This is a tough time of year for deer. They're in the depths of winter, and one of the most important ways they survive is by conserving energy. If they have to run from people or dogs, it burns precious body fat that could mean the difference between life or death. Idaho Department of Fish and Game has closed its Boise River Wildlife Management Area to protect deer, but a lot of deer winter outside the WMA.
They don't have an option where they spend their winters, but we do. If you want to get outdoors this winter, try to do it where you're not going to encounter wintering deer, and keep your dog under control at all times.
We're lucky to live so close to wildlife, but recent snowstorms have pushed deer closer to the valley floor, and it is up to us to help them survive.
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PLEASE!!! Keep your dogs on a leash!!!
I work by the Boise River in East Boise, and we are seeing way, way more deer this year than ever before. Yesterday some JERK had his dog on the greenbelt, just past the orange bridge on the Warm Springs Golf Course side of the river, and it took off and chased after a deer. I love animals, sometimes more than people. And your irresponsibility in not having your dog on a leash not only puts wildlife in danger, it also endangers your pet. What if the deer had kicked your dog in the head? Actually, I wish the deer had kicked YOU in the head.
Oh yeah, and it is a LAW that your dog is to be on a leash, and kept under control.
Okay, that was also stupid.
Brilliant, angry stupid. Know what your saying, you blew it at the end. Forgiven.