid hollering its head off down by the railroad tracks one day, and when we got there it was an injured fawn. We tried to nurse it back to health, but it died later that evening. Fawns and kids have a strikingly similar call, so mistaken identity is definitely not too far-fetched.
I once heard a kid calling from the tall grass in the pond bottom (dried out pond!) I did a quick head count, and all my kids were accounted for. It was a fawn. They sound amazingly like goat kids!
A friend and I was rescuing a fawn that had fallen in a pond. We had just got her out when a doe bounded over the fence and we had to run for our lives. No doubt in my mind she was about to attack us. Fawn was ok.
lol, NO WAY!! I've waited a long time to get these two! It was really scary though!!!
LOL... I didn't know it was possible to be scared of a deer... LOL!
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I'd have to agree that she might have mistaken the calls for her fawn/a fawn. We could have sworn up and down one morning that we heard a poor kid hollering its head off down by the railroad tracks one day, and when we got there it was an injured fawn. We tried to nurse it back to health, but it died later that evening. Fawns and kids have a strikingly similar call, so mistaken identity is definitely not too far-fetched.
I heard what sounded like a baby goat in the woods earlier this week just a yelling. Took the dogs and went to investigate but didn't see anything. Figured it must have been a fawn (no goats even remotely close YET).
When I was about 14 some friends and I found a fawn. My friend Eric thought it would be a cool pet. Picked it up & started walking home.... it screamed & screamed....Momma came charging through, I climbed a tree & yelled at Eric to drop the fawn & run. He said "It's just a deer, I'll scare her off"
Yea right! She took after him biting, stomping....even after he put the fawn down she still went after him......he ended up with a broken wrist, a few cracked ribs & lots of scrapes & bruises.
I'm very happy your DH came & you had your son safely with you.
LOL... I didn't know it was possible to be scared of a deer... LOL!
Deer can be quite ferocious, especially when protecting territory (bucks) or babies (does). I once had a big buck run me out of a 400 acre mountain pasture in the fall (rutting season for them too, just like goats), thank goodness I was close to the fenceline and the barn or I'm sure I'd have been quite seriously injured. He stood on the other side of the fence snorting and stomping and waving his antlers for a good 15 minutes before going away!
A friend of ours was fishing years ago and fell asleep against a tree by the water. He woke up to see a group of does and fawns drinking at the water. When he moved they panicked and ran right at him. One of the fawns ran into him and he instinctively grabbed it. Fawn tore him up with its hooves and its mama pawed him and headbutted him until he let the fawn go. He had cracked ribs, broken nose and lots of cuts from hooves!
To the OP, glad you could get yourself and your son to safety. I have a 16 month old that tags along for chores and we have a LOT of deer around here. One of these days we'll have new kids if this FF ever decides to pop them out, good to know fawns and kids sound alike so I know to look out for deer does!
Oh yea, deer are ferocious. Had a friend lose her headlight in her car when slammed on the brakes because of some crossing the road. It was during rut and one of them kicked her car!
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LOL... I didn't know it was possible to be scared of a deer... LOL!
You should be scared of deer. Deer can be downright viscious and can slash you to ribbons with their sharp hooves. If the deer had reached Heartstrings, or worse yet, if it had reached Heartstrings 4 y.o. son this is what could have happened.
Warning for the faint of heart, this is a very violent deer attack so if real life violence bothers you then don't look. The attack took place in a town here in BC, but it should be taken as fair warning to anyone who doesn't realize just how a deer can attack and injure you. The cat and dog that were attacked ended up being okay in the long run, although the dog was stiff and sore for several days afterwards, his heavy coat of hair is what saved him. The dog was an old border collie just out for a walk with his owner.
Deer can be quite ferocious, especially when protecting territory (bucks) or babies (does).
That is true of any animal. You are deliberately making it sound like deer are just randomly, wantonly evil.
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Deer About to Attack Me Over Baby Goat!!!
