Good Samaritan Hunters

The boys decided to go hunting again on Saturday evening and Trenton took his good friend, Steven, who has never been hunting before. He wanted to know what it was like so he sat with Trenton in his stand. Unfortunately, I believe Steven saw only one deer and it was clearly too far away to shoot. I don't think he thoroughly enjoyed the length of time sitting, but Steven got the jist of what it is like to hunt. The boys came home empty handed but ended up seeing what Tyler described as "the worst thing I have ever seen" - they saw a beagle get hit by a car and literally dragged a few feet in front of them. Ben stopped immediately and went to the dog lying in the middle of the street. A couple of the boys stopped traffic while the others made sure the dog was still alive and got the information off the dog's tags and called the owner. Apparently, the owner of the dog lived just a short jog from where the dog was hit and he came running quickly. The boys said he was about Ben's age, maybe a bit younger, and was visibly upset about the dog. Ben explained to me that at this point and after checking the dog out, he thought maybe it's back was broken but it was still breathing and probably in shock. The owner and Ben loaded up the dog in the back of Ben's truck and they drove them back to the owner's house. Trenton and Tyler both said it was heartbreakng because the owners have small children. Ben and the owner took the dog into the house and Ben left for home as the owner was calling the emergency vet. It was definitely something Trenton, Tyler, Ben and Steven will remember forever...especially being dog lovers. It was a sad sight. Tyler said he had a "queesy feeling in his stomach" just dealing with the situation. He hated seeing the whole incident.

Trenton, Tyler, and Ben had plans to "push" the woods on Sunday afternoon in a last attempt on the last day of shotgun season so they planned to stop at the dog owner's house to check on the dog. This time the boys took Maizy - and what a big baby she was! This dog LOVES the woods and goes after rabbits, deer, you name it. She loves it. She loves to run the woods with Ben and only stays feet from him at all times. They met up with Ben's dad and brother and again, the boys came home empty handed - no deer, but they were able to stop to check on the dog that got hit. The dog was still living! No broken bones that the owner knew of. I guess the dog started getting up about 11:30 pm the night it happened and was slow going, but she got up. The owner said she seemed a little sore but that was it! She was eating and was alert. A miracle indeed! This news definitely made all the boys' hearts smile with relief. Ben didn't even get their names or the name of the dog amidst all the confusion...he thinks the dog's name was Molly. So, if it is, Molly, we are glad you made it!