It’s a jeep thing!
Have you ever heard that phrase? A year ago my wife and I purchased a new Jeep Wrangler ragtop.
It was all my wife Lisa’s idea, as she always wanted a convertible, but we had to compromise to something more practical like a four-wheel drive Jeep with the removable top.
Well, it’s certainly been a fun choice. These warm summer nights cruising around the back roads and mountains is very cooling and more fun than you can imagine.
A few nights ago Lisa decided to take a night cruise with her girlfriend Lori. After hitting most of the back roads in town, they proceeded up over Douglas Hill only to have a big doe dash right out in front of the Jeep.
Luckily, Lisa got the little yellow four-wheel drive stopped in time as not to hit the deer. After the doe crossed the road, right behind her came a spotted fawn and stopped within three feet of her door.
The doe was perhaps 30 yards off the road in the woods, bleating for her fawn. Lisa shut off the Jeep and the lights so maybe the fawn could get its bearings and be less confused.
The little deer just stood there bleating and carrying on all the while the two ladies were talking to it trying to coax it out of the road. After this went on for a few minutes, the fawn finally wobbled off to join its mother.
If something like this happens to you, with any kind of wildlife, deer, turkeys, foxes, etc., be sure not to try to touch it. Sometimes human scent can alter a wild animals attitude towards their young, as human scent to them is taboo. Human intervention can cause much more harm than good in most cases.
So next time when you are bored, take a ride in that Jeep, bring along your camera, and take in our natural beauty, you never know what sights you might encounter.
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