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You might think that if you come across a deer while going fishing in the ocean right? Well I guess that’s what these boys thought to themselves when they saw this dow while they were fishing quite a long way from shore in Chesapeake Bay. The fish weren’t biting that day so they had time to look around and spot something strange in the water. This deer was swimming for its life and it looked like it had been doing that for some time. When it saw the boat it started to swim towards it but when it saw the guys it kept its distance. One of them had some cowboy experience and using a lasso reeled it in the boat. It was so tired that it couldn’t even stay on its feet, plus it was scared as hell.
When they reached shore they tried to set it loose but it still couldn’t move so they left it there, but after a while she recovered her strength and moved on.
July 11, 2008
dow? Last time I saw it in print it was ‘doe’.
July 11, 2008
if you look close it has horn nubs on its head and also “something”hanging out between its legs in another pic? doe? I say Buck!!
July 12, 2008
Spelling and sex of deer aside, what you (or they) did for the deer was an exceptionally good deed.
July 17, 2008
it has velet antlets just sprouting from head,so its most likely a buck.some does do have antlers,although rare.deer are really pretty good swimmers.but from the look of the pics,this one was in dire straights
July 24, 2008
The only unusual part of this story is that the deer made it so far offshore. Deer frequently take to open water to escape a dog, and they usually drown when they become too exhausted to keep their heads above the surface. A good point for keeping dogs controlled, even in rural areas.
June 3, 2009
Yeap. its a button buck and it is deer not deers.
I have seen deer swim about a mile across rivers.
Look like that one was a bit lost.
June 8, 2009
Job well done saving that fine young buck. May he live to father 10 more.