Beggar Breaks Free!

Earlier, we brought you the heartwarming story of the deer who was trying to get additional Halloween candy on the mother of all Beggar's Nights. Well, it seems the deer has decided that the loot had dropped off sufficiently that it was no longer profitable. So it chucked its plastic Halloween bucket and scampered off.

Two children found a dented, hair-lined plastic pumpkin in their yard Friday night, and other neighbors saw a thin deer running free, The Grand Rapids Press reported. It was rainy Friday, which rescuers think helped the young deer wriggle free.

Rescuers had planned to use a dart gun to tranquilize the yearling, then remove the bucket, meant for collecting candy.

The bucket was stuck on the animal's snout, hanging like a feed bag, preventing it from eating or drinking. It had appeared to be snagged on the buck's ears or horn buds.

The earlier story reported that the deer looked fine, but this one reports he looked thin. We think we may have an answer to explain this discrepancy. The bucket was fur-lined, right? So it should be obvious why the deer looked different.

It is now bald.