Our Three-Legged Deer

In March, an unusual visitor was captured on one of the trail cameras.

We speculated how this injury occurred and the resulting scars. Perhaps impact from a vehicle or maybe the leg was caught in a fence and eventually twisted free. It's possible a slug from a hunter could only damage the leg. Whatever the case, it seems like she is doing her best to make it at our acreage.

We're going to call her Triumph:

We're all damaged in some way and through perseverance, persistence or blind luck we make it through life. Sometimes we get a little help along the way but it looks like she is going to be on her own. She's going to have to work harder than others and be smarter to avoid the troubles that are bound to come her way. She's going to need more oomph umph than others to make it.

My hope is that she heals enough and overcome. I'd like her to keep coming back and maybe let us know how she's doing from time to time.

She was damaged.

She is a survivor.

She will be triumphant.