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Cool story...and they say hunters have no hearts and are cruel.

 

Regulations, politics, health standards aside, it'd be neat to have her there forever in a comfy enclosure...at least in hunting season to keep her alive.

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Sorry for the delay. Here's the rest of the story and thanks for the comments and following along.   After a good long while contemplating what to do next I was still undecided. I'm usually pretty

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Ok guys, today after I killed my turkey I decided to swing by my cams to check the cards. My pack on my back, my gun over one shoulder, and my turkey over the other.... I was anything but quiet on my

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This is amazing! Wooly, you see some of the craziest stuff.

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Cool story...and they say hunters have no hearts and are cruel.

 

Regulations, politics, health standards aside, it'd be neat to have her there forever in a comfy enclosure...at least in hunting season to keep her alive.

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cool story. have had them come real close during turkey, but never lick me and follow me home. on a side note, i cant believe you keep your horns outside!

I suspect those are "dead heads" that he found

 

hope she stays around til this season. you may have a real life doe decoy for the rut!

That would be AWSOME!!!

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Sorry for the delay.

Here's the rest of the story and thanks for the comments and following along.

 

After a good long while contemplating what to do next I was still undecided. I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out by myself and making up my own mind when it comes to this kind of stuff, but now I was technically in posession of a deer, and didn't quite have all the answers I needed to make the wisest decision. I decided at this point it was best to put it in someone elses hands who would know better what was best for this little rascal.

Reluctantly, I got out my wallet where I had a card from a DEC officer who I met in the past and explained what had happened.

 

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The officer sounded interested on the phone and said he would be out shortly to take a look at the critter and then we'd go from there. He arrived and observed the deers behavior, her physical condition and appearance, and her tempermant. After gathering all this information, he rattled off about a half dozen deer diseases like they were the common cold, but I had a hard time even pronouncing any of them again,lol. After making a few phone calls, he pointed out several possabilities for this deers abnormal behavior that he felt were worthy of investigating further without having to put the deer down. One explanation being, illegaly posessed, raised and released, but that wasn't determined true or false at the site.

He had seen all he needed to see, and informed me he was just there to make a judgement call on what to do next. After 1 1/2hrs since I placed the initial call, it was obvious this little doe wasn't going anywhere. The DEC officer made one more call and told me someone would be coming out to collect the animal soon. He gave me another card with Laura's number on it and said she'd be the one coming out but didn't say when.
Another 1/2 hour passed.

 

Now I've watched 'Swamp People' so I already had a picture painted in my head of the ruff and tough, 300lb, animal wrassler "Laura", who would show up in her safari buggy fully decked out in off road lights and roll bars. I did not get what I expected,lol.

When she arrived and assessed the situation, it was clear to see even though she didn't fit my stereotypical visions, she was all bussiness. She grabbed a needle and we tried to get hold of the deer so she could administer the sedative. Her first poke would prove to be her last as the deer quickly wised up and knew we were up to something. It was hard to get close to her any longer and she was making her way through the woods now and into the neighbors yard. My neighbor has a 30'x30'(x7' high) outside dog keenel for their labs so we coralled the deer into there.

 

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Now this bugger was bouncing off the fence and scared out of it's mind. Every lunge she made against it to ellude us could have ended bad if one of her hooves got caught in the fence. In the blink of an eye and without warning, Laura pounced on the deer like a WWF wrestler ad picked it up. The deer thrashed and kicked and squirted free so I did my own rendition of her cat like manuever and we flopped on the deer together where she was finally able to administer the sedative! We stepped out of the kennel for about 15 minutes to let the drug take affect then returned to transport her once she calmed down enough. I flipped the camera into 'AUTO' mode and had to pass it off so the pics get a little sloppy now.

 

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As you can see, Laura turned out not to be the beastly hulk of a woman I was expecting to wrassle deer with today,lol. We got the deer wrapped in a straigh jacket blanket and it was time to carry her back to the buggy!

 

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We finally got her back to the "safari buggy"... also her daily commuter, and I waited for her to prepare to load.

 

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You guessed it.... I hope the tranquilizer doesn't wear off any time soon,lol

 

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So I like to believe my encounter with this little deer had potentialy saved it's life. At least I know I did the resposible thing to do and the rest is up to the deer and those administering help now. She was taken to a rehab facility where they'll do their thing and hopefully raise her back to being 'wild' and released again. I'll try calling for an update on her progress later in the week and keep you guys posted of the outcome. Who knows, she may have been one of the spotted fawns that followed me around all last spring and summers photo shoots. Regaurdless, she's in good hands now! :)

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You did the right thing, Just as Apollo said i believe this deer has had a lot of contact with people. I was hoping you were going to tell us the deer was gone when you got up this morning. Is she going to keep you posted on the deer?

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Great story wooly... It would be nice if anti-hunters were able to hear how you went out of your way to save this deer's life! I would of loved to been there. Keep us posted if you hear anything. By the way, when you look back, are you even going to remember the turkey? Lol

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wooly Newbie

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Paula- I'll call next week to see if they can give me an update on her and pass along anything I find out.

Just for the record, it was NOT determined this deer was raised and released but it was a possabilty.

As the EnCon told me, there are also diseases in deer that make them exhibit this kind of behavior that have also been found in NY, so I don't like to jump to immediate conclusions before all the other possibilities are ruled out as well.

 

Pav- I hear ya about the turkey,lol. I almost feel guilty for not taking the time to soak up my successful hunt.

I'll mount his fan and it will serve as a nice reminder to a great day!

 

clay- thanks!

I only did what I felt was right and not what I honestly wanted to do,lol

 

 

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wooly Newbie

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wow what a crazy story. was she upset about you being a deer hunter or not that kind of person?

 

The topic never came up. She was just a volunteer doing what she was called upon to do, so I didn't feel the need to get into anything like that.

Glad you all enjoyed!

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