Blacktail Deer Plateau A-Hunting We Will Go

"Gladly," he said with a grin. He snuck a peek at Kesuk's cute little rear end as she led him through the woods. He wasn't paying attention, so he almost bumped into her when she suddenly stopped. Koda looked past her and saw their quarry just ahead, nibbling on the last grass of the season. The deer was rather small, probably still under a year old, but he'd make a perfect dinner for two. Once they caught him.

He caught Kesuk's signal, and quietly went into action. Koda hugged the ground, using the foliage to hide himself from view, as he crept around to cut off the fawn's escape route. Suddenly the deer jerked it's head up, as if it had heard something. Koda froze. Was the prey onto him? The gray wolf held his breath as he waited to see what the deer would do next. The fawn licked a fresh bug bite on it's shoulder, then returned to grazing. Koda inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, then silently prowled into position.

Koda popped out of the bushes right in front of the grazing deer. Instead of running away the young deer froze in place and stared at the wolf, it's eyes wide and glazed over with fear. The hunter stared back for a moment, puzzled. He'd never seen a deer react this way before. Did the dumb beast not realize he was supposed to run away? "RAWR!!" Koda shouted at the top of his lungs. The fawn broke out of it's trance and bolted. Koda stayed on it's heels, snapping at it's legs to keep it moving in Kesuk's direction.

"Get ready Kesuk!" Koda yelled as they got closer to where the she-wolf lay in ambush.