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Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 10:44 AM
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J.G.
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Seriously. I've seen cattle do it, but I wonder if whitetail will? The land I'm going to buy has two creeks on it. One creek cuts me off to the big woods that look like a dear haven. I'll probably build a bridge that'll hold up a UTV. Maybe there's two places for game cams? One on each side.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 10:49 AM
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They will cross regardless. Never seen one one a bridge but I don't see why not.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 10:52 AM
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"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 11:24 AM
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just make sure ya put up deer crossing signs so they'll know they's sposed to......
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 11:28 AM
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I'm sure they would but, I'm willing to bet you can find a better place to put a couple cams.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 11:35 AM
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Don't see why not. They tend to take the path of least resistance.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 11:38 AM
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just make sure ya put up deer crossing signs so they'll know they's sposed to......
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 12:42 PM
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They cross the river all the time on my lease....ive seen them swimming across cow creek in amistad as well...
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 12:55 PM
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 01:09 PM
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They won't cross that sort of bridge. They really don't choose to cross a road sized bridge
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 01:56 PM
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They'll probably just cross the creek, unless it's in flood stage. Though I have seen them on my front porch eating pumpkins out of a wheelbarrow, while I'm inside with the TV blaring, so I think they'll go wherever they want.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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Don't see why not. They tend to take the path of least resistance. What I was thinking. I wouldn't mess with it, but the banks of the creek are so steep I can't go down, across, up, even when it's dry. I will put up signs so they know they can pass free of troll, and toll.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 02:01 PM
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All day long. I have a similar situation in Boerne on the property I hunt. The deer, both WT and Axis, very much prefer to cross the creek on the cement car bridge.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 02:03 PM
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I have seen plenty of deer run over on highway bridges, don't see why not.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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I guess I envisioned a bridge made of cedar post or something. Deer are flaky when it comes to their footing. Thats why you can have a 4 foot fence with a standoff (ledge) and the really won't jump it.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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I can see, since you don't know how I roll, you would think that.
Envision piers on both sides, I beam, and lumber for decking.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 02:57 PM
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Search the internet. There are pics of deer walking across raised structure bridges. I would think they need to be one solid surface though since they have poor depth perception. I have seen dead deer on bridges and culverts on IH-10 going to west Texas. I have seen a pic a friend took of a buck walking across a county road bridge. Put some corn up to it and over it with a TC there. Let us now what happens.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 03:57 PM
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just finished up resurch on Does a bear chit .in the woods. answer, yes. Do to Gov. shut down, will have to get back on your queston.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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just finished up resurch on Does a bear chit .in the woods. answer, yes. Do to Gov. shut down, will have to get back on your queston. Real question is..will the bear still be able to crap in the woods (if those woods are a national park and closed) with the goverment shut down?
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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Back in '09 we had a wildfire blow through our place and destroy all the trailers we had in camp. We took one of the trailer frames, laid it across a dry creek bed about 6 feet deep, and decked it with 2x6s. Made a perfect bridge for running four wheelers across. There's been many a time that we've seen tracks on the bridge, deer, hogs, cats, whatever.
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 04:50 PM
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just finished up resurch on Does a bear chit .in the woods. answer, yes. Do to Gov. shut down, will have to get back on your queston. Real question is..will the bear still be able to crap in the woods (if those woods are a national park and closed) with the goverment shut down ? Yes an they prefure Charmin
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Re: Will a deer cross a creek on a bridge?
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10/15/13 07:48 PM
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Yep they will walk across a bridge.
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