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Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer frees deer by shooting its antler

Nov 7, 2018 | 5:32 AM

WHITECOURT- An Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer has been caught on video using his gun to separate a pair of male deer with locked antlers.

Greg Gilbertson was driving a side road near Whitecourt on Oct. 10 when he came across the pair.

He said one deer looked dead, but the other deer was struggling to free itself.

Gilbertson says he called Fish and Wildlife and an officer came to the scene.