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oregonjen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 08:08 PM
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Firefighters rescue fawn stuck in rocks, reunited with mom
This is a heartwarming story...

http://www.katu.com/news/local/122393264.html


HOCKINSON, Wash. - Some heavy equipment typically used to rescue people from car wrecks helped save a tiny fawn trapped under heavy rocks.

Wednesday morning Ed Bettencourt and his wife woke up early to find a deer pacing around their backyard and acting strangely.
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 08:21 PM
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1. I need a dose of sweet news daily. Today, I got "A hotdog for your
thoughts" and a precious fawn rescue. Double good day.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 11:29 PM
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8. Love both. A little misty.
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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 08:39 PM
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2. Sent out to everyone I know. Thanks for posting this story.
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 08:48 PM
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3. I loved this. Thanks for a few sweet moments. n/t
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Peregrine Took Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:19 PM
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4. Thanks for posting. I'd like to hug all the beings involved!
It just galls me that some people can be so incredibly kind and others wouldn't hesitate to put both of those deer in their rifle sights.
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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:44 PM
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5. No hunter would shoot those deer.
That is not hunting. Hunters respect the animal they are hunting, especially animals that challenge their hunting skills.
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tuckessee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 11:03 PM
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7. Are you serious??????
The vast majority of hunters I know will kill any deer that's big enough to kill. The easier the better.

Cripes, I know hunters who bag deer from their living room windows.

The only people I know who are "challenge" hunters have moved well beyond killing Eastern Whitetails and now seek bear, coyotes or overseas big game trophy animals.

:eyes:

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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:26 AM
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13. Yeah, I am serious.
Every hunter I know but one (who has gone overseas for the big trophies) is responsible. They don't kill just for killing sake. They eat what they kill. They do it legally and fair. They are careful to make clean kills and will spend hours tracking a deer they wound, even if it means returning the next day to look for it. And when they want a greater challenge they take up bow hunting and then turkey hunting with a bow.

It must be really different where you are. I see why you have your opinion and apologize for those people who are abusing their hunting responsibilities.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 06:37 PM
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17. I was a copy editor for 35 hunting and fishing magazines
all over the U.S. Believe me, most hunting is for trophies and the thrill of the kill. Yes, some do track and hunt down the deer they wound, but that is because it is a trophy buck with a big rack of 10 or more points. They may eat what they kill, but they are just after a trophy for their walls.
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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 07:56 PM
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18. I'm glad I don't know any of those people.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-21-11 09:54 PM
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6. Great story, I have a handful of deer that will come up to me in the yard...
the doe had twins (bucks) a few years back and they always come for a visit. They were born behind my garage. They never touch my garden, but will drink my fountains dry.
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 12:00 AM
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9. Aww. Great happy ending. : ) -nt
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 12:04 AM
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10. Blubbering yet again. It's good for my soul! Thanks; there are never
enough happy endings.
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 12:36 AM
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11. Awwww!
That poor momma and baby! I have tears in my eyes.
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 01:18 AM
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12. Why I love WA state people.
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femrap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 04:32 PM
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14. Thanks....
I needed that.
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tavalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 06:24 PM
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15. Thanks for the happy moment.
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 06:29 PM
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16. aww
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:06 PM
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19. My Dad rescued a fawn from a pool last summer.
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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-22-11 08:31 PM
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20. To late for an R :-(
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