I wasn't alone!

[Laser Man]

I am sitting outside on the deck enjoying the fine fall weather as dusk settles in.  As I'm sitting here checking the boards, I got the strangest feeling I was being watched.  I looked up and a deer was standing at the bottom of the deck stairs, just staring at me.  We were about 15 feet apart.  I don't know which one of us was more startled!

As a note, the deer around here are pretty bold.  They eat everything in sight and seem to be accustomed to us pesky humans.

[aarrggh]

 Well ; Since your profile is blank , I`m gonna have to assume you live in Yugoslavia . 

 Holy Smokes !  You have deer in Yugoslavia .   

[tomgallagher]

That deer obviously knows it's not deer season yet. Wait till deer season starts and you will never see him again

[Frontier Guy]

As a note, the deer around here are pretty bold. 

I've spent too much time here today catching up after a week's absence. When I read your post I thought it said, "As a note, the deer around here are pretty BALD."

[Laser Man]

That deer obviously knows it's not deer season yet. Wait till deer season starts and you will never see him again

I live about 25 miles from mid-town Manhattan and my town is sandwiched between a park to the south and a nature preserve to the north.  Hunting isn't permitted in either of those, except on a rare occasion when the deer population gets too big.  As a result, the only natural predator for deer around here is the automobile! 

FrontierGuy, the deer are not bald, but my wife and I did see an albino deer last night.  If hunting was permitted, that unfortunate creature would go first because he can't hide with that coloring.