Four Deer Rescued From Alaskan Waters (Dec 2011)

My father sent me this article in email, forwarded from a friend of his that believes my family may be related to the Captain of the boat.  Funny story!  See additional pics on the guys website:  http://alaskaquestcharters.com/deerrescue.html

Article: http://fishing.outdoorzy.com/four-deer-rescued-from-alaskan-waters-121411/

Tom Satre was out on his 62 foot fishing vessel with a charter group when four black-tailed deer swam directly towards his boat. Once the deer reached the boat, they began swimming around the boat looking for a place to climb aboard.

Satre opened up his back gate and his crew helped the typically skittish and absolutely wild animals onto the boat. “In all my years fishing, I’ve never seen anything quite like it!” said Tom.

“Once on-board, they collapsed with exhaustion, shivering. We headed for Taku Harbour. Once we reached the dock, the first
buck that we 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 other deer followed, but the smallest deer needed a little more help.

Tom’s 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!” said Tom.

 
very nice!

those silly swimming deer...

Very touching! Thanks for sharing.

It would have been better if they were rescued from kayaks. ..Cool story.

That's great make you feel good story!! 

Great story,but i cant help it i busted up laughing when i saw that deer in the wheel barrow,

WOW!....they must have been on an ice berg? and yes, the upside-down-babybuck-ina-wheel-barrow is quite funny

Check out the rest of the pics on his website in the first link I put up.  Too funny!!! 

Check out the rest of the pics on his website in the first link I put up.  Too funny!!! 

i read a wolf(s) may have caused the deer to go for a dip&swim. = thanks Al, there are lots of good people still in this world

Great story,but i cant help it i busted up laughing when i saw that deer in the wheel barrow,

yeah, full-on 'goat leg' action in that pic. 
Looks like my dog when she gets flipped over wrestling.

cool story AL, thanks for da post!