I also feed ehe deer back of my Pocono house, useually whole corn.
We throw it into the back yard and try to keep our distance from the deer. For us the reason is hunting, if we inadvertantly tame them it can be a death sentence for the deer when hunting season comes around.
I also have two Labs who I allow out loose when I am with them. One day my yougest, a 2 yr old yellow Lab, came across a doe in the woods near the house.
First I knew about it was seeing my Lab running back home with eyes bulged open in fear, next here comes a Doe hot on her trail.
When the doe was satisfied she had put the fear of God and Nature into my lab she stopped chasing her.
Rather funny to watch but I do not think my lab found much humor in the event. The Lab involved is the Yellow Lab pictured earlier in this thread.
When she came back to me I had a long talk with her about not messing with Mother Nature
