Too bad he didn' t walk into a Cabela' s...
10-15-2003 | 11:13 AM
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Too bad he didn' t walk into a Cabela' s...
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Associated Press
Oct. 15, 2003 08:35 AM
LINDEN, N.J. - The Planet Kidz clothing store just had one tough customer: A rowdy deer.
The full-grown, antlered buck wandered in, then wandered around Monday for more than an hour, showing its appreciation for the merchandise by knocking down shelves and trampling clothes.
A few customers were inside, but they quickly left and no one was hurt, said head manager Joseph Velelis.
He said he tried to calm the deer down by talking to it, but the animal panicked and charged toward the back of the store.
At one point, the deer, which weighed between 160 and 180 pounds, approached a full-length mirror and apparently thinking its reflection was another deer, jumped into the mirror front hooves first.
Linden authorities contacted the closest emergency unit with a tranquilizer gun, a Staten Island-based NYPD team.
Team members fired three tranquilizer darts, and the officers were able to subdue the animal and carry it out.
The deer was taken to the Linden animal shelter and was expected to be returned to the woods once the tranquilizers wore off.
The 10,000-square-foot Planet Kidz store is in a shopping center near a 26-acre forest. A Union County wildlife official said deer often get confused during this time of year, which is the height of mating season.
" They kind of get disoriented," said Karen Invillo, assistant director of the county' s Trailside Nature Science Center.
Associated Press
Oct. 15, 2003 08:35 AM
LINDEN, N.J. - The Planet Kidz clothing store just had one tough customer: A rowdy deer.
The full-grown, antlered buck wandered in, then wandered around Monday for more than an hour, showing its appreciation for the merchandise by knocking down shelves and trampling clothes.
A few customers were inside, but they quickly left and no one was hurt, said head manager Joseph Velelis.
He said he tried to calm the deer down by talking to it, but the animal panicked and charged toward the back of the store.
At one point, the deer, which weighed between 160 and 180 pounds, approached a full-length mirror and apparently thinking its reflection was another deer, jumped into the mirror front hooves first.
Linden authorities contacted the closest emergency unit with a tranquilizer gun, a Staten Island-based NYPD team.
Team members fired three tranquilizer darts, and the officers were able to subdue the animal and carry it out.
The deer was taken to the Linden animal shelter and was expected to be returned to the woods once the tranquilizers wore off.
The 10,000-square-foot Planet Kidz store is in a shopping center near a 26-acre forest. A Union County wildlife official said deer often get confused during this time of year, which is the height of mating season.
" They kind of get disoriented," said Karen Invillo, assistant director of the county' s Trailside Nature Science Center.
10-15-2003 | 12:15 PM
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RE: Too bad he didn' t walk into a Cabela' s...
If he had, the article would have read something like this.......
HAMBURG, P.A. - The newest Cabela' s store has surely lost one customer: A rowdy deer.
The full-grown, antlered buck wandered in, then wandered around Monday for not more than 15 seconds before a large portion of the clientele showed their appreciation.
The store was jam packed with hunters and when all was said and done, nobody except the deer was hurt, said head manager Joseph Velelis.
As soon as the wayward buck was identified as not being part of the exhibit, it was a mad dash for the gun and bow racks.
At one point, the deer, which weighed between 160 and 180 pounds, was caught in a cross fire that looked more like the battle of Little Big Horn. Arrows flying from one direction, bullets from another.
Hamburg authorities contacted the closest butcher to recover what was left of the meat.
When all was said and done, over 4 dozen arrows and 500 rounds of ammunition were fired into the disoriented animal.
The 10,000-square-foot Cabela' s store is in a shopping center near countless acres of forest. A Hamburg wildlife official said he doubted wether any more deer would make this mistake again.
HAMBURG, P.A. - The newest Cabela' s store has surely lost one customer: A rowdy deer.
The full-grown, antlered buck wandered in, then wandered around Monday for not more than 15 seconds before a large portion of the clientele showed their appreciation.
The store was jam packed with hunters and when all was said and done, nobody except the deer was hurt, said head manager Joseph Velelis.
As soon as the wayward buck was identified as not being part of the exhibit, it was a mad dash for the gun and bow racks.
At one point, the deer, which weighed between 160 and 180 pounds, was caught in a cross fire that looked more like the battle of Little Big Horn. Arrows flying from one direction, bullets from another.
Hamburg authorities contacted the closest butcher to recover what was left of the meat.
When all was said and done, over 4 dozen arrows and 500 rounds of ammunition were fired into the disoriented animal.
The 10,000-square-foot Cabela' s store is in a shopping center near countless acres of forest. A Hamburg wildlife official said he doubted wether any more deer would make this mistake again.
10-15-2003 | 05:49 PM
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RE: Too bad he didn' t walk into a Cabela' s...
Yes its real. I don' t know where it came from as Linden is a suburban bussiness town. The only green area on the map for miles is a golf course. The rest of the area is stores and houses, and industry.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr...5/1638857.html
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr...5/1638857.html
