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The Associated Press
Shorewood, Minn.

Taser, saws used to free entangled deer

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Screenshot of deer entangled
A screenshot of two deer entangled. South Lake Minnetonka police used a stun gun to free a deer whose antlers were entangled with another.
Courtesy South Lake Minnetonka Police Department

Police used a stun gun to free a deer whose antlers were entangled with another in Hennepin County.

South Lake Minnetonka police were called to some woods in Shorewood on Sunday where two bucks were locked together. One was dead. The other thrashed about as it tried to free itself.

Officer Ricky Syhre says the bucks may have been locked together for hours. Police decided to use a Taser on the struggling buck. Once the deer was down, reciprocating saws were used to cut off one of the buck's antlers, freeing it from the dead deer. The buck bolted away after it recovered from the effects of the stun gun.

Police posted their work on YouTube.