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and the sun was just starting to set I just arrived home and pulled up the long driveway into the garage I parked shut the garage door behind me and went into the small door that goes into the den that's when I noticed something was off I usually could hear the well pump in the crawl space beneath me running or the boiler clicking on and off but there was nothing it was dead quiet and the air felt thick I turned the lights on and couldn't figure out why it was so peaceful there it's also important to note that you'd usually hear many motorcycles going by or sess of planes since there was a small airport just up the road but there was no sound at all I sat down to watch TV and eat dinner and noticed the TV was unbelievably quiet I turned it up to 100 it could still barely hear it I chocked it up to lousy TV reception since it was an antenna TV and finished eating I cleaned up walked through the kitchen to the hallway and went to the bathroom to fill the bathtub as I made my way down the hallway I suddenly felt an overwhelming tread wash over me but I tried to brush it off I went into the bathroom and and began filling the tub the faucet was unbelievably quiet again while I was filling the tub and I was getting a bit creeped out I walked into the bedroom to grab my clothes out of the closet which had one of the windows facing the woods just to the right of it I was rumaging around the closet getting my clothes out when I suddenly wanted to look out the window when I did I wish I hadn't just as the tree lime was as tall this muscular creature was there it was 6 feet tall it was well built with broad shoulders and it had gold and silver fur it looked like it had golden eyes as well and a head resembling a doberman but slightly more extensive and filled it had large muscular arms and a massive hand with tiny claws surprisingly I could see it clearly and it looked at me blankly I noticed it also had very long thick fur and a long tail it was similar to one that like an alligator would have it looked like it was at least 4T long and went down to the ground and out a little bit this creature looked well kept and not very dirty as I hear in most stories of animals like this they usually seem kind of dirty and sheveled now since it was summer I had the bedroom windows open I listened to the creature's snort turning around and disappearing back into the deep of the woods immediately the quiet went away and I could suddenly hear everything just fine again including the tub running in the bathroom that night I made sure all the doors and windows were locked and turned on all six outside lights including the old flood light in the backyard that never got used I didn't really sleep well that night I had no idea what that creature was or what it wanted it strangely didn't make me feel necessarily afraid when I looked at it I just felt unsure I have no idea if it wanted to hurt me or not the following week I replaced almost all of the outside lights with flood light cameras and installed an alarm on the house I now own a shotgun and for quite some time after that I never saw it again and almost forgot about it I never saw it again and almost forgot about it until the following summer which was a warm June summer night after having some buddies playing pole in the basement I had just finished cleaning up the house I just shut the kitchen light off and headed to the bedroom I got in bed and went to sleep now it's essential to know that this house doesn't have central air and I had a window unit in the bedroom and since it was about 90° out that day I had it turned on anyway I woke up at around 3:00 a. m. for seemingly no reason I heard what sounded like scratching from the air conditioner but figured it was probably the unit making noise I was about to fall back asleep when suddenly the air conditioner shifted and moved slightly in the window immediately I got my shotgun out from under under my bed and pressed the panic button on the alarm system which was just above the headset that I was sleeping under it set off in alarm outside the house and the noises stopped I stayed in the bedroom until the sheriff arrived which took about 35 minutes since I lived so far away from the sheriff's department eventually when he arrived I told him what happened and he searched the property I remember installing a security camera on that side of the house and checking the footage this set of the house did didn't have any light and the night vision on the camera wasn't so great but when we looked we did see a big tall broad silhouette of some sort of creature moving away from the house back towards the woods the sheriff thought it might be a bear but we don't have Bears around here we do have coyotes and a few stray mountain lions but nothing this large the sheriff left and I went back to sleep the following day I looked all around the house I couldn't find a single track nothing it was like this thing had never even existed what I did notice though is towards the beginning of the woods the trees looked like they had massive gouges in them like something with massive hands was ripping into them I've checked my cameras every single day since then and I haven't caughten anything I do occasionally hear sounds around my house but I have yet to see it again I don't know what the heck this creature is that's living in the woods near my house but I hope I don't have to find out I've lived in this town all of my life I know all the weird Traditions that come with living in a place as remote as mine but nothing explains what's happened at our Deer Park I used to come out here most evenings during the pandemic Park up by the base of the Hill overlooking the sanctuary and just immerse myself in nature I was always mindful of the distance I had to keep from the deer particularly during mating season and it wasn't like the deer didn't know what a car was these were in their own Reserve sure but the trail cut right through their vast fields and they'd grown accustom to seeing cars all manner of times in day and evening which is what made the situation much more unsettling starting last week a sign was put up on the entrance gate to the park impossible to Miss as the car slowed and the tires rolled over the metal grates with it being the late hours and very few cars on the road I decided to stop and read it in full a polite notice to our valued visitors entering the aboro Nature Reserve our deer are exhibiting unusual behaviors and we are politely requesting You observe the following guidelines in place as to best protect yourself and the well-being of our deer one while the Park is open 24 hours a day we are recommending visitors do not stop their cars during observable grazing periods and on Midsummer Nights you are welcome to drive through and observe from a distance but please do not slow down or stop two should you be slowed or stopped at any other time and the deer be Curious by your vehicle act calmly and do not speed up let them inspect you and judge you as a safe passer by if they begin snorting that is your cue to leave three there have been reports of deer standing on their hind legs and remaining idle in the fields these rumors are a fallacy please do not pay attention to them four there is a black stag that holds dominion over the Western herd his antlers are sharp and his stride is impressive but do not attempt to approach him please pay him the respect you would normally and do not stare at any of the females in his herum he will charge you bucks are not friendly five dear remember faces they can recognize you from a distance and will verify your smell as you get closer listening intently the entire time there are many of them and only one of you you would do well to mind that six lastly no matter what salacious rumors have been propagating amongst the community the deer are not congregating in the dead of night deer are social animals that sleep in gra together in a herd this is normal the deer are are acting normally drive safely keep your doors locked and have a lovely Drve in the aboro Nature Reserve strange right the notice wasn't your usual steel sign with carefully embossed wording rather it had been hastily marked up and nailed to the wall adjacent to the welcome sign as if in a hurry I'd not heard any sorts of rumors around town and nobody had complained about the Deer Park at all we're a population of maybe 2,000 though it's not very difficult for a word to get about still I had my routine and intended to stick to it some of the info was valuable for newcomers there was indeed a large Buck who paraded the Western herd his name was Jojo and I fully believed he would Gore anyone who outstayed their welcome or got too close beautiful specimen of muscle and Authority he ensured his Herm would never be straying too far from him and he seemed to be borderline of obessive about making sure they never went across the Eastern side where the large swaths of trees were at in fact I'd observed him on multiple occasions actively nudging or ramming younger males away from the split in the road and back to safety on the rare occasion that a member of the herd crossed the line he would refuse to acknowledge them and actively keep them away from entering back as if they were banished as I drove through the archway I had realized I had not seen many deer in the Eastern section of the park looking out my window and staring at the makeshift Forest to my right and a burning question coming to the Forefront of my mind that didn't leave as I reached the hill overlooking both sides of the hill where are the rest of the deer it was to say the least unnerving to sit there and try to enact my ritual of riding under a clear night when there was a strict absence of the herd where they should be I tried my best to focus but something was just burning in my mind pulling my eyes back to look at that same spot time and time again eventually I decided that I needed to get some fresh air and take a better look satiate my curiosity and then with my mind at ease I can get back to finishing my blog the air is humid when I step outside no Breeze and the stars are out on full display thank goodness for No Light pollution in the countryside I leave the engine running and and walked to the barrier my car is parked in front of leaning over and taking a pair of binoculars I bring for slower days when I want to see the deer in better detail as I direct my vision to the Eastern herd I see something darting in the tree line it's quick hairy and seemed to move the second my binoculars motion toward it even a deer shouldn't be that spooked especially from this distance my joint sees up and I dang near drop the binoculars when I hear a familiar snorting from behind me I turn and see JoJo standing 15t from me just by the rear of my car and his eyes gleaming in my rear lights his head is low and his antlers are thick sharp and aimed at me in that moment I don't know if he was going to charge and whether I should be fighting for my life or not instead I do as I was instructed and stay still not making sudden movements as he snorts again closing the gap between us slowly as it gets within th fet of me he rears his head up I see the most baffling expression on his face for a fleeting moment fear something ripples through the Eastern forest and birds begin flying away in droves some of the deer herd in the western area are circling something and JoJo immediately bounds Down and Out of Sight to Control the Chaos I waste no time getting in my car and driving down after them keeping the doors locked the windows open a crack in my speed at a decent crawl as I come along the embankment that connects to the road I see JoJo running full Sprint towards another deer he knocks the Rival over and contorts the body as it skids across the grass and falls into the trail just ahead of my car I know I'm not supposed to but I stopped the car and wait in a choice between Breaking the Rules and Breaking my car I choose the former any day the Western herd deer under JoJo's command are gathering behind him making horrific shaks of Terror JoJo strides up and Bows his head again in front of the still contorted deer antlers on full display and dripping with black blood it was a clear threat do not come back here if you value your life I started wondering how I'd safely get this deer out of the way or if I could Mount the grass on the other side and go around it when I saw something horrific unfold in front of my eyes the body Twisted itself around and the limbs snapped to reset themselves the head still cracked at an ugly angle bones sticking out of the sides as it got into a shaking legs then it screamed it sounded as if its lungs were filled with blood a horrible muted Cry of Anguish that backed up every other deer but Jojo I don't know what was keeping this thing standing but it let its head flopped lazily around as it carefully backed away onto the Eastern side of the reserve before bounding into the tree line as if nothing were wrong my rational mind chocked it up to the adrenaline and instinct to survive but it was impossible possible to shake the feeling that something was entirely wrong I carried on driving as soon as the deer was out of sight not looking at JoJo or the others as I carried on down the trail for the remaining few minutes I felt unseen eyes staring intently at me until I crossed the threshold and back into civilization I'd never been more grateful to see other humans or my bed something about the whole incident just took everything out of me I was drained of all of my energy as I slept that night I dreamt that I was a deer alongside JoJo frolicking in the herd and grazing peacefully but I cast my eyes upward to the sky a bitter Chill on the wind I saw the moon bathed in an almost purple plume a strange light cast onto the land and noises rustling from the woods opposite I don't know how I knew this but something in me instinctively knew we were not supposed to go there I saw shapes begin to emerge from the trees and that same horrible shriek rang out again as I woke up in a sweat I leaned forward to catch my breath and grab a glass of water as I changed positions to reach for my nightstand I swear I heard something running up the trail to my house I was probably still half asleep maybe just imagining it but that didn't make it any more unnerving I decided it would be best to drive out the next night and confront my concerns head on take the bowl by the horns or the deer by the antlers if I'm not going to sleep soundly then I should use my time wisely and document what I'm seeing maybe pass it to the Rangers in the morning right when I drove back out there last night the atmosphere was vastly different a Mist was enshrouding the trail and most of the deer on the western side were huddled together shaking and staring intently at the other side of the nature reserve I couldn't see JoJo anywhere strange I thought alpha males Patrol their herds dutifully why wasn't he here I parked up at the usual spot making sure he wasn't around around I pulled out my binoculars again and stared at the Eastern Area the clouds beginning to part as the moon Shone through there was movement all along the tree line as Shades began emerging one by one I think it took my mind a moment to process what I was seeing I'd finally seen the deer on the Eastern side but they were wrong very very wrong standing on their hind legs and taking confident awkward steps they marched out of the trees with their heads craned to the sky all of them emitting that horrible sound like their heads were being held underwater as they screamed it reverberated in my ears and made my skin break out in Goosebumps there were dozens of them maybe a couple of hundred some were dragging a structure with them others hauling a rising shape I couldn't quite see they congregated in a small huddle the center of which was obscured from my vision I look over to Jojo's herd and saw the fear in their eyes so many of them shaking with their teeth bared a primal fear we humans have largely lost in the safety of being the dominant species but this night showed me we were not as powerful as we think we are as the Huddle broke away and began walking towards the edge of their field I saw what they had been huddling around JoJo he was still alive but barely moving and breathing his eyes glazed over when he began to come too he started shrieking like a fawn it was unnerving they dragged him to the structure A Primitive set of steps and hollowed out a hole in its Center coated in a thick substance on the sides just large enough for Jojo to be thrown into I watched these things these not deer used their front Hooves to hoist him up into the hole his screaming incessant the entire time they stood around it their necks cracked as they stared at the moon and shrieked I looked up with them wondering if what they s was up there in the skies a kind of primitive God for these creatures I should have known better of course whatever God these deers pray to it didn't reside up above no no no it lurked deep below a low groan called out in response it possessed the same blood-filled lungs these monstrosities had and JoJo's deer huddled closer together at its Roar JoJo had stopped moving his crying completely gone as the not deer fell silent and formed a circle around their altar snorting in unison it grew to a fever pitch before something began dragging JoJo from beneath ripping at his Limbs and pulling until a horrific selch indicated the top had separated from the bottom the hole spurted out blood in chunks of deer as the not deer celebrated danced in the rain and feasted on the pieces one final Roar rang out from The Unseen creature and shook the ground and I felt my balance waver for just a moment steadying myself on the car I know I should have booked it out of there but I was desperate to understand what I was seeing rationalizing that perhaps this was a bizarre art piece maybe a protest from some sort of Animal Rights group or even a bunch of edgy satanic teens but the rational voice in my head grew very very quiet when I grabbed my binoculars to look again every single one of them were staring up at me emotionless black eyes fixated on my position I didn't wait any longer I drove out of there at a Breakneck Pace not looking at either side of the park on my exit and near coming off the road with the lack of traction as I got to the archway my tire smashing against the grate I'd inadvertently attracted the forest ranger on duty he pulled me over and walked up to my window a friendly smile on his face you know there's a speed limit there for a reason right son yeah um yeah I'm sorry I got a little spooked as all I smiled back nerve shot to hell he raised an eyebrow you didn't break one of the rules now did you oh no I kept to them it's just well JoJo got attacked by the Eastern deer and I don't think he's doing well it was just a shock to take in I figured telling a half truth would be best couldn't exactly say what I thought I'd really seen could I that so well they make their choices carefully we don't know much but we do not want to interfere this is how it's always been animals have strange practices you get how it is but so long as you didn't look at them and they didn't look at you you're fine dear remember faces after all thank thanks for visiting drive safe he smiled again and tipped his hat before walking off to his station my blood ran cold I couldn't get those words out of my head the entire drive home but so long as they didn't look at you you're fine I've not stepped outside my house since that night I live in a remote part of the village and while I enjoy my privacy it's been a hot bed for strange noises and unsettling emotion everywhere I go in my home I feel like I'm being watched by those same bacon eyes what happens now what happens to those they look at I can't get their eyes out of my head and I can't sleep I can't sleep at all this isn't going to end until I figure out what they want I wish I had more for you I wish I could tell you more I wish I could tell you what the not deer were what they prayed to why they sacrificed what the ranger knew but there's so many unknowns that it makes my head spin it's just like being deep in the woods so many twist and turns you never know which is the right path and which is the path to death you never know what danger looks behind every tree I don't know what the deer are doing I don't know what is going on at that Park but if you value your life you'll stay far far away from it and whatever monster they're praying to there's something wrong with the deer on our Nature Reserve they started standing up thanks for listening to these creepy and allegedly true Deep Woods Horror Story sent in by viewers just like you as always if you have a story that you would like to share in 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