Deer attacking humans in Southern Illinois
 

Anyone else read or heard anything about it. It's been happening near Carbondale. There have been a few cases of over protective does attacking humans who get to close. I've got the article out of the local paper if anyone wants to read it I'll post it.

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It's been on the news, it has happend twice. It was on part of SIU .
I was waiting for them to blame it on CWD.

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Here's a link to one of the articles I found on this.

http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southt...ws/1715nd8.htm

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just a doe protecting her fawn........................it was probably students from Chicago who wanted to pet the "cute little doggie"

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Actually, I think I saw on the news that it was a guy that walks Thompson woods quite a bit AND he's a hunter that wanted to see the fawns (while at the same time, he saw the doe standing off in the distance) and that's when the doe attacked. I know he's not the only person to be attacked, but for a person who's supposedly familiar with deer behavior, I think I would have left the fawns alone.

That's just what I heard/read though.....so it could be heresay.

But, it could have well been "Chi-town" students who wanted to connect with nature! LOL (I've delt with too many of them up at UofI)

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GSPsnFORDs-
I think you're right. What I said was completely tongue-in-cheek. Apologies to all you city-dwellers out there :)