Orange Dust
Well-Known Member
I've been around a long time and never seen whitetails do this. We see deer all the time while trout fishing. They come down to drink the cold water in the heat. The temp was in the 90's and water temp 52. We came upon 4 does standing in the river a couple of inches up on their bellies. They were feeding just like they do on dry ground on moss in the river. They would stick their head, ears, and most of their neck under water to do so. Deer are excellent swimmers but I've never seen them put their heads under water to feed. Moose do, but whitetails? New to me.
