A 9-point buck shot and killed by hunters in Tuscarora State Forest in Perry County, Pennsylvania, was stolen, officials said.
In a post on Facebook, the Tuscarora Forest District said its rangers and wardens with the Pennsylvania Game Commission are investigating the theft, which happened on Dec. 6 in Toboyne Township.
Officials said the deer, which was described as a “lifetime” buck, was harvested, tagged and field dressed by a hunting party behind a tree in the state forest around 2 p.m. The animal was stashed along a pipeline off Wolf Road at the base of a large tree, approximately 200 yards from the road. It “did not appear to be visible from the road,” the post added…