Joe Hutto Accepted by Wild Mule Deer

Nature did a documentary about his raising and observations of a clutch of wild turkeys from hatching to release a couple years ago. Full episode is on pbs.org[1].

[1] http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-life-as-a-turkey-full-epis...

Huh! Very interesting. I loiter around drinking my 1st cup of coffee with mule deer most mornings, I thought ours were just acclimated to people... north-side of Phoenix metro. A few dozen of them graze our property most mornings between twilight & sunrise. They are oblivious of my presence, sometimes curious... more so with newborns around. I've had them sniff me & my coffee as they mosey by. Just last week a young buck almost walked over me as I was standing in the middle of the driveway talking on the phone. I watched him approach 50+ yards straight at me. I tried walking backward but he wouldn't let up so I chickened out and stepped aside. He walked by without breaking stride or saying 'pardon'. They're pretty good neighbors, otherwise.

His PBS documentary, "Touching The Wild," is available on Netflix.

"Naturalist Joe Hutto taps into a new understanding of mule deer by living with a herd in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming for almost seven years."

There's the wind, the river, the mountains, the deer, and Joe Hutto, all part of an interesting story.

I haven't gotten to know a single animal (including humans) that didn't end up having a quite distinct personality. I assume ALL animals have different personalities... is not getting to know them an excuse to eat them? :)

“You can’t let a 180-pound cat make all the important decisions.” I couldn't agree more.