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The Pennsylvania Game Commission is investigating a “reprehensible” video of two boys abusing an injured deer, in an assault that reportedly occurred on the first day of deer rifle season for hunters in the state.

On Saturday, disturbing video footage hit Facebook featuring a young man repeatedly kicking a buck in the face while a friend filmed. The male deer, which appeared to have already been shot, laid on the ground and pawed at the attacker, while the two boys could be heard snickering and taunting the animal, per Fox 43.

“Grab his horn and pull him away from that tree,” one of the young men could be heard instructing the other in the disturbing 30-second clip.

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Disturbing video footage recently hit Facebook featuring a young man repeatedly kicking a buck in the face.

Disturbing video footage recently hit Facebook featuring a young man repeatedly kicking a buck in the face. ([bleep])

“Something definitely needs done. This video was shared to me from a mutual friend on Snapchat,” Facebook user Gregg Rossman, who originally posted the footage, wrote online. Rossman also claimed that he was “not a part of this” and “shared simply to get the attention of authorities!”

In the days since, the violent video has since gone viral, receiving nearly 6,000 shares on Facebook. The incident reportedly occurred near the borough of Brookville on Nov. 30, WKBN reports.

The following day, representatives for the Game Commission also spoke out on Facebook to confirm they would be investigating the “reprehensible” incident.

“The Pennsylvania Game Commission is aware of a video purporting to show individuals assaulting an injured deer. The conduct portrayed in the video is reprehensible and potentially a violation of the law,” officials said.

“Pennsylvania State Game Wardens are currently investigating the matter … Thank you for your help and for your concern for Pennsylvania wildlife.”

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Anyone with information on the footage is urged to contact the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-888–PGC-8001 or the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northwest Region Dispatch Office at 814-432-3187.
The incident reportedly occurred near the borough of Brookville on Nov. 30.

The incident reportedly occurred near the borough of Brookville on Nov. 30. ([bleep])

Facebook users commenting on the footage voiced their disgust over the animal abuse, and demanded that the young men face legal repercussions.

“They need to be charged at the federal level[,] this is disturbing to say the least. PA needs to show that you will not tolerate this and set an example. The public is watching,” one commenter said.

“There is absolutely no excuse for this disturbing and fowl [sic] behavior. As an ethical hunter myself, the thought of these two being called a hunter is sickening,” another agreed. “I speak for myself, and likely for all ethical hunters in saying that we in no way support these horrific acts and hope that they are punished to the full extent of the law.”

In addition, a Change.org petition pushing for the Game Commission to press charges against the boys has since received over 219,000 signatures.

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Breaking with tradition, deer rifle seasoned opened in the Keystone State on Saturday. Historically, the season began on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Back in April, the Game Commission approved the rescheduling of the date, Fox 43 reports, marking the first time in 50 years that deer rifle hunting season opened on a Saturday.

Bet they find them, hope so. I have a hard time with that age group these days.

Good way to get hurt messing with a wounded deer. Too bad it couldn't get up and thrash them.

Certainly are some sick fuqks in this world.

............ That was my first thought........ I wish that buck had enough strength left to get up and gore the hell out of one of 'em.... That'll teach 'em.

Sick thing to do to an animal.

Hell, they know who the boys are.

What's stopping them?

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Hopefully they are just going through the process, don't think either one is a flight risk.

That was totally disgusting. Those kids will grow up doing twisted things if intervention does not happen. Bastards need their asses whooped first. Really made me sick.

[bleep] need to be shot and so do their parents

I read that the stepfather turned them in to authorities.

No idea how the PAGC "got" them, but I saw a Facebook
post about this a couple days ago.
They put it on social media, what I saw had their names added,
and was a public call to action to "shun" them.

Game Officials here live on social media.
It's amazing how these law breakers like to brag.
Instead of going to bars and listening, now the just
click, and let the criminals give themselves up.

This.

Not much "bothers" me these days I have become somewhat hardened
There was something about that that was not easy to watch

and Yes I wanted that buck to get up and stick his rack up their azz
Maybe thats not cool but thats what I thought

I hate bullys period I think about 2 situations in my life I should have done more to stop a bully

Hank

Won't watch the video.

Boys need the butts thumped and lose their ability to hunt and fish for quite a while and do a ton of community service.

Gut shoot both of them with a .22 and kick the schitt out of them for 30 seconds. Further medical care is optional.

Good lord. People will watch someone physically assault another person without showing so much as a hint of outrage. Yet here is a goofy friggen kid kicking a deer that has likely been spined, and we are ready to hang the kid. That deer is tough as nails and probably didn't feel a damn thing. The optics here are bad, and the kids need a lesson on how to humanely dispatch a wounded animal, but in reality this is a nothing venison burger.

Very strange how so many law breakers get busted after they post their crime on social media so the entire world can see. Could this be considered a stupidity epidemic ? To do something that sick and illegal and then advertise it, tells me the perps can't be playing with a full deck.

That is really sick. Those kids need an ass whipping, and 30 days in jail.

Paul Barnard if you think that what they did to that deer is ok, then you sir are a first class assclown. They had no intention of humanely putting down the deer. What they did was sick and twisted and was intentionally done. They also have video's of themselves smashing woodchucks heads off concrete bridges and laughing about that. This is a great video for the animal rights and non-hunting crowd to show for their fight.