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It was pretty nice going into camp to get ready for
one of the Parent's Day and the powwow! On this Guess that it did that because the fawn's mother took off without it and that made the fawn decide to do that! Anyway, I thought I would share this good experience as another example of why this is a good place to be.
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Jim Thornton, Indian Education Coordinator,
Coos County Indian Education Coordination Program, |
one day, there were two other cars in front of me on the dusty, bumpy
road into camp. First the large, super- size van with oversized tires
stopped, followed by the one in front of me. A woman got out of the first
one and told us that they had to stop since a doe and her small fawn were
on the road in front of them. The doe took off and the small fawn laid
down in the middle of the road! We all approached and there was this SUPER
small fawn in the middle of the dirt road trying to hide! When one of
the guys was about to touch it, I said "NO!" - and the guy pulled
back. I then went into my minivan and put on some latex gloves that I
had bought earlier for the head lice check for the first day of camp,
and then dirtied the gloves in some dust and weeds. I quietly approached
the trembling fawn and picked it up and carefully took it to the side
of the dirt road, and placed the fawn down on a well-traveled deer path
that was hidden by some brush, and then left it there. It was neat since
it was about the size of a cat and still had the feel of a deer's coat.
One of the adults took a couple of pictures of me and the fawn with my
camera. Anyway, after we got back in our cars and headed to camp I was
really struck with what a unique experience that it had been for me! Guess
I'm a naturalist at heart, after all! 
