Two deer were found having fallen into a basement gym through the window.
Firefighters Break Up Rowdy Fight Involving 2 Deer Bucks in Colorado
It's not just humans who get into brawls after the clock chimes midnight.
Apparently, deer bucks, they're just like us — as two of the majestic beasts were found having fallen through the window into someone's basement gym while butting heads a little too vigorously.
Firefighters in Roxborough Park, Colo., came out to help a couple officers from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife earlier this month, when the owner of the home gym realized that they had some unusually antlered intruders.
Firefighters used stretchers to carry the bucks out of the basement.
"This is what happens when you get rowdy after midnight! 🦌" West Metro Fire Rescue warned local residents on Facebook after the fact. "Around 12:30 a.m. this morning, two bucks in Roxborough Park were butting heads when their sparring match took a wild turn- right into a homeowner’s window well and through the glass into the basement gym. The startled homeowner called Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who sent two officers with a tranquilizer gun. But before they could put the two intruders to sleep, they called in West Metro Company 15 for some extra muscle."
It took a large team of firefighters to get the deer back outside.
The Fire Rescue went on to explain how they went about getting the two stranded bucks out of the basement.
"Our firefighters used a MegaMover (basically a tarp stretcher) to carry the two unexpected gym guests back outside- safely and carefully," they wrote alongside pictures of the rescue. We’re guessing the bucks will think twice before their next late-night showdown. The bucks were tagged by CPW and after they woke up, they were released."
The deer were soon released.
Unsurprisingly, the Facebook post has 13k reacts at time of writing, given how atypical this story is.
This being the internet, people — of course — had jokes.
"Breaking a window apparently costs two bucks," quipped one person.
"Imagine... you're throwing antlers and the next thing you know you wake up in the middle of nowhere and have no idea who won," said someone else.
"That's going to be a hard one to explain to the homeowners' insurance company," wisely observed someone else.
Meanwhile, there were also many Farmers Insurance references made due to the company's famous ad campaigns.
Officers tranquilized the deer to make it easier to transport them.
Deer have historically been very common in Colorado as in many other parts of the United States.
However, the population of mule deer in the state, affectionately known as "muleys," is actually dwindling at the moment, with Colorado Parks & Wildlife working to both conserve and manage the species. This includes selling limited seasonal hunting licenses.