One of your neighbors will probably wake up to find some missing chickens or pets. Don't leave them outside people.
Possible, but it's funny here. The deer don't eat the hostas, the bears don't touch the garbage cans... I think even Rod Serling would be surprised.
We have the same around the hunting camp. Animals know it's a bad idea to go near it. We leave food out no problem. On the other hand, go camping in the national forest just a valley over, you'll need to use bear boxes, and raccoons will be all over your campsite while you sleep.