In September the Telegram reported on scanner chatter about the deer when it became entangled in the hammock.

A woman had called 911 and reported her hammock “stolen” by the deer, which had taken off into the bush.

The dispatch operator, heard on the scanner, relayed to Morgan’s Point police officers that the woman was concerned about the deer, but really wanted her hammock back.

Although unable to track the victim, we were able to find the hammock thanks to an astute reader. The woman who owned the hammock may not be interested in getting it back now. Untangling it could take a while.

Kerry Geiger of Morgan’s Point Resort remembered his wife reading the story to him.

“We had a laugh about it, knowing how many deer were in the area,” Greiger said. “The other day we went for a morning walk and we saw the deer on Vista Drive - hammock still attached,” he said.

“It appeared to be OK but sure looked interesting.”

Investigator Chris Bolton of Morgan’s Point Resort Police Department was the first officer to respond to the call in September. He remembers it well because it was not the common type of police call.

“We do get calls when they are tangled in soccer nets and things, and we can usually cut them away once they have exhausted themselves fighting it,” Bolton said.

“If there is a problem with the deer, we contact Parks and Wildlife,” he said. “The deer will not let anyone up near it and their hooves can cut you wide open.”

Concerned deer-lovers can rest easy this evening because the tangled hammock will probably rot off the antlers. If not, the antlers will drop off at the end of the breeding season - sometime in spring.

“The bucks lose their antlers every spring,” said Val Roming, Temple Parks and Recreation parks planning and construction superintendent and outdoor enthusiast.

tcooper@temple-telegram.com