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#1
11-25-2002 14:28
By chance, is this picture at the Thomas Knob shelter?
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#2
11-27-2002 21:22
Yes it was, right before a MONSTER thunderstorm. I was amazed at how close the deer would let you get!
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#3
11-27-2002 22:45
When I was there July 4th weekend she had a fawn that kept it's distance. Momma had yet to teach it the art of begging I suppose. Nice shot.
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#4
04-14-2003 08:36
What a great picture!
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#5
09-30-2003 02:38
Lucky you!! Great pic.
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#6
10-13-2003 11:18
great photo Jumpstart...did u know there is a male JumpStart?
he thru-hiked (i think 1998 or 99) & parachuted to the top of Springer to start his hike.
see you UP the trail!
a photo of the "other" JumpStart is on the Model-T website:
http://www.MODELT.homestead.com
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#7
12-04-2003 21:59
I think we saw this same doe when we were there in August 03.
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#8
11-04-2004 13:29
I want to thru hike in a few years. This is one of the things that I think the AT is all about. It looks like such a nice moment. Great pic!!! -Walkin Wally
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#9
11-30-2004 00:32
Nice shot!
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#10
11-02-2006 13:07
Re: Very close encounters with deer
I have fed supposed wild deer by hand in Maine and in North Carolina and was within a foot or two of a fawn in the Shenandoahs. While it is very interesting from the hiker's point of view, it's a very bad thing from an ecological perspective as the deer get to depending upon humans for food and stop fearing them, which means unnaturally large harvests during hunting season.
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