They Want Our Booze
MEDICINE BOW, Wyoming- When wildlife come into urban areas it is generally to search for food. But when two deer peer into the window of a drive-through liquor store it raises questions. Have they developed a taste for liquor? "They just stood there for the longest time," reports store owner Pat McGuire. "They stared at a Jaegermeister display for about 30 minutes."
Turkeys Break Human Lines of Communication
GRAND HAVEN, Michigan (AP)- Mail carriers have long worried about biting dogs. Now in Grand Haven, they're facing attacking turkeys. In the past month, eight or nine turkeys has been disrupting mail delivery. Carrier Jeremy Bogerd says the tom turkeys are "super aggressive. They chase us around the neighborhood screaming like little girls. Sometimes they won't even let us out of the truck." Postmaster Barb Kiehborth tells the Grand Haven Tribune she doesn't even "know what to tell my people what to do, anymore."
Gators Welcome Joggers!
JACKSONVILLE, Florida- Cyclists and joggers are used to being treated rudely by motorists but now they also have to worry about alligators. Deputy State Game Warden Barry "Bullhead" Thorton reports, "This new generation of 'gators will sit there with their eyes closed like they're sleepin', then strike at the next Lance Armstrong pedallin' by. If gators ever learn how to go full-camo join the gym cuz' exercising outside is over!"
Alaska Still Can't Find Outdoor Help
JUNEAU, Alaska- Governor Sarah Palin is sending out the call for able bodied men and women to come to the aid of their state. "We have outdoor jobs we really need to fill and contrary to what the media says they are not all that dangerous. Sure, we've had more attacks than in the past but are you people chicken? Do we have to hire from the lower 48? Come on!"
Gravity Defying Dogs Fly After Rabbits
CAMBY, Oregon- Noah Abel is convinced his dogs will stop at nothing to hunt the varmints that are eating up his vineyard. "When the rabbits high tail it my dogs would go through a wall to get 'em. Thankfully there aren't walls here but you should see them jump the fences."
Where The Buffalo Roam And Terrorize
ST. JOSEPH, Michigan- A buffalo's 50-minute rampage took it through a residential area and a terrifying run through a kid-filled playground, Saturday. The buffalo's roam ended when police shot and killed it near the intersection of Hilltop and Cleveland roads, after it charged St. Joseph Police officer Paul Komdeur. "Are the deer and antelope next? Either way, we're ready," said police spokesman Barton Hatches.
Dangerous Skies
GRASS VALLEY, California- Sky divers occasionally see birds but rarely are they harassed by a hawk until they leave the sky. Wilbur Rickenbacher said, "That red tail just wanted me out of his backyard. It ripped at my chute, dove at me, and screeched incessantly until my feet hit the ground. Then it just took off."
Evil Breaks In
SHERMAN OAKS, California-Kurt Ramlo sat down to do his taxes but something at the window caught his eye. "A wild eyed squirrel was trying to break in and wouldn't stop for anything. I shot staples at it, blew compressed air from the computer duster can thing... its little squirrel cheeks were flapping in the wind, but it wouldn't get off the screen. I don't know what it wanted in here but it was highly motivated." A smack from a tennis shoe knocked the determined rodent off the screen.
Pope Approves Birth Control For Deer
CROSS PLAINS, Wisconsin- Monsignor James Brogan has received the approval of the Vatican to bless contraceptive efforts being made by locals to reduce the deer herd. "Snowmobilers are at risk, these deer eat up saplings and ruin people's yards... we have to bring down the size of the herd and the rhythm method is not going to get it done," said Brogan.
Tourist Advisory Issued
BAHMFOOUT, South Africa- Tourists are being advised to use designated rest areas while in the bush. Several lion attacks on humans have occurred while tourists were relieving themselves outdoors. "It seems to be a pattern. You squat, they rush. When you think of it, why wouldn't they attack while you're most vulnerable," remarked tour guide Dirk Hinkeerbinden.