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Knimrod
10-31-2005, 06:53 PM
A FEW MINUTES WITH ...: a deer hostess

October 31, 2005
BY JIM SCHAEFER
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

The deer in Battle Creek are going nuts.

On Oct. 21, a buck smashed through the door of an empty dentist's office, kicking a couple of holes in the wall. The police tried unsuccessfully to flush out the behemoth, and eventually had to kill it, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer.

A day later, another crazed beast crashed through the front window of 84-year-old Irma Beard's house on Briarhill Drive, leaped over the rocking chair in which she sat, kicked stuff around in a few of her rooms, then trapped itself inside her bathroom.

The police eventually coaxed the panicked prancer out, and sent him on his way.

QUESTION: Ms. Beard, what were you doing when the deer came through the window?

ANSWER: I was sick with a cold and I was just sitting in the chair, rocking back and forth. He came right over my knee. (Laughs.) Boy, that was close.


Q: Were you dressed at the time, ready for the day?

A: I probably had my pajamas on or something. ... I hadn't been up very long.


Q: So what was your reaction?

A: I was flabbergasted.


Q: Oh, my gosh. Did it touch you at all?

A: No, didn't hit me. It went right on over.


Q: Wow. Were you reading the newspaper? Holding a cup of coffee?

A: No, I was just sittin' there. I was about half-asleep.


Q: What did you say when this happened?

A: I couldn't believe it. Of course my neighbor come rushing over to see if I got hurt.


Q: Did you scream?

A: No, I didn't. This happened so fast and they were right here for it. Of course, they knew the deer was coming. 'Cause he was fooling around over in front of their house. Whether they chased him over here, I don't know.


Q: Did the deer make a mess?

A: Yeah. He broke some cement blocks in the bathroom, probably trying to get out.


Q: How did he get trapped in there?

A: He must have slammed the door shut on himself.


Q: Do you have any idea why the deer did this?

A: Nope.


Q: Did you or your husband ever hunt deer when you were younger?

A: My husband did. I never did.


Q: Do you think maybe this was a mission of vengeance?

A: I don't know what he was doing.


Q: Was he snortin' and slingin' snot?

A: He took right off (into the bathroom).


Q: What are you going to do about your front window?

A: They've been here and measured and everything.


Q: Well, I'm glad you're OK.

A: I am, too.


Link to story (http://www.freep.com/news/mich/min31e_20051031.htm)