Happy Halloween. What An Eventful Evening.

Jayden-ladybug fairy, Caleb-an otter, Layne-Vidia from Tinkerbell

On the way home, we got a call from my husband’s brother-in-law (BIL), who has been in the area, bow hunting at a local game refuge for the last month.  We were going to take the kids out to his camper and visit after he got in from the hunt today.  We thought he was calling to tell us that he was in for the night.  Well, it ended up that he had hit a deer with his pick-up and was waiting at our home for my husband to help dress out the deer. He had to call local law enforcement to inspect the animal and got a roadkill tag so they could start dressing out the animal. 

My husband went out to help after getting the kids situated for bed.  He proceeded to get cardboard, which he planned to lay the deer on in order to dress out on the ground.  As his BIL backed the pick-up over to where the cardboard was, my husband, noticed the deer’s head move up and then down.  He thought at first that the deer moved due to the momentum from traveling in the pick-up.

My husband, at the time, didn’t have a knife or any cleaning supplies ready yet to start the process.  His BIL was going to drop off the deer and go back to his camper for supplies.  On the way back to his vehicle, he noticed the deer’s head move.  His BIL questioned him if the deer was still alive.  My spouse looked over in awe because it WAS still alive and must have just been stunned by the hit!

The deer ended up getting up and out of the pick-up, running back and forth between my husband and his BIL.  I guess it almost went into our trampoline in the yard.  It eventually ended up fleeing to safety.  So, his BIL retired for the evening after getting a roadkill tag and no venison.