Luke Bryan's red stag deer found shot dead on Tennessee farm, as the police investigate the case
The authorities are currently investigating a case where country star Luke Bryan's red stag was shot dead on his Tennessee farm, earlier this month.
As reported by People, the incident had reportedly taken place between the evening of December 4 and the morning of December 6, the Maury County Sheriff's Office had revealed in a bulletin on Facebook. According to the police, an unknown shooter had targeted the animal on Bryan's farm which is located in the Columbia/ Mount Pleasant area.
The crime is being investigated and an award of $5,000 is being offered to any person with information leading to the arrest of the shooter. Bryan's farm manager, Barry Cross, reported the shooting. While speaking to The Tennessean, Cross explained that the deer had been shot from the road.
"As an agency, we appreciate our hunters who do the thing and follow the bylaws, and it takes a second for someone to ruin it for all of us," Cross revealed. He also shared that Bryan, 43, brought the deer to his farm as red stags are a species of deer native to Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asian Minor, Iran and parts of Western and Central Asia.
The deer lived on the farm along with dogs, cats, chickens, and goats. Bryan, his wife Caroline Boyer, and their sons -- Thomas,11, and Tatum,9, have all been animal lovers for a long time. Earlier this year, Bryan had also adopted a rescue dog, 18, after falling in love with the older dog online. At the time of adopting the dog, Bryan shared, "After reading about Poochie on our social media, Luke Bryan and his beautiful wife, Caroline applied and adopted Poochie this past Saturday!"
Aside from being an animal lover, Bryan is also a huge supporter of fellow farmers. Every year, Bryan hosts the Farm Tour which is a series of concerts performed at the beginning of October that takes place on a number of different farms in a variety of states.
"Growing up in rural Georgia we had to drive to larger cities to see concerts. It is so exciting to watch each of these shows being built like a small city itself in the empty pasture land of these farms. We can feel the pride from the people in these towns as well as the farmers and it takes everyone coming together to pull them off!" he shared.