'We were just screaming': Harrowing encounter has Princeton, B.C. woman call for a deer cull
CBC
A woman in Princeton, B.C., is calling for a cull of deer in her community after a frightening encounter outside her home.
Brittany Antonick said she and her family were outside their home Wednesday afternoon, loading something into their truck when they saw a deer.
At the same time, a woman was walking by with a baby in a stroller and two leashed dogs.
Antonick said she saw the deer eyeing the woman's dogs. She ran over to the woman, and her dog followed.
"Then the deer absolutely attacked and stomped my dog," Antonick said.
LISTEN | Brittany Antonick of Princeton, B.C. recounts harrowing deer encounter
Her dog ran into the family truck, she says, then the deer turned to the woman, her baby and her dogs.
Antonick says she had them run into her house, and her husband managed to scare the deer away.
"We were just screaming," Antonick said.
"I was so worried about not only my child who was 10 feet away from us, but that little three-month-old in the stroller who was completely helpless and the poor mom. We were just all screaming, totally terrified of what was going to happen."
Antonick said she and her husband have dealt with the same deer before, and that the animal has fawns in the area.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says that during fawning season, does can be very protective of their newborn offspring, and may be aggressive towards dogs and humans.
Antonick says deer have become an increasing danger in Princeton, a problem made worse by people feeding the animals.
She is calling for a cull of the animals in her community.
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