Oh Deer Me

Fern and Rudy work together, their ability to read each other helping to keep the deer between them. The course is fixed, the prey is running to the beat of the wolves’ drum and all that is left to do is bring it down. She scans the deer, watching its rhythm and pace, watching for an opening. The whitetail buck is heathy and there are no lapses in in its leaps. Turning her eyes to the path, Fern spies a large tree not far ahead.

Darting her eyes to Rudyard, hoping he will understand what she is doing, the gray girl starts to make subtle adjustments to the deer’s course until they are driving it straight for the tree. As they near, the buck slows in a moment of hesitation and that is when Fern strikes. Darting in, the gray girl grabs hold of its front leg and puts on the brakes, causing the deer to slam into the ground… hard. With the buck dazed, she moves to pin it down, waiting for Rudy to do his part of the hunt and end its life. She shoots him a smile when he approaches, her heart thrumming with happiness at being with him. Oh right, they are killing a deer. Eyes turn to watch the final struggle for life and keep the buck from moving.


"Fern Lark"