Dear Tami, we do not have coyotes here! The only thing we do have is the red fox and they are not stupid enough to go near a deer. I would never hurt a Horse, but many drivers who are in a mad rush have driven in to them, and the Courts are not very nice to them to say the least!
In the UK we have, Red deer, Roe deer, Fallow deer, Pere David's deer and Muntjac deer. Only three of them are native, the last two being escapees that have spread into the wild.
As deer have no predators here, apart from man. Man is the most destructive force in the world, and in the UK deer are the second most destructive force. Then the European Union stepped in and banned us from selling venison unless it was meat inspected. That would mean taking a Veterinary surgeon along with you out into and up the mountains of Scotland. This would not be cheap as some days you do not see a deer at all, and other days thousands of the things. They are not just in Scotland as most of our Royal Parks have them as well. Even in north London there is a big herd of them in a park, and we have hundreds of Roe deer near us all the time. They are everywhere and a pest! Muntjac deer were brought in and escaped into the wild and as they are small and very hard to see, have colonized whole areas. Venison is 9% fat compared to the 38% fat of beef, and is totally organic as deer are a wild animal, so why waste it?
The sea otters are so funny that you can hardly take pictures of them for laughing at there antics. Always happy, always fun, and a wonderful sight to see. unless you are a fish of course!
As for lineage and our ability not to get bitten, that is because I come form Scottish descent, whereas my wife is a true sassanach.
We are having Roast lamb today with all the trimmings, so I will be busy.
Neil.
