Deer steals hunter's gun, flees into woods

Ben Hooper (UPI.com, Nov. 25, 2020); Crystal Q., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Police say a hunter in a wooded area lost his rifle to a deer when it hooked the gun with its antlers and ran away with the weapon (Stevebidmead/Pixabay.com).

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Why, why? (Gary Larson/Far Side)

Police say a hunter in a wooded area lost his rifle to a deer when it hooked the gun with its antlers and ran away with the weapon.

A hunter in the Czech Republic was charged by a deer that then snagged the killer's gun on its antlers and fled into the woods with the weapon, police say.

Police in the South Bohemian Region said a hunter contacted authorities to recount the story of how his gun was stolen while trying to kill animals near the village of Horny Plan A.

Drunk and disorderly deer (McIlwaine)

The man said one of the hunting dogs in his group startled a stag in a wooded area, causing the panicked deer to run directly toward him.

The deer's antlers ripped the man's sleeve and ended up snagged on his .22 Hornet rifle, which had been slung over his left hand at the time.

The animal ran off into the woods with the hunter's unloaded gun still attached to its antlers, the man told police.

Deer prank (Dan Reynolds).

Police said another hunter reported spotting a deer with a rifle dangling from its antlers more than half a mile from the scene.

Investigators said the hunter was required to report the loss of the rifle under the Czech Republic's Firearms and Ammunition Act. More

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