A foursome of young Sitka black-tailed bucks fell upon some good luck Sunday as they were pulled from the icy waters of Stephens Passage by a group of locals out to enjoy the last few days of recent sunshine.
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| Sitka Black tailed Deer in the icy waters of Stephens Passage |
They swam right toward Tom Satre's 62-foot charter vessel, the Alaska Quest and then, they started to circle the boat.
They were looking up and looked like they needed help. Once they reached the vessel, Satre said they began to circle the boat and looked obviously distressed.
The typically skittish and absolutely wild animals came willingly and once on the boat, collapsed with exhaustion. They were shivering.
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| They swam right toward Tom Satre's 62-foot charter vessel, the Alaska Quest and then, they started to circle the boat. |
All deer were transported to Taku Harbor and witnesses reported they all recovered from what appeared to be exhaustion and a bit of hypothermia. Once the group reached the dock, the first to be pulled from the water hopped onto the dock, looked back, then leapt into the waters of the harbor and swam to shore. He quickly disappeared into the forest. Two others followed suit, after a bit of prodding and assistance from the group.
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One of the four Sitka black-tailed bucks was seen being transported via wheelbarrow by Tom Satre after reaching Taku Harbor. Witnesses reported all the deer recovered fully from what appeared to be exhaustion and a bit of hypothermia.
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| From left: Tom, Anna and Tim Satre help one of the "button" bucks to its feet after they rescued it from Stephens Passage. Four bucks in all were rescued. |
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