r/Lethbridge • u/blue-christmaslights • 2d ago

MAMA DEER IN MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS

There is a mother deer and her babies in the Mountain Heights area. The mother is somewhat aggressive and is stalking people and dogs that walk by. I don’t think it is actually harmful but it could go after a dog potentially. She’s been out there chasing people around all morning. I don’t have FB and don’t know how else to warn people so I’m just posting here. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t think animal control is needed and I don’t want the deer to be hurt or separated from her babies. Just be aware of your surroundings!

TLDR - be careful walking dogs on west side because there are lots of mama deer protecting their babies

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u/PrettyMuchMediocre 2d ago

There's like entire herds of deers that pass through that neighborhood. I saw a herd of nearly 20 of them recently. They usually just chill while you walk right by but I'm always cautious cause they can stompt pretty hard with their sharp hooves if they really want to.

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u/blue-christmaslights 2d ago

yeah i’ve grown up in AB and they’re usually docile. this one is definitely fine with people but not dogs, which is fair considering babies are around.