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Texas deputy jumps out of his skin, screams as ‘dead’ deer springs back to life in hilarious video

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Morrison, E. (2026, September 5). Texas deputy jumps out of his skin, screams as ‘dead’ deer springs back to life in hilarious video. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/us-news/texas-deputy-screams-as-dead-deer-springs-back-to-life-in-hilarious-video/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-05 · by Ella Morrison

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A Texas deputy working a night shift on August 28 encountered what he thought was a dead deer on the side of the road, but it suddenly sprang back to life, prompting the officer to scream in surprise. The deputy's high-pitched screams were caught on camera as he ran away from the animal, which then made a quick escape into the woods. According to Sheriff Woody Wallace, the deer was only stunned and not actually dead. The incident has become a viral sensation online, with over 11 million views of the footage.
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A Trinity County Sheriff's deputy in Texas was left screaming and running for his life when he encountered what he thought was a dead deer on August 28. However, to his surprise, the deer suddenly sprang back to life and made a quick escape into the woods. The deputy's reaction was caught on camera and has since gone viral with over 11 million views online. Sheriff Woody Wallace joked about the incident, saying that sometimes things can "scare the heck out of a person." After initially screaming, the deputy quickly recovered and laughed off the shock, stating "OK, we're good**". The deer was last seen sitting up on the side of the road before vanishing into the woods.

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Ella Morrison
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Topics

Texas Trinity County

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Woody Wallace PERSON · 4× Texas GPE · 2× Wallace PERSON · 2× Trinity County GPE · 1×

Narrative

“We are happy to report that the deer was only stunned and got back on its feet after a few minutes,” Wallace said in an update on Thursday. “We can also officially confirm there will be no deer meat served at the Trinity County Jail tonight,” he quipped.
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🔮 I bet no one would finish it without laughing to death!” one person wrote.

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Texas deputy unleashed a high-pitched scream when what he thought was a “dead” deer on the side of the road turned out to be very much alive — and the priceless reaction was caught on camera. asserted
reaction → unleash → camera
The unnamed Trinity County Sheriff’s deputy “encounters what he thinks is a dead deer” on the side of the road around 11 p.m. on Aug. 28, according to Sheriff Woody Wallace. uncertain
he → encounter → Wallace
As the cop got closer to the animal with a flashlight, the deer suddenly springs onto its hooves, sending the deputy running — and screaming — for his life. asserted
deer → get → life
“It’s awake!” the terrified officer cried out in between high-pitched screams. asserted
officer → ’ → screams
He made a quick recovery and laughed off the initial shock a few seconds later. asserted
He → make → shock
“Okay, we’re good,” the cop says chuckling. asserted
cop → ’re → ?
After giving the deputy the fright of his life, the deer then makes a quick escape towards the woods into the dead of night. asserted
deer → give → night
“Sometimes things can scare the heck out of a person,” Wallace said. asserted
Wallace → scare → person
“Just another night shift where anything can happen.” asserted
anything → happen → ?
“Instead of a citation, the ‘suspect’ made a four-legged getaway and vanished into the East Texas woods,” the sheriff quipped. asserted
sheriff → make → woods
The deputy’s hilarious — yet relatable — reaction amassed over 11 million views online. asserted
reaction → amass → views
lol sir as your new friends on the internet were all taking you to a haunted house for Halloween this year!! asserted
friends → take → Halloween
I bet no one would finish it without laughing to death!” one person wrote. asserted
person → bet → death
“If this audio isn’t playing on loop in his briefing room they missed an opportunity,” said another. asserted
another → play → opportunity
Meanwhile one person simply said, “Hilarious! Send this to America’s Funniest Videos!” asserted
person → say → Videos
“I’m pretty sure he screamed ‘It’s alive!’ as he beat feet back to his squad car! asserted
he → ’m → car
I feel bad for him, bc he is NEVER going to live that down,” joked another. asserted
another → feel → that
While many people online shared how they have “never laughed so hard” watching the deputy’s reaction, others were concerned about why the deer was lying motionless on the side of the road in the first place. asserted
deer → share → place
“We are happy to report that the deer was only stunned and got back on its feet after a few minutes,” Wallace said in an update on Thursday. “We can also officially confirm there will be no deer meat served at the Trinity County Jail tonight,” he quipped. asserted
he → report → Jail
A Texas deputy had a hilarious reaction to a seemingly dead deer springing back to life. asserted
deputy → have → life
The hilarious ordeal took place on Aug. 28. asserted
ordeal → take → Aug.
The deer was laying motionless on the side of the road before it seemingly came back to life. asserted
it → lay → life
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