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Bread for Deer...?

It gets me mad when people feed bread to wildlife. Its crap food...especially white bread. Its not healthy and not healthy for them, but they eat it of course, along with the ducks, raccoons, and squirrels. I have seen deer eatting oranges, pineapples, pumpkin,, spaghetti, roast beef sandwiches, .....all strange foods to these herbivores.

 

At this popular deer watching site, people dump saurkraut, donuts, candy, popcorn, wilted salads with the dressing , pizza, and anything else they don't want to eat. In summer, the trash sours quickly and stinks. Yet, people continue to dump their unwanted food rather then toss it in the garbage can. People also leave dog food for the raccoons, and hard boiled eggs, and cat food in cans.

 

Apples are Deer's favorite natural treats along with acorns, and corn of course. Oh, they love to eat hostas and tulips....so don't plant them in deer inhabitated areas. The Humane Society of the Unitied States has lists of flowers and plants that deer don't eat....check with them before you landscape.

 

Forest Preserve

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Taken on December 21, 2008