On the way back from taking Jason to work yesterday morning,I came around a curve in the highway,and in the middle of my lane was a fawn deer that had fallen on the pavement,apparently trying to cross the highway following Mom......When I got out of the truck to check on the baby,I noticed what must have been Mom deer about 50 yards into the woods,watching me. I thought Junior was dead,but as I approached;he opened his big brown eyes and looked at me.Poor little feller was all skinned up from falling on the pavement,wasn't more than a day or 2 old:spots on him,all long legs.......NOW,it is a known fact that if animals smell human scent on their baby,they might abandon them,sealing their fate,AND you need a wildlife rehab license;to take them home,SO:I got an old flattened cardboard box out of the back of my truck,shoved it under Junior,and gently pulled him off the highway,and rolled him onto the grass/dirt shoulder....We drove by there last night,he was gone,as was Mom............I hope Junior has a long,free life;amen.
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