An unusually mild stretch of weather recently seems to have triggered some deer in our communities to become more assertive. Over the past week, reports have come in from Penticton and Princeton citing assertive or aggressive deer conflicts while walking dogs (on leash) or enjoying the urban and semi-rural green spaces.
In particular, Does (female) become more wary, defensive and unpredictable the closer to fawning, and during the early months after fawns are born late April, May and June. This is in contrast to Bucks (male), which can become more assertive during the fall ‘rutting’ season.
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