Is is safe to feed the deer plums?

Question

Is is safe to feed the deer plums?

Answer 1

no.  if you're asking what i think you're asking, you live in a residential neighborhood, probably in the foothills or in the mountains, and you get deer commonly in your back and front yard. you would like to feed the deer.  this is not a good idea.

first of all, deer can be a dangerous animal.  99% of the time, they'll run away from you, but deer do have the potential to fight back, whether it be with their big horns or their very hard head.  you dont want this.

second of all, there's a phrase "a fed bear is a dead bear."  same for deer, a fed deer is a dead deer.  when you feed these animals anything, you're teaching them that they can go to you for food.  this diminishes their need to hunt for food as they would naturally, and when you stop feeding them, and you do something like leave for vacation, or if no one's home, they have been known to raise h**l on people's houses (break windows with antlers, bang up doors, get into the house, etc.) you're also teaching the deer to go there for food, and in turn, this will bring more deer into the area, which can increase deer in the road, deer around people's houses, etc.

so no, its not a good idea