360 Degree View of Wallowa Lake State Park on the south (head) end of the lake. Photographed between the Day-Use area and campgrounds. July 5th, 2002. This Park is delightfully known for it's extremely tame Deer population, with huge-antlered bucks commonly resting under camper's awnings. A few years back the state instituted a no feeding policy because of a few isolated incidents, although no evidence exists that feeding wild deer makes them any more likely to attack once the population has tamed to this level. The fact is, like humans, deer are individuals and certain ones will act in an aggressive manner depending on the circumstances; We all weigh the risks and freely share our lives with dogs, statistically a far more dangerous species. How the State can remove our right to interact with nature on this level is beyond me; what's next, chipmunks?
UPDATE: Last year Oregon State Parks made it a crime to feed wildlife, carrying a $77 fine. So yes, unless you want to be fined you'll need to feed the chipmunks and deer outside the park.