Deer, as well as humans, enjoy the sweet flavor of cantaloupe and have been known to break open the fruit with their hooves.

Do deer eat melon rinds?

They eat watermelon by making holes in the rind and scoop or chew some of the insides of the flesh. But they don't usually consume an entire melon. Deer don't really eat watermelon rind they just make a hole in the rind and like feeding on lycopene. ... Deer will never feed on watermelon rinds.

Do deer eat melon vines?

Deer don't like melon plants, but deer and lots of other animals like the melons. ... Often the tops of root vegetables such as potatoes are less palatable to deer, but deer love sweet potato plants, beet tops, and radish tops. When they are hungry deer have been known to dig for beets and other root vegetables.