Friday, March 9, 2012

Best day 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." 







"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 we had 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. 


This is me carrying the little guy.





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?




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