The Story of Dorothy...

Dorothy was born an unfortunate deer. She had only 3 good legs and one small mishapen front leg that the other deer often made fun of. Her only friend was her twin 'button buck' brother who watched over her and protected her from other deer and from hunters who would do her harm (although most hunters had never even considered shooting her because she was so disabled).

The winter of '07 was a sad time for Dorothy. Her 'button buck' brother was shot indiscriminately by a hunter with very litte concern for proper big buck management techniques. She witnessed this horrific event and while running from the scene, she stumbled (remember, she only has 3 good legs) and a large stick blinded her left eye. All she could recall was the FLAMING RED HAIR of this unethical hunter. She wandered aimlessly with no friends and only 3 good legs and 1 good eye.

Then, in Mid-December '08, emaciated and near death, she was looking (with her one good eye) for a scrap of food to sustain her when she suddenly felt a stinging and excrutiating pain in her rectum. Turning to see what has caused such intense pain, she again saw the FLAMING RED HAIR of the unethical hunter who had killed her young brother! She ran away (as best she could on 3 legs and with only 1 good eye) bleeding from her rectum, and was never seen again.

I must begin this story by backtracking a bit... This past winter, Jason went out with his 'huntin buddies' and had an unfortunate mishap that may have landed an arrow in the vicinity of a doe's derrier (depends on whom you ask). Disclaimer: A bad shot on a deer is honestly (all kidding aside for a minute) a really discouraging and upsetting thing for a hunter because for most hunters it really is about food and deer management...not just going out to hurt animals. Back to the story: So, Jason was really uspet by this and his friends, like any good friends would do, teased him about it. Anyone that knows Jason really well knows that if you can get under his skin about something, it can be pretty comical to watch him go all 'drama queen' about it. For months now, he has been getting phone calls, text messages, and jokes sent his way about this deer and his bad shot. This week, one of Jason's best friends took it to the next level...he created this award (yes, that is a plaque made by a local trophy shop and yes, that is a specially created granite base...he was not holding back on this one!!!). Here is the best part...he arranged to have it sit on display in the Police Department (with a laminated copy of the 'Dorothy the Unlucky Whitetail Deer' story-which does have some embelishments for dramatic effect) for THREE DAYS before Jason would find it. So, by the time he came to work from his 'weekend', the entire department had seen it and now it is not just the 'huntin buddies' that can tease him about this bad shot! Classic. As much as I have enjoying this little shenanigan, I am fearful for said friend because we all know that paybacks are hell!!!