Doe dies after prancing through Harvard Square, landing on graveyard fence

GateHouse News Service ^ | June 9, 2009 | Jillian Fennimore

[ConservativeStatement]

Cambridge — An over-confident doe seen bounding through Harvard Square accidentally impaled itself while jumping over a wrought iron fence Tuesday morning.

According to Cambridge Deputy Fire Chief Jack Gelinas, both police and fire responded to the front gate of an old historic church off Brattle Street around 7 a.m. after several calls from residents in the neighborhood. The fence the animal gored herself on encircles a historic Harvard Square cemetery known as The Old Cambridge Burying Ground next to Christ Church. The scene was not pretty, Gelinas said.

[ConservativeStatement]

The tombstone read "D'oh!"

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[ClearCase_guy]

This is quite odd. I cannot imagine a deer being in that area. It’s not near anything I would consider a woodland habitat.

[ConservativeStatement]

The animal is called “itself” and “herself” in the article. Who are we to judge?

[umgud]

.308 or 30’06?

Or maybe, a 1 inch fence spire.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

“The deer was disemboweled,” he said. “All the intestines were out.”

She had a lot of guts.

[buwaya]

In the days of Rome, this would have been seen as a rather dreadful omen.

[SumProVita]

“over-confident doe????”

How does the *journalist* know this????

[EAGLE7]

Deer Kabob

[Disambiguator]

“The deer was disemboweled,” he said. “All the intestines were out.”

The deer killed and field dressed itself. What were they waiting for? Venison steaks for dinner!

[coconutt2000]

Too bad I wasn’t first on scene...

[Steamburg]

Can we get some tenured professors to demonstrate how this happened? Poor thing would have cleared the fence if she hadn’t slipped on the BS that is manufactured there.

[Rebelbase]

Venison that Shish Kabobs itself!

[razorback-bert]

If they had bears and wolves in Cambridge, they wouldn't have a deer problem.

[Rembrandt]

Luckily, our country (thanks to Florida and Katherine Harris) was able to avoid being Gored. Just imagine how much worse shape we’d be in if the Cigar Store Indian had succeeded in stealing the election in 2000! God, the inhumanity of the thought.

[This_far]

“It’s not near anything I would consider a woodland habitat.”

Odd to me also. Perhaps it worked its way in along the railroad tracks? Or a refugee from Franklin or Stone Park?

[Krodg]

Harvard...Tear down this fence!!!

[Eaker]

The deer killed and field dressed itself.

Cool!

[MAexile]

This is quite odd. I cannot imagine a deer being in that area. It’s not near anything I would consider a woodland habitat.

Oh, I can. It's happened before.

Moose have even wandered into the city.

[posterchild]

There might be sufficient habitat upstream on the Charles, or perhaps it worked its way down from Belmont.

[posterchild]

I’ve even seen people wearing George W Bush hats in Harvard Square, so anything is possible.

[NonValueAdded]

has the deer a little doe?

[dfwgator]

has the deer a little doe?

Yeah, two bucks. Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!!

[Skenderbej]

The journalist knew because the doe turned him/her/it down...

[Richard Kimball]

The tombstone read "D'oh!"

A deer. A female deer.

[cmj328]

A deer was killed on the Pike last week near the Fenway.

[Ken H]

while jumping over a wrought iron fence...

After killing the doe, it's now an overwrought iron fence.

[posterchild]

Just a matter of time before they are drinking Guinness at the Black Rose or doing shots at the B side lounge.

[BILLNHILL MAKE ME ILL]

Oh deer!

[sionnsar]

Can we get some tenured professors to demonstrate how this happened?

Why stop with tenured professors? We have an over-confident press after all.

[sionnsar]

A deer was killed on the Pike last week near the Fenway.

The deer charged a pike? Pretty aggressive, that...

[smalltownslick]

:)

[smalltownslick]

Oh, come on, it’s the Plough or nothing!

[posterchild]

I moved away several years ago, but I still miss the Plough.:(

[posterchild]

I moved away several years ago, but I still miss the Plough.:(

[Myrddin]

In the days of Rome, this would have been seen as a rather dreadful omen.

Caligula occupies the White House. The timing seems about right.