Cherokee County man attacked, killed by deer

BALL GROUND - A man has been found dead at his home in Ball Ground after apparently being attacked by a deer.<br> <br> The body of 66-year-old John Henry Frix was found around 8 p.m. Sunday inside the deer&#39;s pen on his property. Cherokee County Sheriff&#39;s Sergeant Jay Baker says he had been gored several times in the upper body by a deer&#39;s antlers.<br> <br> The deer was one of several Frix kept on his property. His relatives told sheriff&#39;s deputies the deer had recently been acting very aggressive, probably due to rut -- the period when deer mate.<br> <br> Authorities say it appears Frix tried to fend off the deer, which was the size of a small elk.<br> <br> A family member later shot and killed the deer.<br> <br> The incident has been turned over to the Department of Natural Resources for further investigation.<br> <br> Deer kill about 150 people a year in the Unites States. But most of those deaths happen when deer are involved in collisions with automobiles.<br>