On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Elsie Steinwachs wrote:

> Not to split hairs but, for the sake of future arguments, deer are not open
> grassland grazers.  They eat leaves and small tender plants in the forest.
> Bark is more of a desperation measure, when icy stuff coats the lower
> vegetation.

Yes, no disagreement on that.  As far as I know, deer will only
resort to grass and bark when there is nothing else around.  But
it happens.

The main point is that deer are an example of animals that
survive fairly harsh winters without developing huge fat
deposits.

Todd Moody
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