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From: peter holstein City: glencoe, IL
Several deer are feeding from a bird feeder beside our home. Should we discourage this behavior?
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
Yes, definitely discourage the deer from coming to the feeder. Close contact while feeding at a bird feeder can spread disease among the deer.
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