Authorities in Cherokee County say a 66-year-old man was killed by a deer last night. The red deer was one of several that John Henry Frix was said to keep on his expansive property in Ball Ground. Relatives told sheriff's deputies the deer had been aggressive lately, most likely due to mating season. Deputies were called when Frix did not return from tending to the deer--they found him lying inside one of the pens. It appeared he had been gored several times. Authorities say the deer, about the size of a small elk, was put down by relatives.
