Made for birthing Deer

Living in the bitteroot valley area of Missoula Montana we come in contact with lots of wildlife.Often deer would be walking in the street or through a yard and eating whatever tasted good to them. All photos below were taken in our yard ..

  Our house is in the middle of a small subdivision, on the same two block area as a public school on one end and a mega church on the other. Almost daily we would see deer walking by in our front yard.

About twelve years ago it was a very snowy winter and the deer were prowling thru our yard for food. They would go along tree lines and fences in the back yard to find anything green to eat. We don't have a very large lot only 80'x150' but I have planted a lot of trees and one apple tree which they love. Many of the apples that had bad spots in them I would save and throw out to the deer in the winter for food.
Since deer are creatures of habit they would leave and wander around for a bit and then always come back. Almost daily I would go out on the back deck and there would be at least one and many times three or four laying under a tall bush. There are three flowering trees in a triangle shaped area just off the deck where they like to bed down. It gives them shelter in the winter and shade in the summer.

The first time I saw one in the yard I tried to scare it away, but not for long, the next morning it was back and laying beside her was a baby fawn. Yearly since that time we have had several fawn born in our back yard. On two occasions they had twins, I think they feel safe in a meadow like area with some tall grass and trees around. Our lot was bare when we built our home and planted all the trees and shrubs. I love doing the landscape work at our home, and I never thought it would turn out to be a haven for the deer population.

Earl Baldwin