Last night, long after darkness, my cat decided he wanted out the front door. As always, he pressed up against the door in anticipation as I approached to open it for him.
As soon as I opened the door wide
enough, my cat slipped out. An
instant later, he backed himself inside again.
Something was out there.
Somewhat reluctantly, I opened
the door a bit wider and leaned out into the darkness.
I saw ears. Big ears.
I found myself in staring contest with a doe mule deer. She had been raiding the birdfeeder.
I shrunk back inside. “Dude,” I said to my cat., “it’s just a deer.” I nudged him a little. He slowly walked outside again. I closed the door.
Doe mule deer are not scary.
— Mitchell Hegman
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