This morning while working on a trail up to the pump house a deer ran by me so fast I did not realize it until it had gone by me. All I saw was the flash of the deer just a few inches from me. The deer was being chased by another deer and I believe it did not see me until the last second. At the speed that deer was going I don't think I would have survived the blow if it had run into me. It was my lucky day and I still have a hard time thinking about how close it was.
A collection of stories from the life of Michael Burke. He worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Oregon. He lives in Oakland, OR. His wonderful wife, Celia, passed in May of 2021
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WHOA! Be Careful. The deer may have been running from a predator like a mountain lion. Take some kind of defense with you Mike when you go out.
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