Deer on Rattlesnake
3 years ago there were a lot of deer on Rattlesnake. Our neighbor actually went into his workshop under his cabin in the Fall and surprised a fairly large group of deer taking shelter there! When we went up in the winter later that year, there were deer tracks all around our cabin.
2 years ago, suddenly there were none to be found. It was thought that the coyotes scared/ate them off the island.
This past summer, while hiking the island trail, we spotted two good sized bucks keeping an eye on us as we passed by them +/- 100 yds away.
Like the acorns and the black flies, it all cycles. Am curious to see the situation up there this February during our annual snowshoe trek out there.
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