Same here, Stephen.
But it didn't use to be that way. Deer used to be shy and not quite so common.
Then about 10 years ago we had an epidemic of fox mange that more or less wiped out the fox population. With their biggest natural enemy gone, the deer population simply exploded. So now we have so many deer, that they are pressed into living in the most unlikely places.
We had a doe+fawn hanging out in the orchard this summer, despite the fact that the dogs hang out there, too.
Sam scared the shit out of that fawn a couple of times by looking at it in that certain way that says:" If I didn't know it would piss Stig off, I'd eat you!". Should have heard it scream. Still they didn't move away.
So I'n not a city slicker, having lived in the country all my life, but I still consider fencing off part of the place to keep the critters out.
Richard is a big help, he eats one of them every year. I have let the hunters who rent the hunting on both sides of my land hunt on mine for free, but asked them to shoot a deer for Richard every summer.