A rabid deer? That is bizarre. We have mule deer and elk. Antlers and hooves are their most threatening feature. A serious one too should they decide to apply them. That’s pretty rare. Amazing that it is considering how dumb some of the tourists are. I have seen grandparents pushing their grandchildren over to the nice bull elk to get a pic or video of them together.
Yes, happens often enough that seeing a deer acting odd gets people spooked.
We had about four or five out of one herd rabid.
And it is unusual enough to be of note too.
Only made the papers here once though.
But animal control has said, “Yup, we run across it. Mind yourself well if you find one stumbling and acting odd.”