![]() ![]() ![]() To protect yourself, there are several suggestions to make your yard a tick-safe zone: While deer may carry ticks, the density of ticks is most sensitive to the availability of hosts for subadult ticks (small mammals and birds) than hosts for adult ticks, such as deer. The greatest risk of tick exposure comes from small, wooded areas, tall grass or weeds, bushes, or leaf debris. During the fawning season, dogs particularly trigger defensive reactions from does.īlacklegged ticks that carry Lyme disease are most commonly found in the eastern and southern areas of Ohio but are likely to occur in suitable wooded habitats throughout most or all of Ohio. Keep your pets contained and on a leash.Move behind a building or vehicle, or into a building until the deer moves on. Do not turn your back on the deer and do your best to keep dogs from barking or lunging toward the deer. Back up while waving and shouting at the deer and retreat from the area. In parks, stay on paths and be aware of places to retreat if a deer were to approach.If they make contact, they may kick or they may strike by rearing up with front hooves and hitting their offender. Failure to do so can lead the deer to actually pursue the threat. Create space between yourself and the deer.Be especially aware if you are walking a dog or taking dogs out in the yard. Oftentimes backing away and moving out of the area is safest, rather than trying to go around.If you spot a doe standing with a fawn, give them a wide berth. What does defensive behavior look like?Ī doe facing you boldly, failing to retreat if you move or shout or make yourself look big, or moving toward you (usually their focus is on a dog) – these are all cues to retreat to safety. Domestic dogs are often perceived as genuine predators as much as coyotes. Does often bed their fawns near buildings and houses for safety, yet they have a strong instinct to ward off predators. Deer with fawns less than three weeks old will defend their vulnerable babies, especially around dogs. ![]() Whitetail deer fawns in Ohio are usually born between April and July. Homemade repellents – egg, garlic, soap, fabric strips (must rotate).Fence gardens – fishing line in 3 strand heights.Mother deer can act defensively around dogs if a fawn is nearby, sensing them as a threat. If you suspect a fawn is in your yard, exercise caution when letting your dogs out without a leash.Letting dogs out regularly may scare deer away and keep them from bedding their fawns nearby during the fawning season. Scare them with sprinklers, noise, and dogs.Keep your yard clean of fallen fruit, crops after harvest.Deer are not fond of fuzzy leaves, thorny plants, strong fragrance, and bitter taste.Deer love English ivy, hostas, beans, peas, impatiens, pansies, lettuces, fruit trees, strawberries, peaches.Plant deer deterrent plants in your yard so they surround deer-favored species.Whitetail deer are beautiful, graceful animals, but they can also cause concern, car strikes and landscape damage being the most common. Antlers are shed in late winter and are quickly eaten by many small mammals for their high vitamin and nutrient content. Antler size has less to do with age than with genetics and health. More solitary, bucks start growing antlers in the spring. Female offspring often stay with their mother for more than a year, but young bucks separate from their mother after about 12 months. Rearing one to three young per year does are more communal and can be frequently seen in groups, especially in the winter months. As Ohio‘s largest herbivore, white-tails feed on a variety of foods, and depending upon the season their diet may consist of bark, fruits, twigs, acorns, and an assortment of plants. White-tailed deer have become more common in Worthington. Differences in the amount of forest cover, agriculture, and human population density, however, have contributed to a patchwork of densities across the state. With a lack of natural predators to control population growth, continuing urban expansion, local ordinances prohibiting hunting, absence of disease, and adaptive food habits, deer populations have increased markedly with an estimated current population of 670,000 deer in the state. However, in recent years the deer population has seen a resurgence with the growth of urban and quasi-rural landscapes. By the early 1900s, human actions cutting down the forests for farming activity and non-regulated hunting of the deer population, caused deer to generally disappear from the state. In the early 1800s, a vast majority of the state was populated by mature forests with a diverse ecosystem. The present-day growth of the deer population has its roots in the growth of the State of Ohio going back to the 19th century. ![]()
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