White-tailed deer are the most common deer species in all of North America. Although not native to Nova Scotia, white-tailed deer arrived in the province over 100 years ago.
However these deer carry Black legged Ticks and also known as the Deer Tick. I found a tick on my Dog many times and once on me. I bit scary.
100 Country Trek 
Magnificent creatures!
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They caught my attention..lol
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Reminds me of my dog getting a tick, it was so big it looked like a piece of dry dog food was stuck in her hair…
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Yes such a nightmare seeing ticks..yucky
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A great photo … but yes, like other comments, it’s a shame about the ticks. That’s something we get often here in our bushes on trails as well – be careful out there!
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Yes I always protect myself as I walk the trails.
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I didn’t know that they can bear ticks. Luckily, in spite of all the deer we have in our yard, I’ve never fould any on myself or on any of our kitties. We love our deer, even if they steal the bird feed and eat shrubs and flowers.
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Yes ..there are ticks on all of our deer here. Ticks cause Lyme Disease . I bit freaky.
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Is that an evil gleam in their beautiful eyes? Tick me off and you might get more than you bargained for? Great image.
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Thanks Amorina
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They are beautiful – a shame though about the ticks!
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They are great posers but the ticks are deadly to pets and humans.
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What an awesome picture!! It’s like they are posing for the camera! It’s too bad that they are known to carry ticks.
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So many Deer ticks here carrying Lyme Disease.
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They are so adorable 😍
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They are so sweet.
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Yesterday night I had deers in my dream 😀
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They might be speaking to you ..HA!
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Great capture of these deer
And it is sad that they carry ticks – and it is sad that ticks carry such dangerous pathogens
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Yes they do. When the weather is warm we stay off the trails to protect ourselves.
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😊
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a-deer-able!
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Deer are cute, but ticks are not. Some even carry horrible diseases like Lyme disease. Always be cautious when close to wild animals and always cover up whenever on trails!
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Yes Lyme Disease is so horrific. We have so many cases here in NS. Makes me nervous.
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😦
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wow. How majestic👍👍👍
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Yes they are so beautiful.
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What a great photo!
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They are great posers.
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They really are.
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Great photo, Anita! They are very common in Michigan. On my last trip to Michigan in December, a guy I worked with for 20 years had some deer jerky. It’s so delicious and very low in fat. They are beautiful animals, and very tasty.
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Yes our neighbor a hunter and always brings over deer meat to us..I made a deer stew a couple of months ago.
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Haha, everyone is ready to be on your blog🤣
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🥰🥰
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Too bad about the ticks, but the photos are very nice.
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Yes ..always worry seeing so many ticks.
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I don’t want a tick of any kind on me. I wouldn’t even care if they were supposed to be disease-free. They dig in and suck my blood and that’s too much for me to endure, And anyway, they are arachnids (like spiders). But, I’m sorry to have to disagree with your commenter (grandmisadventures) about the ticks not carrying disease. They do carry Lyme disease and you need to be careful.
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Yes we have high numbers of Lyme disease here and the Doctors all realize the deer carry Lyme.
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That’s such a shame. Be careful.
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So cute! 🙂
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ticks are never fun to find- but thankfully deer ticks don’t carry disease like other ticks do
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They look so cute. A close friend of mine has been getting deer coming into her garden which has been a real nuisance as she is an avid gardener and they are eating her plants. It’s strange as she has lived there over 20 years and this is the first year she has been troubled with them.
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Yes I grew up on farm and I always garden as a hobby.I have a tall mesh fence to surround our yard to keep the deer out with metal posts…she could try that.
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What a terrific pic!
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Thanks.
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