A Robert Moses Deer in the paper.

[Geno C]

thought i would share this, my buddy had this news paper clipping so i took a picture of it. Kind of scary tho if you think about it. i wouldn't let my daughter near this deer. but in the same breath its a neat photo none the less...

[Geno C]

[First-light]

Sure is, on the boardwalk!

[Geno C]

its a really nice 8 point too. he looks pretty swoleup so it was taken around the rut. the deer get really close to humans over there. i have deer walk right up to me when i go out to fire island.

[First-light]

Remember over at Hecksher park when they feed the deer. People lined up to see that.

[Geno C]

do they still do that? i remember going there as a little kid. the deer would come right to the car window

[First-light]

Not any more, I would of loved showing my kids.

[wooly]

Wouldn't it have been great if his antlers fell off right then and there.

[bubba]

I love robert moses. I live 30 miles form there. The deer are fed a lot by the people there, so they look for handouts.

[Geno C]

Not any more, I would of loved showing my kids.

yeah that would have been cool to go over and see... its been so long since i have been there. Deff would have been cool to take the kids there forsure

[Geno C]

I love robert moses. I live 30 miles form there. The deer are fed a lot by the people there, so they look for handouts.

yeah alot of people feed them so they are kind of used to people. i thought you lived more upstate bubba?

[outdoorstom]

I'm pretty sure Bubba is referring to the state park on Barnhart Island, near Massena.  Lot's of huge bucks running around there.

[bubba]

oops my bad thanks Tom

[steve863]

Robert Moses state park has some nice looking bucks on it.  Me and my brother used to photograph them there a number of years ago now.  I just happen to have a few pictures saved on my computer here at work as an example of what's out there.

[steve863]

Well, I guess those photos just won't download here properly. 

[steve863]

Lets try this.

[5.9cummins]

Are your files named correctly?

Click on the file and then click a second time so it highlights the file name.

Then move the cursor over and put ".jpg" at the end of the file name.

Ex. 15 turns into 15.jpg

[steve863]

Thanks for the help, but it doesn't seem to work.  These pictures are scans from original slides that I have had downloaded for a few years now.  I guess something just isn't compatible to convert them into jpegs. 

[steve863]

Try one more time.

[steve863]

A couple more.  Glad I figured it out a way to post them.

[papabear]

was at Hecksher park a few years back saw a father give his daughter some carrets to feed a fawn told him not to but the dad new better well the momma deer saw this and attacked the kid she got a kick in the face cut it opened and they had to call an Ambulances for her "FATHER KNOW BEST"

Papabear

[Doewhacker]

Nice Pics Steve, what an odd place for deer to live eh?

[steve863]

Sure is.  The park is on Fire island and the island has a ton of deer.  It's kind of funny to see deer running thru the sand.  I once saw a small fawn take refuge in the ocean after a fox was chasing it.  It was up to it's neck in the water.  I have some video I once took of about 10 huge bucks together there.  I wish I can figure out a way to download that from my old Hi8 video format.  The video would freak some out, that is for sure!

[Doewhacker]

So they just run down the beach? WTF? haha that would be a sight for some of us hunters I bet. I have no doubt that some dummie has tried to hunt them there too, well that is if its not permitted there..if it is I'll be sure to bring my suit and have the kids burry me in the sand so I can wait for a real monster to come by. 

[steve863]

They run around everywhere there.  I don't think the park allows hunting, but I think on other parts of Fire island they might.  I could see burying yourself with bow in hand as a good hunting tactic there.  I think a deer would be stunned enough momentarily while you lift yourself out of the sand for you to get off a good shot at it!   I can't imagine dragging one out thru the sand would be fun either.  Luckily they don't grow too big in body size over on the Island.