We had momma deer and two yearlings in the backyard last week. She was telling us she couldn't possibly feed everybody all winter and we'd better start anteing up. (The yearlings were lurking in the bush and she nosed them out into the open so we'd see them.) Lizzie, the mini wire dachsie was let out and raced around the side of the house, two barks....which the deer ignored...and she was back at the door demanding to be let in. I found an old red legwarmer which, with a few judicious holes, should work out nicely as Lizzie's winter coat.
Are you gonna "seed the field" with corn or anything? I've never been a proponent of not feeding wildlife. I think if they eat what we put out, they need it. I'm an old softie. I must have been a Jewish Mama in a past life; I feed everything, including people, whenever they beg!