To the seasons of life
A deer and a man only hundreds of yards apart around the bend of the river, both trying to find some rest from heat 🤕 on the Nicola in Merritt on Sunday…
Merritt got rain Tuesday much improving many creatures outlook.
A deer rests from some stress beside a river, on hard rocks, with some plastic at its rear. A velvet antlered two point takes the bush behind. Fall is coming. We may have made it with wild fires but what next.
A four point male mule deer sits on a construction site on Sunday seemingly habituated. according to Paul a rod and gun club member th velvet will be gone in a month and breeding will begin. A counter person in a sports store says that they will freeze and rely on no movement to hide them. Perhaps he thinks we looks like a pile of lumber.
In addition to movements related to available shelter and food, the breeding cycle is important in understanding deer behavior. The “rut” or mating season usually begins in the fall as does go into estrus for a period of a few days and males become more aggressive, competing for mates. Does may mate with more than one buck and go back into estrus within a month if they did not become pregnant. The gestation period is about 190–200 days, with fawns born in the spring, staying with their mothers during the summer and being weaned in the fall after about 60–75 days. Mule deer females usually give birth to two fawns, although if it is their first time having a fawn, they often have just one.[ Source Wikipedia
On this Day: July 25th 1837
the first commercial telegraph signal is demonstrated.
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Deer on Garcia Street Merritt
Photo KDG
There were 10 deer on the lawns of Garcia Street, Tuesday morning. Deer seem to know that there are no firearms to be used in the city.
On this day: October 22 1836
Sam Houston becomes the first president of the Republic of Texas.
Deer crossing roads other then freeway watch for deer!
File photo: KDG
Today in history: September 19th 2010
The leaking well from the drilling rig Deep Water Horizon is finally sealed.
Hey Merit what do you say?
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