A couple of years back a fellow was driving on a road south of San Antonio. A buck was standing in the road and would not move. The man got out and tried to shoo the deer away and the deer attacked. The man was gored to death.
A DPS trooper arrived about an hour later and the buck charged him. The trooper shot the deer with his service weapon. It was during the rut.
Now Im wondering if that was safe to do. Do turkeys attack and maul people? Should I be carrying?
Live in a suburb and a couple years ago I took my 8 year old black lab on a walk and we got within 5-10 yards of a beautiful buck with a doe during the rut. Figured he was more interested in the doe then us.