I was a stricken deer, that left the herd / Long since.

like a deer in the headlights.

though what bird in the best of circumstances does not look a little stricken?

Returns have been good and I don't find that surprising at all. The herd thundered out and left in its wake a very cheap market and now people are pausing and looking back.

A buck with a bow is a big buck, no matter the size.

Herd! Your first duty is to get rid of your shepherd!