>>428542>Aren't you not supposed to touch deer that are this young? Something about its mom not wanting it back? I'm not sure, someone confirm?Not that anon but the whole mother smelling the scent of a human on her young and not taking them back is a myth. Animals care more about keeping their offspring alive than abandoning them just because of some human smell on their body.
Here's a link that talks about it but there's more if you search:
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=426>Also aren't deer ticks a concern?Deer ticks don't really have anything more to do with deer than they do with dogs, mice, people, etc. A random deer might have deer ticks but so might your family dog if it's been outside. Also you're a lot less likely to get ticks from touching another animal than you are from just walking through tall grass or something, since the tick is already attached to its host rather than looking for a new one. Ticks aren't like fleas or other pests in that way.
I've never been concerned about deer ticks. I regularly pick dozens off me in the summer months, ever since I was little. Has never been a big deal at all.
