Buck Enters Church at Start of Hunting Season
2021-11-19
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1Church is a place where people may seek comfort during difficult times.
2It can be considered a sanctuary - a place that provides safety or protection.
3Usually, that safety or protection is meant for humans...not massive woodland creatures.
4But in the state of Michigan, a huge buck entered a church on the first day of hunting season.
5Hunting season there begins on November 15.
6A buck is a male deer.
7The animals are prized targets for many hunters.
8In this case, the church served as a sanctuary for the buck by protecting it from hunters.
9Religious leaders at the church Grace Sturgis found the buck inside the church's main gathering room.
10A video the church posted on Facebook shows the buck walking around the church.
11Then it climbed the stairs to a second-floor seating area.
12Pastors Amanda and Luke Eicher and Justin Wickey blocked a hallway with large pieces of wood.
13They wanted to keep the animal away from the rest of the church.
14Amanda Eicher said of the animal, "I was amazed at how big he was."
15The buck did not appear to have any gunshot wounds.
16But it was bleeding a little from what appeared to be cuts from glass, Amanda Eicher told the Kalamazoo Gazette.
17This buck, however, jumped through a window and back into the wild before anyone had a chance to get close enough to know for sure.
18Besides the broken window, the only other damage in the church was blood stains on the floor.
19Amanda Eicher said she and others found humor in the situation.
20"We all need reasons to laugh, especially with the hard seasons from the past two years," Amanda Eicher said.
21"I'm glad we could provide some laughs."
22I'm Anna Matteo.
1Church is a place where people may seek comfort during difficult times. It can be considered a sanctuary - a place that provides safety or protection. Usually, that safety or protection is meant for humans...not massive woodland creatures. 2But in the state of Michigan, a huge buck entered a church on the first day of hunting season. Hunting season there begins on November 15. A buck is a male deer. The animals are prized targets for many hunters. In this case, the church served as a sanctuary for the buck by protecting it from hunters. 3Religious leaders at the church Grace Sturgis found the buck inside the church's main gathering room. 4A video the church posted on Facebook shows the buck walking around the church. Then it climbed the stairs to a second-floor seating area. 5Pastors Amanda and Luke Eicher and Justin Wickey blocked a hallway with large pieces of wood. They wanted to keep the animal away from the rest of the church. 6Amanda Eicher said of the animal, "I was amazed at how big he was." 7The buck did not appear to have any gunshot wounds. But it was bleeding a little from what appeared to be cuts from glass, Amanda Eicher told the Kalamazoo Gazette. This buck, however, jumped through a window and back into the wild before anyone had a chance to get close enough to know for sure. 8Besides the broken window, the only other damage in the church was blood stains on the floor. 9Amanda Eicher said she and others found humor in the situation. 10"We all need reasons to laugh, especially with the hard seasons from the past two years," Amanda Eicher said. "I'm glad we could provide some laughs." 11I'm Anna Matteo. 12Writers for the Associated Press wrote this story. Anna Matteo adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 13__________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15church -n. a building for public and especially Christian worship 16pastor -n. a spiritual overseer 17hallway -n. an entrance hall 18amaze -v. to fill with wonder 19stain -n. a soiled or discolored spot