Red stags are not native to the U.S., and Bryan would have needed to bring the animal to the farm, Cross said. The animal is a species of deer with similar characteristics to an elk, Cross said.

At the Whaley Tannery & Taxidermy in Wedowee, Alabama, this is the red stag deer Coye Potts, 16, of Roanoke, killed with one shot from a crossbow November 3, 2022, on the Rock Mills property owned ...

Bryan imported the red stag to his farm since the species is not native to the U.S., according to the Tennessean. Luke Bryan and his wife run a petting zoo on their property called Brett’s Barn.

Authorities in Maury County, Tenn., are investigating after a red stag deer that belonged to Luke Bryan was shot and killed on his private property outside of Nashville in early December.

The stag was shot and killed sometime between the evening hours of Wednesday, Dec. 4 and the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 6 on the land in the Columbia/Mount Pleasant area.

He was deceased. The deer was a red stag deer. It is illegal -- and extremely dangerous -- to possess them. Game wardens shot and killed the deer. Deer can become very aggressive during mating season.

ARVADA, Colo. — In Steve’s Meat Market you can see antlered animals from all over the world, including the New Zealand Red Stag, whose antler velvet is where the IGF-1 spray comes from.Deer a… ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- There was an unusual sight at Waltrip High School Sunday afternoon. The school was closed, but no one told that to a 400 pound exotic deer. Neighbors noticed a red stag deer ...

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — German hunters tried to convince the jury at a national stag calling championship that they can imitate a bellowing red deer most realistically.

Owner Robert Cavedon has about 200 red deer, as well as emus, ostriches and goats, at the Red Stag Deer and Emu Farm in Eurobin and welcomes families through their doors for a farm experience ...