WYFF – A fawn is in good hands after a tragic accident claimed his mother's life.
North Carolina State Patrol Master Trooper Rocky Deitz reported to an accident last week involving a car hitting a pregnant deer along Highway 74 in Jackson County.
The impact caused the doe to give birth, and when Deitz arrived, he found the newborn fawn.
Dietz said wildlife officers were busy, so he brought baby "Buckshot" home.
"A deer, a dog, anything that's new, young, helpless. I mean, I'm not going to leave it on the side of the road," he said.
The bond was instant.
"Those big eyes and his ears looking at you. When you hold him, he loves to nibble on your face," Deitz said.
Buckshot will be taken to a deer-rehabilitation clinic before being released back into the wild.
