Went Fishing, Caught 4 Deer!
From an past e-mail and the old website:
A once in the history of mankind kind of thing. The Best Day Of Fishing Ever! Some fishing stories are a little hard to believe, but this guy has pictures to prove his story. I’ve heard of salmon jumping into boats, but never anything quite like this. Tom Satre told the Sitka Gazette that he was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four juvenile black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat.“Once the deer reached the boat, the four began to circle the boat, looking directly at us. We could tell right away that the young bucks were distressed. I opened up my back gate and we helped the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals onto the boat. In all my years fishing, I’ve never seen anything quite like it! Once onboard, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering.”
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“This is a picture I took of the rescued bucks on the back of my boat, the Alaska Quest. We headed for Taku Harbour. Once we reached the dock, the first buck that had been
pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back as if to say ‘thank you’ and disappeared into the forest. After a bit of prodding and assistance, two more followed, but the smallest deer needed a little more help.
My daughter, Anna, and son, Tim, helped the last buck to its feet. We didn’t know how long they had been in the icy waters or if there had been others who did not survive. My daughter later told me that the experience was something that she would never forget, and I suspect the deer felt the same way as well!” I told you! Awesome… huh? Our Lord works in mysterious ways.
A picture of me helping this little guy.
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The same thing happened to me and my brother once. This was about 25 years ago, and we were fishing on Lake Houston. I spotted something in the water in the distance and we motored closer. It was a doe, trying to swim across the lake. She was in serious trouble and could barely keep her head above water. We pulled right along side of her, and my brother pulled her up tight to the side of the boat. I drove to the shore that she was trying to make it to. Once her feet touched the ground, she was too tired to even move. We sat there for about 20 minutes while she rested, then gradually she started walking out of the water. When she hit the tree line, she turned and looked at us as if to say “Thank You”, then walked on into the woods. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget.
That had to be an awesome experience and is the main reason why I carry a camera everywhere I go.
And It’s not everyday dinner jumps in the boat… most of the time you actually have to fish. Just Kidding.