Pennsylvania Game Commission Investigating Theft of Stolen Buck

Officials are looking for the person or people responsible for stealing a trophy buck from a Pennsylvania hunting party. (Photo by John Hafner)

Authorities are looking for leads on who swiped a trophy buck from a group of Pennsylvania Amish hunters.

According to local21news.com, Tuscarora State Forest Rangers and the Pennsylvania Game Commission are investigating the theft of a "lifetime" buck after it went missing from the area where a group of hunters left it until they could return to retrieve it.

Officials say the hunters tagged and field dressed the buck and then left it behind a tree off of Wolf Road in Toboyne Township with the plan to pick it up later that day, but when they returned, the buck was gone.

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Officials said they believe someone entered the area from a trail and dragged the buck to a vehicle in a parking spot off of Wolf Road before hauling it off.

The 9-point buck was reported to have dark-colored antlers with an estimated score of 150 to 160.

Officials are asking locals to look through their trail cameras and keep a watch on social media for photos, as they believe the individual who took the buck will likely post about it.