Have You Ever Heard a Deer Screech?
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
Canada
March 16, 2016 9:58pm CST
Well, maybe "screech" is a bit of an exaggeration. More of a loud snort, really, with screechy overtones.
Today while doing some chores around the house, I heard that tell tale sound and knew something was up. Was there a cougar in the yard? (My neighbour saw some scat earlier in the week along a trail nearby.)
I walked out to the yard so as not to cause the deer to run away altogether and looked towards the spot where they were staring, stomping their front hoofs and snorting in their high pitched way.
Our two five month old kittens I mentioned getting a few weeks ago were lounging in the sun and looking straight at the deer. It made me laugh. The deer knew the cats were semi-dangerous, in that they'd certainly be had they been 10 to 20 times bigger. But who could be afraid of these two fuzz balls?
Unless you were a mouse, perhaps.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
17 Mar 16
I have never encountered a wild deer before.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
17 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 There are some deer crossings warnings but I haven't seen one. Not very common in my area. I'd be scared to see one in person. But that's silly and cute that the deers were scared of the kittens
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
@infatuatedbby It's seldom a deer is dangerous to a human, unless the person poses a danger to her fawn or a male deer is overly frisky. They are mostly skittish and run away.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Mar 16
We often get a herd munching on the bushes right in front of our window.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
@teamfreak16 And is a good excuse for my lazy gardening efforts.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 - Which might explain the absence of flowers in our little complex.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
17 Mar 16
Ha funny my friend. No I cant say I have heard a deer screech but the way you have described this is hilarious..the kitties were probably shocked.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
They sat soaking up the sun and watching the deer intently.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
17 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 So lovely little fellows.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView Certainly not scary to such a large creature as a deer!
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
18 Mar 16
lol No I have never heard any noise from a deer and I couldn't even imagine what it sounds like.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
I'd heard it multiple times before I realized it was the deer making the noise. Now I recognize their danger sound and always go running to the windows to see what's lurking.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
@softbabe44 Considering the predators who go after deer, knowing could be crucial! But you know that, living in Washington as you do.
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
19 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78I don't blame you I would want to know to.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
@Lucky15 Most people who live where deer roam have never heard a peep from them.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 Carabao is our national animal, this is common only in remote countryside nowadays especially in the fields where they are being used to plow the fields.
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
I love hearing about the animals in different places. Deer are very common here.
Judy Evans @JudyEv talks about the kangaroos that abound in Australia, while to me they are an exotic species. Is there an animal in the Philippines that is common but that we might find unusual in North America?
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
17 Mar 16
not heard deer screech but I have heard foxes screeching which is quite an un-nerving racket
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
21 Mar 16
@Sheilamarie78 we get a few - saw and heard lots of them in Greenwich, London - got close to actually stroking one that followed me one night but it ran off
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
I haven't seen foxes around here but we used to have them in Vermont.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
17 Mar 16
Hey, if a dog gets scared to the cat even though it's a family member, how much more if it's the deers. I mean i saw a video about a cat who stood against two alligators
. They're little lions and tigers and very much territorial. yup cute and fiercely deadly.
. They're little lions and tigers and very much territorial. yup cute and fiercely deadly.
When two hungry, vicious alligators emerge from the Bayou swamp, Mugsy the CAT, leaps into action to protect a boy from becoming their lunch. See for yoursel...
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
They can get vicious towards something they think they can beat.
@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Mar 16
No, I didn't even know Deer made any sounds.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
Just like rabbits -- they don't usually say anything which makes their sounds so surprising.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
17 Mar 16
They aren't afraid ot the kittens, but they were warning them. Our deer are quiet used to seeing Ruby in the yard but they sense that Ruby is behind a fence and can't get to them so they eat their corn and once in a while give a little snort.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
21 Mar 16
You are right. I suppose they'll get used to seeing them soon, but the cats are new to our yard. The "cats" the deer are more familiar with locally are cougars and bobcats.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
7 Apr 16
Very cute story. I can imagine the deer wondering if they would be chased. "well lets see, for every jump we take those short legged devils need to take 50 steps so I think we're safe today, just don't ignore them and let them get closer....) 
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
7 Apr 16
It's fun imagining what the deer might be thinking! They've been keeping up their reactions to the cats so far.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
17 Mar 16
My donkeys do something similar @Sheilamarie78 . I think it's a snort, yawn, sneeze, clearing of the throat; all at the same time sound.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
Large wildcats, such as cougars, really are a danger to them. I guess they recognized the similarity.
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@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar 16
Our kangaroos rarely make any noise at all although very occasionally they will give a kind of 'cough'. If they want to warn the others of a potential danger, they will thump their hind leg. It makes quite a noise and the mob usually instantly disappear.
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
Deer very seldom make any noise either, which is why hearing this sound is odd.
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