Fayette County Woman Charged With Keeping Deer As Pet

February 27, 2025 5:04 am

BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI)- A woman is accused of trying to keep a wild deer as a pet in Fayette County. According to a criminal complaint, a Pennsylvania Game Warden officer received a call about a white-tailed deer buck with a dog collar and ear tags in the area of Breakneck Road in Bullskin Township on Tuesday. A woman was in her vehicle, driving next to the animal, and trying to escort it back to a nearby house. Officers learned that the woman was Tamara Shiery, 64, and said she was keeping the deer as a pet illegally in a fenced-in area around her house. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said the animal had been castrated and altered to prevent its antlers from growing. It was being kept in a fenced-in area around Shiery’s house. Police said Shiery refused to open the fence and allow them access to the animal multiple times and she was placed under arrest for interfering with a valid search warrant. The deer was taken into custody per the search warrant.