Canon City Riverwalk White-tailed Deer

The Canon City Riverwalk, a natural area that runs through the middle of our small town (about 25,000) hosts a number of White-tailed Deer. Since they cannot be hunted in the middle of a populated area, they are less shy than those in areas where they are hunted and can be viewed by standing still (or moving very slowly) from distances as close as 25-30 feet.

Please do note that deer are wild animals and it is never a good idea to approach within a much shorter distance as they may feel threatened and strike out (they have been known to injure many people by head butting and trampling)--and never, never, never feed them (this is a death sentence as they associate food with people and can become aggressive with others, ending in their being killed).

See more photos of this deer here
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