According
to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and our “local” news station (which
hails from Casper, a 3-hr drive away), deer and other wildlife are suffering
ill effects from the drought. I’m sure they’re right; however, animals that
live anywhere near irrigated hayfields are getting along just fine, as you can
see from the photo below, taken just before dusk last night. Just like our
livestock, there’s not a skinny one in the herd!
Every
night, two to three dozen mule deer (and the occasional flock of geese) take advantage of our all-you-can-eat
alfalfa buffet, which Hubby has dubbed the Golden Corral Game Preserve. Our
customers are non-paying, unless you count the—ahem—fertilizer that they leave behind for next year’s growing season.
We
don’t mind the beautiful freeloaders because there’s plenty for everyone. We’re
particularly fond of this buck, who we think is a descendant of a gorgeous
monster buck that used to frequent our fields before he was poached a few years
ago. The other deer make their way closer to the river during the daytime, but
this guy stays here, where he seems to know he’s safe.
“You, O LORD, will not withhold Your
compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually
preserve me.” –PSALM 40:11
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