On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:47:03 +0100 Bernie wrote: > Pippi wrote: >>> Any suggestions what to do whith roedeers in the garden??? >> Nope (don't even know what they are) > My dicitionary had roe and roedeer as the same animal - apparently "deer" > isn't the correct one (but I'm positive I saw a roedeer in a US movie and > they said "deer"). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, considered most authoritative for English as spoken and used in the US, defines roedeer as "a rather small, delicately formed Eurasian deer". I have heard the term "roe" used to refer to deer in several movies about the English folk hero Robin Hood. My dictionary indicates that this is correct in the archaic English of the Middle Ages, in the times of our hero, Robin Hood. > Anyway I guess they aren't as common in the US as they are around here (me > and Per are both in Sweden). > Perhaps the animal I saw in the movie only looked like a roedeer to me - > just as several people in my end of Sweden are certain they have seen a > wild cangaroo (yeah right!) In the US there are several subspecies of deer. The Eastern Whitetail Deer is very large and they are extremely common throughout the Shenandoah Valley region where I live. They frequently walk through my yard. They even wander into towns. A few years ago a large antlered male went crashing through a shop window in a womens department store during normal business hours in the Town of Front Royal, Virginia. He bounded over counters and tables of merchandise and made a most terrible bloody mess as frightened shoppers ran around in panic. In my area the deer have caused many traffic accidents and have caused much property damage to automobiles and have sent many passengers to the hospital with serious injuries. The deer are indeed a real problem. Anyone proposing a solution will have to contend with much controversy. We don't know what to do about it. They will continue to proliferate because of the rich abundance of agricultural crops, apple orchards, wild berries and nuts. All the best, Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
