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Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - zoe (18th Oct 2014 - 08:40:15) Be careful while walking your dogs over Radford Park at present. Yesterday a Roe Deer shot out of the wooded area (from field above) in to the park. I just missed knocking me over and made me scream in fright. I dropped my dog lead when the incident happened. One of my dogs ran off in the confusion. The deer went into the boggy area between the two rivers in middle of the park. It took me half an hour to catch my dog as he was spooked by the deer. Please watch out for Roe Deer They are the size of a tall doberman , great dane or rottweiler , they are a pretty red brown colour. It was a very scary half an hour. I would hate anyone else to go through this. I believe the deer maybe nesting in this boggy area due to the bad weather.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - ellie (18th Oct 2014 - 09:29:27) Deer are very timid and shy creatures and would not attack humans or dogs They are scared of dogs and humans and will run if they hear or see movement. My dog loves chasing the deer but would never catch one! The most damage they do is to garden plants as they love eating tender non english plants. They do tend to run across the roads though so can cause accidents when cars are going too fast. They usually keep to themselves. They have quite a roaming area so it is unlikely that they would stay during the daytime, where people might disturb them all the time. The deer I see in my garden usually find somewhere to overnight where they are away from paths and the smell of humans, they love to feed on the wild rhodedendrons, and laurel. They are vegetarian.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - chrissy (18th Oct 2014 - 12:43:35) I saw three deer when out walking in Radford Park recently and I think they were spooked by me and they were in no way aggressive. I think it is wonderful that we have them here.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - zoe (18th Oct 2014 - 14:03:12) I agree deer are usually timid and shy.they are beautiful creatures. When one runs out from behind a Bush at speed it can cause damage if it hits you. I believe something in the field above were we where walking had spooked the deer.My dogs and I had a close encounter with a deer doing just that yesterday. It's very scary when you are taken by surprise and a deer is inches from you running very fast.you just have to stand still and hope it does not run into you. I was shaking due to the encounter and shock yesterday. I believe the deer hide in the boggy area as it's good camouflage for them. It's full of brambles and the other things you suggest they like to eat Ellie. I was just making people aware that the deer are about as they are every year about this time. They do like coming into our garden late at night. I had to cover my vegetable patch with netting to stop the deer eating our vegetables.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - S (18th Oct 2014 - 16:42:25) I was retrieving my dog's ball from the boggy area of Radford Park the other day, and I stumbled across three very large eggs. At the time I wasn't sure what I was looking at, but now it seems that I found a deer nest in there. I was lucky to escape alive because deer are very dangerous and protective of their eggs at this time of year. I can only urge people to be very careful in Radford Park right now - and beware of the deer.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - ellie (18th Oct 2014 - 19:13:28) I do not know which school the previous poster attended, hope it was not Bohunt! but a deer is a mammal, not a bird, baby deer are born in the same way as as a cow would be born, nor do they have nests. There may be a canada goose laying eggs but not deer.I have seen pregnant deer and can post on here a you tube clip of a deer being born feet first! Oh dear Ellie, you didn't spot that the poster was jesting ! An earlier post referred to the 'nest'.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - Will (18th Oct 2014 - 19:52:03) Deers lay eggs now do they :-) hahaha. That's just made my Saturday evening!!!! Hahaha :-)

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - Ellie (18th Oct 2014 - 20:03:37) So glad they kniw their biology! i am also puzzled as the the OP and why they thought it was a nest, deer are dangerous if dashing in front of your car bur not dangerous or threatening at all! They stand still or run, and the ones standing still get shot unfortunately!

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - zoe (19th Oct 2014 - 10:12:12) Nesting. : Psychology the tendency to arrange one's immediate surroundings, to create a place where one feels secure, comfortable, or in control. In the deers case it was to run in to the boggy area where the danger would not go and so the deer could camouflage its self in the brambles and trees. Nesting : A number of animals of the same species and their young occupying a common habitat. I hope this clears up the confusion with why I used the word nesting. The deers laying eggs comments did make me laugh.

Re: Roe Deer over Radford dog walkers beware - tony (19th Oct 2014 - 15:02:40) The only time deer are usually dangerous is if they have young with them, then they can be very protective. At all other times they will be trying to get away from you, so just stay calm. Unless they're running away from the panther that lives somewhere around here, in which case you should probably run too. Or if you see the black bear like I did on the way home from the pub one night. Run for your life!

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