Teens
surprised at how close animals get at Choke Canyon
by Andrew
Aranda
78415 Teen Media Scene
James
Bieniek waits patiently as deer glance at him.
Unlike
the other youths who had gone to Choke Canyon State Park’s Calliham
Unit, James does not move. Instead he sticks his hand out as if he
has food.
Finally
a deer approaches him.
James
gently touches the deer’s head and then the deer, not finding food,
takes off.
James
didn’t expect he would be so close and even touch a deer. It was surprising
to see how close people could get to the deer.The deer seemed adapted
to humans and aren’t scared.
We also
saw deer come right up to some campsites. The reason so many deer
come out is that many people throw corn out near the edge of the road
or in open fields to attract them.
But James
didn’t use any food; maybe the deer thought he wouldn’t harm him.
We all
had a great time observing deer and also saw a javelina. We also went
to see alligators, but were unsuccessful. Still it was amazing to
see that people were camped right near the water not far from signs
that warned of alligators.
