Dispatch From The Snapshot Wisconsin Camera

From the Wisconsin DNR Snapshot Wisconsin game camera there is this series of three burst trail camera photos of a doe and her fawn.  And a teachable moment along with basic study of the best survival mechanisms honed to perfection by the whitetail deer.  Principal among them are the whitetail’s sense of sight, hearing, and smell to avoid potential predators. 

Regardless of the size of those big brown eyes - eyesight is the sense that deer least depend-upon.  The keen deer eye is better at detecting movement than a concealed threat.  Take it from a hunter who knows when to freeze and sit tight. 

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The most reliable sense a deer possesses is smell. They have a nose that can distinguish danger from hundreds of yards away.  And if you look carefully at the photos you will note that mama has opened her mouth and exposed all of her olfactory powers to the detection of a potential threat.   

Lastly, never underestimate a deer's strong ability to hear.  If you further examine the photos you will note that even though mama is motionless - as her fawn advances - her ears swivel like radar antennae from front, to side to aft.  

Amazing senses has the whitetail deer.

Photos - June 16, 2019