Just went around looking for deer saw a lot for someting liek $40, but found a 4ft one for $19 at home depot. Just a fyi.

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Big Lots has animated standing and grazing deer for $18 right now. It's possible that they may do a sale on them at some point.

Outdoor Décor - BigLots.com search down the pages to see them.

Dave that turned out amazing, you have inspired me to try for next year

I was in a hurry when i was in big lots but the deer seemed to be 36" or so. Just seemed smaller than what i saw at other stores. Again, i was in a hurry.

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Thanks! I'm glad I could help.

Reading the posts in this thread is what inspired me to finally create my wolf after collecting the parts for a few years. So, if I can inspire others, I guess I'm just "paying it forward". LOL
My wolf was a BIG hit on Halloween. Two neighbor girls were dressed as "Little Red Riding Hood" (one normal, the other one bloody--before/after) and they posed for pics with the wolf.
Perfect timing!!

I followed this thread for months and finally made 2 wolves, one static and one with a moving head. The moving head had a leg under it and looked like it was eating the leg. I used the ghosteps and produced footsteps changing from human to wolf with 2 more stages inbetween leading up to the wolf den made up from pvc covered with landscape fabric. Dave in the Grave sent me his leg paterns which were fantastic and the whole thing was realistic enough that the neighbors dog sniffed their butts and 2 different girls had to touch them before they would believe they were not real. Needless to say this was an outstanding success.
Thanks to all for their input on this thread, especialy Dave - this resource was the only reason I got as far as I did.

Glad I could help! Your wolf scene sounds really cool!

That wolf is down right amazing! You have inspired me for next year. I am thinking of dressing a deer as a Maleficent Dragon, just the head, putting it up kind of high and building a cave around it. Of course this is just in my imagination right now but hey only 359 more days right? (do you know of the top of your head the size of your deer) Thanks for the posts!

Thanks! My deer was pretty small. The average $25 deer size.
Maybe 3 feet tall, 3 feet long?

Thought I'd send a heads up if you are looking for a wolf mask for a Reindeer/wolf. Kmart.com has a brown wolf mask for 3.49, and a kids' wolf mask & hands set for 6 something, all less 10% during their Sunday Friends and Family sale (11/8).

You can find them by searching "Halloween Accessories". Quantities limited of course on the clearance items.

If you have a Kmart near you I think you might be able to pick it up in the store and save more on shipping. But I didn't think the shipping was bad.