Hi Leisa! Yes, that was a very sad time. It was even harder knowing that she had 3 little fawns out there without her. Thank goodness, I got them to come up and eat some apple pieces, and the good neighbors would put out food for them. Two of the triplets come visit me every day now (more recent videos). They are healthy and doing great! I have a new video premiering tomorrow evening (Sunday, August 4) at 9PM EST if you would be interested in joining us to view it. ;-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9aoaMSctMWWqGQ.html Enjoy your weekend! :-)))

Thank you for such kind words, Rose Ann! I still have quite a few that come visit me almost every day, and have so much fun with them! :-)))))))

Hi Randi! I know. It was gut-wrenching losing Elly, then seeing her tiny triplets crying every day. Little Wrigley disappeared back in late August. I am not sure if he just moved on, or if something happened to him. Eli and Birdie come to visit me every day now (more recent videos). They are healthy and doing great! Thank you for your nice comments, and I wish you a great week! :-))))

What an incredible feeling I get when they walk up to me and trust me like this! It took a long time to get to this point.....but I cherish it every day now. :-)))))

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flyfish0822 Those Of us that get to experience the friendship of our wild neighbors are blessed. The agony for me, is that where I live, the worst of the worst; come and kill them. Deer, Fox, Bob Cats, Whistling Ground squirrels, whom were trusting of me.

Yes you are right

THE MUSIC AND EDITORIAL DOES NOT HELP

i am so glad he is alive!

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Hi my friend! Yes, losing Ely was tough since she had been coming to see me for so long. I still have many others that come up each day (more recent videos), and they can keep me very busy in the mornings and evenings. Thank you for your nice comments, and I hope you get the chance to do this one day! :-)))))

Hi Sydney! I know how hard it is to lose one of these beautiful animals, especially after you have grown attached to them. Two years ago, I lost quite a few of my close friends to the hunters. Last year, I didn't lose any and was so relieved! Wow....a momma with 8 sets of babies!

Yes, I miss Elly. She was a special friend. "My Dog Skip".....the first time I heard the music, I knew I had to use it in a video. The music just brings everything to life! Have a great weekend! :-)

Hi Kitty. Thank you so much for your kind words! I do feel blessed to have such amazing friends that come to see me each day.:-))))))))

I feel kind of guilty about eating deer meat

Good day to you sir.Your kind heart is felt by these animals.No doubt you are blessed.Wish people are like you. I would like to know the title of the music in the background.It's breathtaking to hear. and tears me up coz it's perfect for the video Thank you.

I am touched by your tender heart to see this man's tender heart :-) wishing you every blessing.

It's wonderful job

I know.....it was very hard to lose Elly. She was my favorite, and we had a very special bond. I miss her every day. :*-(

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:*( ... so sad. I'm so sorry for their loss and for yours. she was/is eternally beautiful.

So sad to see she is gone. You're an amazing person. Keep up the good work with these animals. I would love to be in your position feeding them everyday and spending time with them

I feel so bad about Elly passing away. But, she loved and fully trusted you sir. The bond between the two of you was so strong. You were there for her in her time of need and helped her out and she showed you how grateful she was for that. May she rest in peace.

Hi Tommy! After working with these deer for 1 1/2 years, Elly finally came up to me and let me pet her. I am not sure who was more nervous.....her or me. A special bond was formed that day. Other deer saw this bond, and started to trust me more and more. It is an exhilarating feeling to get to pet a wild deer for the first time......and gets even better when you can see they get excited to see you outside bringing them a snack. I miss Elly so. She was a huge part of this puzzle that I miss every day. Two of her orphaned fawns, Birdie and Elly Mae, still come by to see me (more recent videos)....plus, her 3 year old, Adrian, and her two young boys, Duke and Doc. I feel so blessed to be a part of their lives, if only for a few minutes each day! Enjoy your weekend! :-))))

Hi Linda! it makes me happy when someone notices how special these animals are. I am lucky that they have allowed me to spend a few minutes each day with them. thank you for such nice comments, and enjoy your week! :-)))

Hi Silvia. Losing Elly was difficult. She had become a good friend. Her triplets have found a safe place to live down the road. I walk down multiple times a day to see if they are out and to see if they will take some food from me. They have gotten very skittish, but they are still surviving, even though they are small. :-)))

He Truly is A Soul Spirit With a Strong 6th Sence, just as the Animals Have .♥

Hi Margitta! Thank you for your nice comments, and I am glad you enjoyed this! :-)))

Hi Nicole. Thank you, and I'm glad you like them! Enjoy your week! :-)))

Hi my friend! it took a long time to get to where they would trust me enough to come up to me. I feel blessed each day they do this. :-)))))

Thank you, Jay! I am happy you enjoy them! Have a great week! :-))))

Thank you for the nice comments, Grant! God's blessings! :-)))))

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Hi George! Thank you for the nice comments! I am glad you enjoyed the video! Have a great week! :-)))

Hi Howlling Wind! Wow....what a story you have. I am sorry about the wild fires. I can only imagine how devastating things were there. Thank goodness, some of your friends made it through the fires. I am happy you liked the video, and wish you all the best in Tasmania! ;-)))

@@flyfish0822 thank you for a reply, well we've now had some decent rain, which will go a long way to putting the fires out. From just after Christmas, lightening strike started the fire deep in the inaccessible wilderness, but then we had gale force winds which just cranked the fire up and it ended up that half of Tasmania was burning. But our wonderful fire fighters who are predominantly volunteers did a magnificent job given what they were up against. There was no loss of human life, not so sure about the wildlife, and in my area only 8 houses couldn't be saved and 1 shed, I think that's pretty good! My community is a lovely caring one and the local supermarket gave the firefighters their groceries for free plus a bit more. Recently we had a fundraising event to raise money for new equipment for them. Well, you didn't need to know all that did you?! Thank you for your kind words, be happy, be well, be safe. Cheers!

Wow....this sounds devastating, but I can tell by your comments that it could have been much worse. Thank goodness for our emergency responders! Way out west of me in California, they had some terrible wildfires again last year They had the same type of "Howling Winds" (see what I did there? :-))) as you did. Lots of homes and lives lost. Glad to hear you came through this with such a positive attitude and outlook. Stay safe, my friend, and best wishes to you and yours. :-)))

@@flyfish0822 thank you, and yes I did see what you did, a play on words can be fun. When I first got introduced to the internet and all you can find, many moons ago now, I was told I should have a name, so there I was sitting at my computer, one wintery night, with the wind raging out side. Then the wind came into the house sort of, and made this wooo wooo wooo sound and it sounded a little like a howl, and so my internet name was created. Be creative, Be well, Be happy, Be safe. Cheers!

Thank you, Ted. I am glad you liked it! :-)))

Hi Betty! thank you for your nice comments. I miss Elly girl. I am almost done with a new update to her triplets and will be posting it soon. :-)

So true. I miss Elly every day. But I love the time I get to spend with all of them! :-)))

Hi Lauren Thank you for your kind words! I am happy you enjoyed this, and wish you a good week! :-)))

Hi Mike. It was so hard to lose her. It has been even harder watching her triplets struggling to survive. they seem to be doing okay. The neighbors put out food for them, and they stop by here to eat at times. I am trying to get them to come here twice a day....but they are kids 9a mind of their own). LOL Updated video coming soon;-)

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Thank you, Janice! They are all very special to me. I still have many that come to visit each day, but then, I spoil them, too. :-))))))

Elly was such a sweetheart. I was blessed that she allowed me into her private life for a few minutes each day! :-))) Two of her triplets come to visit me every day now (more recent videos). They are healthy and dong great! :-)))

thank you, Celise! I am so glad you enjoyed the video! Have a nice week! :-)))

Hi Steven. I am glad you liked it! Thank you for the nice comments, and enjoy your weekend! :-)))

Hi Sandra! They used to hide out in the woods and field, so I am thrilled that they have come to trust me enough to visit for a few minutes each day. I'm glad you enjoyed this, and wish you a great week! :-)))

Hi my friend! I do love when they come to visit me! They are a very special group. :-)))

@@flyfish0822 indeed they are... :)

I feel blessed each time they come up to visit me :-)

Thank you for your kind words, Amy! Elly was a special friend who I miss each day. I hope her fawns will come see me each day. ;-)

Hi Tex. That is very kind of you to say. I am blessed to have a special friendship with my deer friends. :-))))))))))

I am curious -- Are you a fly angler? I am, too....barbless, C&R only, except that I use those new mini-barbs when using light wire hooks for steelhead. They straighten the hooks, and the barb helps there. Otherwise, barbs are just a bane, in more ways than one. I fish in Pennsylvania mostly, some in Canada, and sometimes in Yellowstone NP, NW WY, and SW MT. I'm mostly a trout angler, but I have strong interest in smallmouth bass and some in northern pike as well. How about you?

Yes I am! I have fly fished since I was around 25. At that time, it was blue gill and largemouth bass. Then I got into salmon fishing. My two sons got into it, too. They took trips out to Colorado and North Dakota to trout fish some of the rivers there (I wasn't able to go at that time). We have made trips to rivers in northern Michigan for the salmon runs. We always catch and release. My younger son has become like a "Master". It is funny that I taught them to fly fish, and now he could probably teach classes on it. I would love to go to Belize for the triple...….bonefish, tarpon, and permit...….and sunny warm weather! :-)))))))

Yes, I always tell friends at this time of year: "Spring is just around the corner." Spring in Pennsylvania trout country is the most bucolic show on earth! Bon chance to you on the water; you have earned Mother Nature's gifts.

Hi David! Actually, in the years I knew Elly, she had 9 fawns. First was Fritz, then Rocky and Adrian, then Emma, Isaac, and Jacob, then Eli, Wrigley, and Birdie. Not sure how many she had before I met her. :-)))))))))))

Thank you, Cyndi. I miss Elly girl. She was the first to walk up and let me pet her after 1 1/2 years of feeding quite a few deer. I have only seen two of her triplets yesterday and today. Tonight, I was within 3 feet of the smallest one with a bottle of formula and it was just to shy to take those last few steps. I hope they learn to trust me enough to get them some livestock milk so they grow up big and strong. :-)))

That is very sweet the way you are with those deer....but actually you are getting them use to humans--so they have less fear--and they are !!!! Easier to kill. Just---plain old common sense. saying.

Hi Johnny. I would have thought the same thing when I began all this. What I found out amazed me. They don't trust me as a human. The trust me as some kind of nice animal to them. If anyone else come close to my yard, they run! If I am not by myself, they won't come up. I am the only thing they come up to...besides the turkeys. They know me by sight, but mostly from my voice because I talk to them the whole time I am with them. It is a very strange relationship.....respect and trust from both of us. It gives me a chance to see a very gentle side of them, and to be a part of their daily life......even if it is just 5 or 10 minutes at a time. :-)

@@flyfish0822 Very touching video. The only observation is that these beautiful creatures get used to your human touch and later they couldn't make a difference between you and a fucking imbecile that will profit and do them harm. Meanwhile, please keep on giving love and tender care to these beautiful creatures. You are my hero..!!

Hi mark! I am happy you liked this video! :-)))))

Thank you! Elly was a very special friend.;-))))

Hi John! She was such a sweetheart. I miss her every day. :-))))))))

So true!

I just cannot believe that in the 20th Century, let alone the 21st, weak people still seem to honestly feel the need to have a religion and believe in the story that the is such a thing as a god! Religion was invented to “explain” (in the absence of science) the unknown and keep people in their place. It is shocking that America is still so religious compared to secular Europe!

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@@AlexEssex8 And that is exactly why Europe is going down the toilet. If you choose not to believe in God that's your business but stop trying to lead other people astray.

Thank you so much! I miss Elly every day. Two of her fawns have been coming up to eat and let me pet them. They are so small, but so adorable. I hpe the third one will come back up with them soon.:-)))))

Hi Robert! The triplets had a tough struggle, as you can see in the later videos. The boy, Wrigley, disappeared in August. Little Birdie and Elly Mae come to visit me almost every day now., and are in my last two videos. I love when they stop by to see me! :-)))

Hi Peter! All is good. It was tough to lose Ely, but her little ones did quite well. Elly Mae sprouted buttons (antlers) 6 months late, and all that time I thought he was a girl! LOL I had to rename him Eli, and he and Birdie continued to come visit me almost every day. :-)))

Hi Paul. I am happy you like the videos! :-)))))))))))

Hi my friend! I'm glad you liked this. This is one of my favorite videos that I put together because I like the music so much....and it just "fits" with the awesome deer! :-)))

Where is this Heaven located? When I am going to do my Cross Country travel, I want to be in the Heaven alive.

Hi Debbie! I am happy to hear you get to experience these beautiful animals where you live. I have lost some good friends over the last years due to hunters, but I have come to expect it now. I move on with the ones that continue to come up, and the videos are reminders to me of the great friendships that can be built with these shy, very private creatures. I am happy you enjoy the videos, and wish you a great week! :-)))

Hi Republic. That is so cool. They come when I shake the corn in the coffee container :-))) Yes, I miss my Elly girl. She was very special.

Hi Jane. I'm glad you liked it! :-)))))

Hi my friend. yes, it was very hard losing Elly. It was much harder for her little triplets that she left behind. Two of them come visit me almost every day now ( more recent videos). I love when they stop by, and little Elly Mae looks so much like her momma Elly! :-)))

Thank you! I am glad this could take you to a happy place, and that you enjoyed it! Have a great week! :-)

Hi! Yes, they are quite special to me. I have a lot of fun with them each day! :-)))))

Hi my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed this! :-)))))))

Hi Sonja. I am not sure how old Elly was, but I knew her for about 4 years and went through 4 sets of fawns with her. She was always very sweet when she came up to me. I am happy that my videos give you such peace and joy when you watch them. They so the same for me. I worked on a new video for a long time today, but am just part of the way done with it. it might take me another couple days to finish it. I think you will like it, too. ;-) Have a nice evening!

Hi Todd. Very true. What a beautiful place it shall be. :-))))

OH MY! This is the first time I've ever read this. And it wows me because ever since I've had a spiritual awakening my thought process naturally shifted to this exact ideology. So now that I see this it amazes it tells me I'm doing the right thing..

only one God not Gods maybe God's people

And my heart aches for that day to come... praise be to God Almighty.

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It is one of my favorite videos of my deer friends, even though the ending is sad. Elly was quite the special friend to me, and it gives me a chance to remember her and how trusting she was with me. :-)))))

Hi Tom! it took a long time for them to come to trust me. It took 1 1/2 years before the first one, Elly, came up to me and let me pet her. I have petted 17 different ones now. I have seen them so much that I can tell most of them apart just by their facial features. They all look very different to me. I had to name them to keep them all straight! LOL

Hi Michael. Thank you. Elly was very special. You can see her triplets in Episode 15. I have been working with them every chance I get. I will have a new video out soon with an update on the babies;-)))

I am sorry that Elly passed away. Hope her triplets are doing well

I am so sorry that Elly passed away. Was she not feeling well for sometime? Did she have some kind of a disease? Hope her triplets are doing well

Or was it a difficult birth?

Thank you, Elleni! :-)))))

@@flyfish0822 ...i absolutely love that ur feeding all these different animals...i love, love, love animals...i live in a city the best i can get is feeding a squirrel that always comes everyday, n the little birds with peanuts... make more videos... there so amazing...💖💖👍👍

Hi Elleni. I grew up in the city for most of my life. This is still quite new to me, even though I have been doing it for around 4 years now (time flies!) . Be proud of your squirrel and little birds. I know they appreciate you very much! I try to do a new video every 2-3 months. I did some extra ones with the orphans this last year. We'll see what this year brings. ;-)

@@flyfish0822 .... one of my favorite videos on KZfaq...i could watch people like u feed animals all day long...💖💖😄😄🤗🤗...its amazing...ur such a sweetheart...😄😄

Now, I am blushing. LOL :-)))))))))))

Very true words, Dale. This world would be a totally different place. thank you for your kind comments, and enjoy your week! :-)))

Hi Guy. That is so great to hear! I'm glad you enjoy the videos. I still miss Elly every day. Stay strong, and enjoy your week! :-)))))

That is so awesome! You are doing a wonderful thing! These triplets were so scared after losing Elly, and so difficult to even get close to them. Two of them have learned that they love apple pieces. I do the same when I pet them.....try to mimic the mom cleaning or grooming them. The one almost falls into a trance when I do it cuz it likes it so much. They had gone so long without nursing from their mom that they had little interest in a bottle, and I didn't want to grab them and force it on them so they would not lose trust in me. There are woods behind me and across the road from me, and an 11 acre field next to me. They never seem to stay in the same place and can be hard to find at times. Other times, they will see me and walk right up to me (two of them). The third one is the biggest and very nervous about getting close to me. I am hoping that when they get big enough for corn, all 3 will come up each day. Love your story~!

Yeah this little one didn't show any interest in the bottle either for a few days, but he demands it now.. I ended up using a regular baby bottle as he didn't like the one made for animals. I would never be able to find him in the woods, but a few doe bleats always gets him to run to me. I started out just bleating softly when I gave him food until he learned my voice, copying calls I found on the internet of does bleating for their kids.. I still bleat softly to him while he's drinking from the bottle, make alert noises when cars go by on the road out front or other things he needs to be alarmed at. They should be able to survive without milk by now but they do need that extra fuel for growth the milk gives them till about October. And fortunately he only trusts me so far and doesn't trust any other humans.. At least so far. My next challenge is to try to teach it to avoid hunters if I can.. The deer here have fawns inside my fence every year, it's kinda like a deer nursery. The fawns can't get through the fence or jump it so they stay inside the fence while mom hops the fence to go out browsing, and they just hang out in my pasture until mom comes back at dusk. usually about October the fawns realize they can jump the 4' fence and leave.I'm guessing this little buck might not leave until his first rut.

I almost forgot, I did make a little video of him.. He was pretty beat up, but most of it has filled in, he'll only have a couple of scars left on his head.. So I named him Scar. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldKKpcynrsvDn4U.html

Hi TX.....what a cool name....SCAR! I don't do facebook and don't have an account, but wish I could see it. Is there any way you would be able to post it to youtube? I couldn't figure out why a couple of the triplets did not seem hungry to eat apple piece the last couple days. One turned it's nose up again this morning. They don't like this kind of apples I bought a few days ago. LOL I guess I will be making a trip to the store this morning :-)))))

That is just incredible. I wish I could do a fence area to keep the little ones safe, but they seem to be doing okay wandering. They are just so small....no milk since 3 weeks old.. and they are 9 weeks now. Not sure if they would even consider milk now. I wish I could get these 3 to bottle feed. I try using the doe calls too, but guess I better look them up on the internet to get better at them. I always talk to all my deer when they are here. I want them to learn my voice, I can see some of them down the road and call them and they will come down to my house. Oh yes....The young bucks will be leaving soon. They come to see me for a little over a year, let me pet and feed them....very comfortable. When summer hits, they start getting more nervous. Levi and Buster are shying away from me now when I pet them. Levi is just ready to branch into 6 points.....Buster 4 points, Byron's spikes never got more than an inch long for some reason. Come late October/November, they will disappear, only to show up on the outskirts of my yard from time to time and too nervous to come back up to me. The girls, on the other hand, love coming up all year. :-))) Love your story. Scar is very lucky to have you there.

Hi Mindy! LOL Yes, I like to have fun with all of the visitors that show up! Enjoy your week! :-))))

flyfish0822 I so envy you your slice of paradise . To have the trust of wild creatures is such a blessing .

Thank you, Reza!!!

It was hard losing Elly. She was such a very good friend. ;*-(

I am just a simple person with some very amazing friends! :-)))))))))

Hi Donna! So very true. It is amazing to get a wild animal to trust you enough to come up to you, or let you pet them. I love that they can see me down the road and won't run because they know it is me....or come up to me for a snack. I am glad you like the videos. Have nice week! :-))))))))))))))

@@flyfish0822 Thank you. Lovely to hear from you. God bless and continue healing nature videos. We need it.

Thank you, Donna. it takes me a long time to get enough good video footage to put something decent together with hopes it isn't boring. I wish I could teach the deer to "act on cue"! LOL .All the best to you:-))))))))))))

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Thank you! I am happy you liked it! :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))

Thank you, Jose!!! :-)))

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These wild things make it so much fun! :-)))))

Amazing deer:-)))))))))))))))

Yes, they are very special! :-)))))

Thank you, Fernando! I love when they come to visit me:-)

I am just a simple person with some Great deer firieds! ;-))))))

Hi Robin! Yes, it was tough losing such a good friend as Elly. She was so good to me and so trusting that I had to do anything I could to help her triplets in any way I could. Little Birdie still comes to see me a few times a week, thank goodness. I try to do a new video every two months or so, depending on how many random videos I can shoot during that time. I need to get a few more taken before I start a new video......but I will soon. Enjoy your week! :-)))

Thank you, Christopher. That is very kind of you to say! Enjoy your week! :-)))

Thank you, again, Kasandra, for such nice comments! I am not the angel...….I think these little ones are the angels sent to us to enjoy. :-)))))

@@flyfish0822 They are angels, very special beings, your benefactor and protector, your wings are not seen but if your goodness, for me you are another angel thank you very much

This is one of my favorite videos. I am amazed each time the furry ones come up to me!

Hi CW. Yes, it was very difficult losing Elly. It was even harder watching her triplets struggling to survive. Thank goodness, two of them are still around and come to visit me almost every day! :-)))

Hi Kenny. I am happy you liked this! The angels are the little fawns and the mommas that take such good care of them. I am just lucky enough to spend a few minutes each day with them. :-)))

Thank you, Terry :-)

Thank you, Bo! That is very kind of you. Have a wonderful weekend! :-))))

@@flyfish0822 thanks you too.

Lot's has happened since those days. I have close to 30 deer that come visit me each day now, but I still miss Ely. She was very special to me. thank you for your nice comments! :-)))

Hi Randy! This is one of my favorite videos cuz it has so many of my close furry friends in it from that year. Elly was the first to let me pet her, so she was very special to me. Her passing was very sad, but I am thankful every day that her little Birdie still comes to visit me. Birdie is about to have her first fawn! Many Blessings to you and yours in Alabama! :-))))))))))))

Thank you, my friend! I am happy you enjoyed this! Have a great week! :-))))

Hi Glenda! It looks decent in the summer, but horrible right now! We had a lot f freeze/thaw. The deer hooves tear up everything....as did some tree work and roof work I had done last fall. I've got lots of work to do! enjoy your weekend! :-)))

Thank you, Steve. I never knew what would transpire when I started this. I am amazed each day that they come to see me. Yes, losing Elly was very tough and very unexpected. It was hard for me to make the last segment of that video. But now when I watch it, I realize how much joy she brought to me over the past 3-4 years. And it was her trust in me that the other deer saw, so they got brave and came up to me, also. I get to see a side of the deer that most people never will, and I am so thankful for that! Blessings, my friend! :-)))

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@@flyfish0822 I Felt Your Every Word Flyfish with Tears ,Thank You.♥