A young male mule deer peers at the author through branches.
The author met this young mule deer buck in 2022. Photo credit life+wild.

My Encounters with this Deer Sent Me on an Emotional Rollercoaster

It also underscored how critical compassion is.

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6 min readJan 5, 2024

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Warning: this article contains a graphic image that may upset more sensitive viewers

Traipsing through woods last fall, I nearly stumbled across a young mule deer settled in a dense thicket. I crouched down to admire him and show I was not a threat…

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