we have deer out back but my back yard is fenced in so they don't get that close. From my upstairs kitchen window I can see them on the other side of the wooden fence. love watching them. with a small river/creek 1/2 mile away they have plenty of water. And, here in N.E. Ohio we are just now getting some dry days. 6 in a row now. whoo hoo! wish Mother Nature would balance her showers and sunshine a lot better.