I don’t know anything about mule deer (or even our native white-tailed deer, for that matter). Are they known to attack people like this?
No. The article says nothing about suspicion of rabies though. But I’m a Buckeye. Don’t know how they would handle that in Idaho.
I have always been warned to stay away from bucks during mating season. I only see them during the Fall in my backyard, otherwise it’s all does and fawns.
I have heard of quite a few deer attacks. Here is a video of one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNGGbozilko
It's very rare but it does happen. I've never heard of a buck attacking a jogger but I have heard them attacking a hunter that was antler rattling.