SC deer hunter makes jackass of self, quarry

I don't know if it was that bad domestic beer, but a South Carolina deer hunter had some difficulty distinguishing the real thing from a donkey.

Seriously. This is another of those things I just can't make up.

From The State (check this out - some of the comments are priceless):

The Index-Journal of Greenwood reported the donkey had just been caught by an animal rescuer and placed in the Greenwood County pasture when it was found dead Wednesday ... the donkey's new owner Boyd Purdy says he put the animal in the pasture to help protect his goats from wild dogs.

The cops caught the shooter, too. From the Index-Journal:

Deputies arrested Charles Anthony King, 32, of 1624 Highway 246 N., Greenwood, and charged him with ill treatment of animals.

OK. If you're from out West, you may be used to seeing mule deer, which have the tall ears you'd see on a donkey. For lack of a better description, they look something like giant jackalopes. But out here, if you see tall ears on a deer, just chalk it up as another PBR hallucination. And if it hee-haws at you, then drop the deer rifle and slowly back away.