Yeah, I was laughing when I told this to my husband, because when I said that the deer wasn't bright, he responded, "Yes, she was as smart as she needed to be, she knew you weren't going to harm her. ;-)

This isn't the first time they have allowed me to approach closely, but it is the first time I've actively tried to chase one away and it just said no. She was determined to graze, and she wasn't about to let me stop her.