{"id":25903,"date":"2019-03-20T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=25903"},"modified":"2019-03-20T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T17:10:07","slug":"attacked-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=25903","title":{"rendered":"Attacked deer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Now and then, I am reminded that I am only able to glimpse at the lives of the wildlife around me. I see feeding, and furtive attempts to cross a road, but that is about it. However, occasional clues as to the tumultuous lives of deer can be seen. A couple of them were seen a few days ago, but I start with two older observations.<\/p>\n

Here is a 2006 shot of a lesion on the leg of a white-tailed deer. I suspect that it records a recent coyote attack — but, who knows? The deer clearly escaped.
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Then there is a partial skeleton in the snow seen in 2009. The deer was probably feasted on by a coyote and finished off by ravens.
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These early observations were widely spaced. So, it was unexpected to see two more in one day. All that remains in the snow is blood and fur.\u00a0
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Finally, there was another survivor, a male white-tailed deer (note the pedicle scars), which was crossing the highway in the pre-dawn light. It bore evidence of two prominent lacerations on its side, the size and placement of which suggest the claws of a cougar.
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