The Deer Story

Last Wednesday (8/23/07) in the late afternoon we noticed a big brown lump in the back yard. Upon investigation it turn out to be a dead deer. Not sure how it got there – probably hit by a car and roamed around for a while before collapsing.

Already Wednesday we noticed big black birds circling the carcase. Thursday morning a coyote had dragged the thing half way across our back yard. And...most of the meat was gone.

We had to get rid of this thing. I called the township Health Department and told them I had a dead deer in my back yard. "Is it on the road?" (What part of back yard didn't you understand?)

Turn out that the town will only pick up a carcase if it is on the road. They gave me the phone number of a private service. They were prompt! They were also expensive!

It costs $150 to have this thing dragged out of my back yard.

Snarl!