[masraum]

Very interesting. My first thought reading your description was the same, they split up because it makes each one less likely to go down.

Yep, my game camera mostly catches deer. I've seen at least half a dozen different deer in various photos, and likely many more since all of the does basically look the same. But I've also seen coyotes and foxes (pretty sure gray foxes) as well as other critters.

Yep, our dog is old (16), small (11#), with a bad back and poor eyesight. He never goes out alone, and when he is out I follow him around. He doesn't generally have any desire to venture far anyway.