It was a rainy day and I noticed a deer sitting near where my truck is parked, by the driveway. That is not normal behavior in my area. We don't have tame deer here that do that, the deer here pretty much stay away from people. Later I saw it again, same place. I got some deer feed and even though I knew I couldn't get too close, I tried. It tried to get away, but just fell over, obviously scared. I knew then it couldn't walk at all. I tried calling the wildlife rescue organization, but the guy said they don't try to bring in adult deer who are injured like that. Said they die when they're captured and taken in. Dang! They recommended that I call the sheriff's office so it could be put down. I felt kind of sick...not good at dealing with stuff like that. The next day I decided maybe it would be better. But before I could get anyone to do it, the deer disappeared. That was yesterday. I finally spotted the deer's body today after looking around. It must have crawled across to where the creek goes under the road. It was in the large pipes there under the road.
