WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Back in Nov. 2022, a West Allis couple said a buck broke into their home through the front door.
The couple, Sue and Richard Sujecki, were home at the time of the break-in.
“He was bleeding through his mouth and his leg and he looked through every window,” Sue Sujecki said.
Sue Sujecki said the deer tore apart their house, destroying nearly every room upstairs. He broke glass, lamps, collectibles, and got his blood all over. He even managed to poke holes in their ceiling with his antlers.
“He was just trying to find a way out,” Sue Sujecki said.
The deer couldn’t get himself out on his own and was trapped upstairs for nearly three hours. The Sujeckis called the DNR and their son for help. Once the Wisconsin DNR arrived, they were able to assist.
New body camera footage from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources showed the moment they lured the deer out of the home. It took Wisconsin DNR about an hour to get the buck downstairs and out of the house. He made it outside with a few minor injuries, the Wisconsin DNR said, but returned to the great outdoors where he belongs.
“With the help of other officers we were able to scare it out of the room it was trapped into and because we had all the other doors closed off, we were able to direct it back down the stairs and out the front door,” DNR warden Erik Anderson said.
Anderson said this was the first time he saw anything like this in someone’s home. The Wisconsin DNR said it believes the buck — estimated to be about 2-years-old — came inside after seeing reindeer decor outside of the home, as it was mating season. Anderson said it may have looked like a nice mate for the buck. He also believes he saw his reflection in the glass door and attacked it.
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