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Avant, what an amazingly beautiful experience! Your words captured the event in vivid word pictures. 
posted by
syzygy
on August 2, 2006 at 6:23 PM
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sannhet
Yes. Who can harm what is so innocent?
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 9:46 AM
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fiona
Thank you. That's good to hear.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 9:45 AM
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Avant -
Great story! We have antelope that play on our property up north. It's amazing when you are able to break down the species barrier and truly get a sense of another creature, as you did.
posted by
sannhet
on August 2, 2006 at 7:00 AM
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Hi there
I once made friends with a deer in a zoo as a child. Your writing evoked that memory for me. Thank you. Beautifully written.
posted by
fionajean
on August 2, 2006 at 5:10 AM
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Mason
Thanks for the inspiring words.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:37 AM
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Shamsuddin Jim
Thanks.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:36 AM
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FLIGHTPATH
Oh, yes. There's massacres that occur here. You can hear the shots, and see them in the backs of pickup trucks. I saw a picture the other day where someone had killed an albino. It made my heart ache.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:35 AM
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Cee
We've made two or three of these this year. The people are very ill. They call it 'tick fever.' I've always had the nudge from my intuition to keep them out of the yard. My dogs always keep vigil and they pretty much stay away.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:34 AM
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Wiley
I haven't thought of that. I believe you're right.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:33 AM
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Rumored
Yes, I guess that's correct. We also had this majestic buck come into the yard. The dogs chased him back into the woodline. Later that day, I saw him roadside, killed by a vehicle. Within an hour, someone had cut off his huge rack.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:33 AM
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Bright Irish
Thank you. It was a beautiful thing to experience.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 2, 2006 at 3:31 AM
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marvelous story!... well done, I felt there with you.... Bravo!
posted by
MasonGarrett
on August 1, 2006 at 11:35 PM
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Dear, that was a dear (deer) story
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on August 1, 2006 at 8:39 PM
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During the season, hunters wait hours to kill one in the wilderness near here. Yet, this Spring, a vet in a row boat rescued a fawn who'd fallen through thin ice on the bay. It took three hours to pull the struggling animal into his boat and bring the fawn safely to shore.
posted by
reasons
on August 1, 2006 at 8:32 PM
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Bambi Rulz!
We have
herds of them where I live in KS. I live on the edge of town; to some of you, it would seem that I live IN the country. Deer migrate across my front yard about 2:00 a.m. every morning. A few months ago, on the frozen tundra (which is my front yard), I would be sitting here blogging away and hear the crunching begin as the "herd" tiptoed by. I'd realize then how late it was; they were like a gentle alarm clock, reminding me that the Cinderella hour + two was upon me.
Please be oh so cautious about attracting dear into your yard as the deer tick is bringing us a mutated form of Lyme disease that is worse than HIV/AIDS! I know someone who has it. There is an almost epidemic going on back East. It's very hush hush but it's out there. As exotic and exquisite as deer are, they are the carriers of this little bitty tick. There is no cure for Lyme disease and yes, it can compromise your entire immune system. You can die from it.
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on August 1, 2006 at 5:36 PM
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avant-garde.
She was getting the cool out of the rocks. We live in same kind of country
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 1, 2006 at 5:29 PM
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avant...after this encounter she disappeared? Its almost like she
was there to say "good bye" to you that day...:)
posted by
Rumor
on August 1, 2006 at 4:30 PM
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avant-garde
Thanks for sharing such a great story! 
My husband worked for the state park and planning commisson and took me to a hidden spot where I could not have counted the amt. of deer that I viewed and will never forget their majestic beauty.
posted by
BrightIrish
on August 1, 2006 at 2:25 PM
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Dave
She usually stayed in the weeds by our home, but this day she was in the wide open. That's what startled me about it. She went back to the weeds, where she came from. I never saw her again.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 1, 2006 at 10:33 AM
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Rcky
I petted one in a pen in Louisiana. Someone shot it with a bow and arrow. It was tragic.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 1, 2006 at 10:32 AM
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TAPS
I don't think I could ever shoot one, no matter how much of my stuff he was eating. They are simply elegant.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 1, 2006 at 10:31 AM
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bel
The last time it was a buck- about an 8 pointer. It was about a week ago. Bam-bam was running like lightning, and the buck had to really turn it on to get away. That's when I realized that maybe it wasn't too good of an idea. I've always heard that rabbits can have heart attacks.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 1, 2006 at 10:30 AM
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OFFBEATS
Cool!
posted by
avant-garde
on August 1, 2006 at 10:29 AM
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Justi
Yes, she was. Pure innocence. Thank you.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 1, 2006 at 10:28 AM
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A-G, I didn't know this until a couple of months ago when we saw a sign in
a deer park at a place called Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. When you see a fawn lying on its own, probably in long grass, you should leave it be - the mother has left it there for its own safety and will return to the same spot. So I hope that fawn didn't go too far from the spot. Three months ago, I would have done exactly the same as you did and check it was OK.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on August 1, 2006 at 7:38 AM
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What a wonderful story Avant......We see deer quite often here but
I never tire of their beauty and grace. There have been a few times where I actually got close enough to pet them....they are incredible creatures.
posted by
RckyMtnActivist
on August 1, 2006 at 5:16 AM
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Avant-garde, I never ever get tired of seeing deer. There must be a lot of them in MO because there are so many people here who have had collisions with them. The deer ticks are a nuisance but, the animal itself is absolutely divine.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 1, 2006 at 5:11 AM
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Avant
Whata lovely story. Please keep in mind the following is not criticism, most do not know this. Please don't let your dog chase deer, it can causes death in the deer. I don't remember the details I'll have to ask Carl when he comes home but it has something to do with the deer running to fast and hard and it causes their heart to stop or something like that. Sorry, I'm vague it's just one of those oddball things that I remember and only vaguely.
posted by
bel_1965
on August 1, 2006 at 5:01 AM
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Avant
posted by
Offy
on August 1, 2006 at 4:50 AM
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Avant Garde
Oh what a joy. That made my day. She/he must have been beautiful. What an experience. Thanks for sharing it. :)
posted by
Justi
on August 1, 2006 at 4:45 AM
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