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	At 06.50 a telephone call from police coordination central. A deer was hit by a car, left the road and can not be found. Hurrying through morning coffee, getting personal gear together, choosing shotgun and ammo and finally getting the dogs ready with their gear and we're off.
	The place for the accident is typical for where deer most likely would cross a road, open fields ending in a forest edge with really dense bushes. The road was straight all the way across the fields into the bushy area so the speed of passing cars could be high. This time a roe-kid came rushing out from the bushes and tried to cross the road in front of a car. The driver estimated the speed of the car to about 70 kph and the accident was inevitable.
	The driver had clearly marked the place for the accident and there were also visible signs of blood and stomach-contents on the surface of the road. All signs put together gave a really good indication of how the accident took place and where to start searching.
	Marks and stains on the road might often show what kind of injuries the animal is suffering from and can give valuable information on how to proceed with my part of the work. Tracking smaller species like this kid is often fairly easy as the animal often is severely injured. Most likely they are more or less directly killed due to severe internal injuries and are often found dead close to the accident.
	In this case, all signs I found gave clear information of the injuries and in what direction to start my search, and after a short while the roe was found dead only a small distance from the road.
	Luckily the animal did not suffer this time as the injuries were severe and most likely instantly fatal. Although the damages on front of the car were quite limited, the result for the animal was devastating.
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