Oh Deer! Part II (warning - kind of gross)

I just thought I would update our deer head escapade. Warning! You may not want to read on if you are having breakfast........

Last Friday, Webster brought a deer head and left it on our front yard. A poor deer had been hit by a car and was in the ditch at the front of our property. Seems that between buzzards, coyote, and whatever else, most of the deer was dragged off the road and up onto our property. The head made it to our front lawn.

My hubby came home that night and took it off the lawn and put it in a trash bag (probably the only way we'll ever "bag" a deer). The next morning he went down to see about burying the rest of the body but it was gone. Gone...just a couple legs left in the ditch. He was SO impressed with the effeciency of our neighborhood buzzards that the thought (......you may want to sit down.....) "I'll just toss the deer head out and let the buzzards take care of it".

It seems that buzzards don't like deer head. Later that afternoon, Charlotte showed up with the head. Webster made it clear that it was NOT Charlotte's deer head, it was HIS deer head and he would take care of it. We spent the afternoon/evening working outside and Webster would trot behind us carrying the head. If we stopped to clear an area, Web would drop the head, hang out with us, then pick it up and carry it along when we moved. He made the mistake of leaving it for a while and soon noticed that the buzzards were circling. Webster spent the rest of Sat & Sun carrying the head and guarding it.

Now, I made it clear several times that I would like my husband to get rid of the deer head. We have an understanding: I don't do dead. Finally, Sunday night, we let Webster out for a potty break and he came back with the head. (I have a pic but it's pretty gross!) I was a bit more insistent that DH DO SOMETHING about the head so he disappeared outside for a few minutes. When he came back, he told me that it was too dark to bury it so...........(......you are still sitting, right?.....) he tossed it off the balcony and onto the roof of our utility trailer. The dogs couldn't get it there and he would take care of it the next day. Right.

Monday morning I was having some coffee when I kept hearing "whooshes" and seeing shadows. Moments after, I realized that buzzards were circling the house and then they landed on the balcony. Buzzards on the balcony, yup. When Webster realized where his deer head was, he positioned himself on the wall (we have a daylight basement and the front yard overlooks the lower driveway) about level with the roof of the trailer. The morning was spent guarding the deer head from the buzzards overhead.

It is now Monday, one WEEK later. The deer head is still on the trailer. The buzzards have decided that whereas they don't like deer head, they DO like our house. A nice perch. At least 12 can fit on the roof. More on the balcony and front yard. I guess it's time for names although DH already named one Igor.

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Permalink Reply by Joanne ~ Spud* on February 28, 2011 at 11:38am

Are we even worried about parasites or disease here?

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Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on February 28, 2011 at 12:01pm

I doubt even ticks like dead deer.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Tramell on February 28, 2011 at 12:09pm

Honestly, I'm not worried. Ticks are an issue regardless and there was no chewing involved - eww! If it were skunk or possum or raccoon, I'd worry but not this.

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Permalink Reply by Camilla and Darwin on February 28, 2011 at 12:08pm

This is so hilarious!

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Tramell on February 28, 2011 at 12:12pm

Come October, tales will be told of the headless deer seen roaming middle TN, carrying a pumpkin and haunting a large, curly brown dog.........

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Permalink Reply by Stacie on February 28, 2011 at 12:19pm

This is the funniest thing. I can't imagine how your house must look with all the buzzards. I think you need a picture of that too

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Permalink Reply by Deanna & Desi & Cori on February 28, 2011 at 2:51pm

I think if my husband had "dealt" with the dear head this way, he'd be the next buzzard dinner himself!!!! I can't deal with dead critters and it would have creeped me out to even know that there was a dear head that close to me!!

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Permalink Reply by Pat and Traveler on February 28, 2011 at 4:03pm

LOL! What a great story! I love the part about Webster carrying the deer head around after you. What a lucky dog! Not many dogs ever get to have their very own deer head. And the head is on the trailer, drawing buzzards! That's just too funny!!

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Permalink Reply by Lorraine Bromley on February 28, 2011 at 4:10pm

Poor Webster he was so happy to have a deer head of his very own! And he tried to share it with you humans and you didn't apprectiate it!

MAYBE the buzzards are thinking of the trailer top like:

(Insert English accent)

hey ain't that thing one of those BBQ inventions them humans use to cook up their grub??? How long we gotta wait till that thing cooks up our deer head? We been inviting relatives for days now and we don't see no steam a risin! Atleast the relatives haven't complained about that four legged thing staring at them yet! Ever since that incident in the desert with that bison and the coyote gertrude's never been the same!