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Deer Attack

© Sharon Wren

Well, the wonderful world of wildlife news is getting weirder. I recently received an email from an alert reader named Carole Moore, who sent me a story via the Ananova news service about a deer attack in Texas. Now, Carole was alerted to the story because the victim's name is also Carole Moore, but she swears up and down that it's not her. Sure, whatever you say.

What happened was that a poor woman was leaving her business in New Braunfels, TX when a whitetail deer jumped over her, kicking her in the back of the head. The deer landed on her car and then took off. It didn't steal her purse or take anything from the car, so no charges have been filed. That's too bad because that would have been a great trial to show on Court TV. Or even better, let Judge Judy have the case! Ms. Moore was examined by medical professionals and she's fine, although I suspect she needed a fresh pair of undies. No word on how the car is doing but I would have loved to have been in her insurance agent's office that day.

"Hello, XYZ Auto Insurance. You hit a deer with your car? Ok, I'll get an adjustor...say what? A deer jumped over your head and hit your car? Did you get his insurance card and driver's license? Ok, did he have deer tags that we could trace? How about a description? That's hit and run, you know. Have you contacted a personal injury attorney yet? What about the National Enquirer? Or Jerry Springer? Hello? Hello?"

Fortunately there were witnesses - a store employee and Ms. Moore's husband. Mr. Moore sounded like a lot of help though. He was quoted in the New Braunfels Herald-Zeutung as saying, "if you hadn't been so tall, it would have cleared you. The front of the deer got over you. It was the back that hit you. I think it was a right hoof. It was a nice one, good sized." No word on whether or not Ms. Moore slugged him at that point. I wouldn't have blamed her a bit if she had.

So what can we learn from all this? Maybe it's that animals are tired of mankind encroaching on their territory and we need to learn to peacefully co-exist. Or maybe it's that if you're in New Braunfels, TX you should always duck, especially if your name is Carole Moore.

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