KG, I do feed them some corn and table scraps but I live on 16 acres and there are plenty of other things for them to eat too. There are many deer around this area and most are fairly tame...
Of course the hunters bait them by dumping corn under their tree stands and shooting them when they come to feed.... To me that's a huge betrayal of trust, to feed an animal so you can then kill it... Edgar On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Kristopher Grey wrote: > > Edgar, > > Do you feed them, or (perhaps unintentionally) present feeding opportunities > with grass/garden, and thereby acclimate them to human presence? Just a > thought, an interrelated aspect, not a judgment. > > KG > > > > > On 9/10/2012 6:48 AM, Edgar Owen wrote: >> >> Merle, >> >> >> I have the same problem with people killing animals. Today is the first day >> of deer hunting season here in NJ. Since I've lived here I've had continual >> problems with hunters in all sorts of ways and have continually fought to >> deter and prevent them, in particular from killing the wonderful deer family >> that hangs out in my front yard and comes right up to me when I come out the >> door. >> >> It's a continual test of my Zen! And a continual lesson that Zen can indeed >> be active in the world... >> >> Edgar >> >> >> >> On Sep 10, 2012, at 3:49 AM, Merle Lester wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> i dunno about you folk out there but i am no good at suffering... firstly >>> my own and secondly witnessing others...human, animal or vegetable... >>> suffering is no way to live >>> >>> Merle >>> www.wix.com/merlewiitpom/1 >>> >> > > >
