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Good News Wednesday: Playing some Thanksgiving Day football? Beware of deer

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:52 AM EST
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PSA: Playing some Thanksgiving Day football? Beware of deer
By MJD

A couple of boys in the Pittsburgh area were involved in a friendly game of backyard football when the pigskin got away from them. It rolled down near a wooded area, and when one lad went to retrieve it, some grumpy, child-hating deer attacked him in a Joey Porter(notes)-like fit of rage.

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Nic-24
Seriously, a nine-year-old boy picks up a stick and starts clubbing a crazed deer? That kid is awesome. He can be on my team any day. Bring the stick, young man. We've got a defensive line to get through.
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Reply#1 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:53 AM EST
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rottlady

Good grief that poor boy could have been really hurt!

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Reply#2 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:29 AM EST
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marcowhm

Good job by Wyatt on reminding this buck that we are higher on the food chain. They should consider making it part of the Thanksgiving feast!

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Reply#3 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:24 AM EST
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Spikegary

My daughter fractured her collarbone last week showing the neighborhood boys who was better at football......maybe she should play against the deer? :-)

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Reply#4 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:12 AM EST
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Nic-24

Give her a high five for trying from me :)

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    #4.1 - Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:38 AM EST
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    {"commentId":10889716,"authorDomain":"darreth"}
    Darreth01

    Testosterone is a REAL B!T(h!!! *GRIN*

    Seriously though... these kids are VERY lucky! The hooves of those critters can do some SERIOUS damage!!! It's good for a guy to know that there is someone that is there to step up and help defend you against even the MEANEST of foes!!!

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    Reply#5 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:19 AM EST
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    Schroedingers Cat

    Hmmm..that's were my wife was born in 1963,Wintersville Ohio. The deer have a habit of hanging close to homes there,people feed them like pets.

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    Reply#6 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:25 PM EST
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    marcowhm

    Well, no wonder then. You can expect this sort of thing to happen when you combine feeding wild animals and a buck in rut.

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    #6.1 - Wed Nov 25, 2009 1:46 PM EST
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