Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Lighting Blamed For Killing Seven Deer In Kenosha County

The Department of Natural Resources confirmed that lighting killed a herd of deer in a field.

By H. Nelson Goodson
March 23, 2011

Salem, Wisconsin - On Monday, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was called to investigate the death of seven does found in a farm field in Kenosah County. DNR conservation warden Juan Gomez who responded to a farm field near Salem believes the deer were huddled together in the open field on Sunday night and lighting had struck killing all the deer.
Gomez reported that next to one of the deer, the damped ground looked like it was hit by lighting.
Another dead deer was found about 75 yards from the rest of the herd. Lighting was reported in the area on Sunday.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department investigated the incident as well and a deputy sheriff determined that it looked like lighting hit the ground causing a 5 inch deep hole and the impact blew the dirt apart from the ground. The deer had been seen earlier in the field drinking from a pool of water that was formed due to thunderstorms and rain.
The deer apparently were the tallest point in the field when lighting struck, according to the deputy. The deer will be left on the field to let nature take its course, according both the DNR and sheriff's department. No further investigation is needed.
The DNR released several photos of the incident.

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