Oh Deer

The deer insurgency continues unabated at SIU. I posted last week about a series of attacks on humans by deer at the Southern Illinois University campus in Carbondale. The Daily Egyptian, back from it's month long break, has the story:

One or more deer attacked three people Tuesday morning, according to the Director of the Department of Public Safety, Todd Sigler, bringing the total number of deer attacks on campus to six.

In one case, the deer charged the victim, but did not make contact, Sigler said. However, in another attack Paula Davenport, the assistant director of Media & Communication Resources, and a student, Lane Proffitt, were both injured.

University spokeswoman Sue Davis said the attack occurred behind the Communications Building as two deer, a doe and a fawn, tried to cross Chautauqua St.

Davis said traffic had stopped and Davenport and Proffitt may have been trying to encourage the fawn to cross the street when the doe felt threatened and attacked.

Davenport was treated at Carbondale Memorial Hospital for a head injury and released, while Proffitt's bruises were treated at the health clinic and she was also released.

The Department of Public Safety is taking measures to ensure the attacks will not be repeated by posting signs in areas where deer have been sighted and roping off wooded paths, but Sigler said the best protection is common sense.

"Leave the deer alone, don't go try to pet the fawns," Sigler said.

Unreal.