A Deer in Target: A Cautionary Tale

You've probably seen this video of an 8-point buck who got into a Target store in Des Moines earlier this week. That deer scrambled into the store for the same reason that you have bunnies in your back yard, the occasional snake in your house or geese on your development's pond: They have fewer and fewer places to go.

We build and build and build, and then wonder why a deer would run into a brightly lit store with bargains at the end of every aisle. Trust me, the deer wanted no part of the store, its slippery floors and all of those shoppers. It was just wanted to get out.

The deer was herded out through a fire exit. He appeared to be unharmed.