By Brett Fisher

  • Photos by Brett Fisher. A three-point buck rests at the Bliss Mansion Sunday morning.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. A three-point buck rests at the Bliss Mansion Sunday morning.
  • Photos by Brett Fisher. An eight-point stag munches on the grounds of the Bliss Mansion Sunday morning.
    Photos by Brett Fisher. An eight-point stag munches on the grounds of the Bliss Mansion Sunday morning.
  • Sunday morning walkers stop to photograph a yearling doe in front of the Bliss Mansion.
    Sunday morning walkers stop to photograph a yearling doe in front of the Bliss Mansion.
  • Two bucks rest on the back lawn of the Bliss Mansion Sunday.
    Two bucks rest on the back lawn of the Bliss Mansion Sunday.
  • An eight-point stag relaxes on the grass behind the Bliss Mansion Sunday.
    An eight-point stag relaxes on the grass behind the Bliss Mansion Sunday.
  • Two bucks repose on the back lawn of the Bliss Mansion Sunday.
    Two bucks repose on the back lawn of the Bliss Mansion Sunday.

A band of mule deer well known to downtown Carson City residents chose the grounds of the Bliss Mansion to relax Sunday morning.

The deer band is led by an eight-point stag, who is often accompanied by younger three-point and forked-horn bucks.