In NE CT they are coming back strongly. It is fun to watch my dog point at them for a while and when she doesn't get any respect, then she just chases them. I often wonder what she would do if she caught one, but they are too fast for her and usually too far away. This time of the year the deer are driving her crazy when they graze in the back yard. When she get outside, they go in one direction and she goes in the other barking. Neither learn.... they are back an hour later and the cycle repeats itself the next day. It is the porcupine that I worry about, they don't move fast for a dog, only me when I am chasing it with the shovel trying to beat it over the head!! Now, that is a very funny sight /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif