A friend e-mailed this to me and some photos also.
This will bring a smile to you face.



>> Last Saturday   morning, a buddy and I were trolling for
>> stripers
>> in the Chesapeake Bay.We were 1 ½ miles offshore in about 80 feet of
>> water contemplating why the fish weren't biting.We looked back to
>> check  Was it a seal??
>> Can't be, we don't have seals around here. On closer look, it turned
>> out to
>> be a buck deer that was WAY off course. He was   desperate and barely
>> staying afloat.
>> I've seen deer swim a river or bayou before.
>> When you see that, the first thing you notice is that they are powerful
>> swimmers. Their head and shoulders are out   of the water and they make
>> surprisingly good headway.
>> This critter was just   keeping his nose up and looked like he'd
>> been swimming all night   long. In fact, he was so worn out that he swam
>> toward the boat probably thinking it looked enough like land to him.
>> When he got closer though, he wasn't sure what to make of the two
>> dudes on board, and backed off.
>> So, since the fish weren't   biting, we thought we'd give this buck
>> a hand.
>> Turns out Bo grew up around   cows and was really handy with a
>> bowline.
>> He lassoed the deer on the first   try! Bo grabbed his neck, I
>> grabbed the  flank, and we barreled over backwards into the boat.
>> Before I knew it, Bo was on top of him and had him tied up just like
>> a calf.
>> We hit the throttle and shuttled him to the closest beach - Kent
>> Point. I beached the boat and we carefully unloaded the deer onto the
>> sand.
>> The whole time we kept thinking he was going to kick the snot out of us.
>> He
>> never did though; he was totally spent.We untied him and jumped back. Too
>> weak to stand, he just sat there quivering.;We even   picked him up again
>> and put his feet underneath him, but he still  couldn't walk We Don't
>> know if he made it or not, but I think his chances were vastly
>> improved.
>> Hopefully he recovered after time. When you're out & about, ya just
>> never know...
>> Check out the pictures!!!

What an incredible story. I`m surprised the sharks didn`t have venison that day. I`ve seen them swimming in lakes before and you are right, they are great swimmers.

Thats freggin' insane!

That is definately unusual. My hat goes off to you for saving it! The best thing I've heard all week.

WOW you guys deserve a big gratz on saving that deer!!!

Hey guys, I had nothing to do with this wonderful adventure.
This was a friend of mine and his buddy back east.
He just sent me the 6 pic's and the story.
Wish I would have been there.

Great Story ... WoW

That is just crazy, thanks for posting...