We have a site which is on a ridge above the main campground. No one behind us, as you can see from the photo. Lots of trees, junipers, pines, oaks, and others I can't identify. A dramatic contrast to the view at Hidden Valley of desert and Cooke's Range in the distance.
There is a game trail which passes behind our place, just downhill from us. The deer use it as a pathway from one end of the ridge to the other.
We have one doe who likes to come onto the site to visit us. She is so tame she would eat from our hands if we gave her the opportunity. When we have had the dogs out and she has wandered in, she is not intimidated in the least by the barking. She just sneers at them.
I asked one of the park managers what happens to these deer when hunting season opens. They have no fear of humans at all. He said as soon as the first rifle shot of the hunting season is heard, every deer in the county comes into the park and stays until hunting season is over.
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