Unlawfully possessed deer taken from Bullskin property
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Southwest Region executed a search warrant in Bullskin Township Tuesday as a result of an investigation involving the unlawful possession of a white-tailed deer taken from the wild.
According to a release, when a game warden saw the deer, an adult buck, it was wearing a dog collar and on the road as the vehicle driving next to it tried to escort it to a nearby property.
Possessing or taking animals from the wild as pets is prohibited under Pennsylvania law, according to the Game Commission.
The deer was removed from the property and taken to a licensed facility.
The public is reminded that wildlife poses a safety risk and should not be handled or possessed. Any reports of sick, injured, or abandoned wildlife should be reported to the Pennsylvania Game Commission at 1-833-742-9453.