DCHP-2

deer yard DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• a browsing area where a group of moose or deer in winter tread down the snow, remaining there for protection and warmth until the fodder within easy reach is exhausted.

  See also: yard ((n.)) (def. 1a)  

  • 1959  Tastier bundles of food are being scattered in deer yards. . . .