I've seen wild deer sleeping multiple times - watched them for extended periods of time and they have't moved a muscle. Have nearly stood on deer asleep in tussock several times too.
I initially spotted these stags 500-ish metres away, snuck down a scree (not that quietly) and got within 30 metres of them. There were actually 5 stags together, but I couldn't get them all in one frame. Sat there for a good hour watching them - they were all sleeping until I threw a rock at them to wake them up.
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