Deer hits the bar, after smashing into Oshawa politician’s office Social Sharing

Runs into bar, jumps on stage

When police officers arrived, the deer fled the scene. But while the others went home, one deer wasn’t quite done with its Sunday outing.

Like some politicians, the deer finished a day’s work by hitting the bar. Literally.

The deer ran a few more blocks downtown and jumped through the window of the Atria Bar and Grill — to the shock of the two women working inside.

“I guess the deer was running through the bar, trampling everything,” said Iezzi, who got the unexpected call from his bartender that morning.

The deer got onto the Atria stage, and was trying to get through the kitchen doorway — where Iezzi’s mother was trapped inside.

“For some reason my mum was going to try to scare the deer off, but I guess she got a little freaked out so she ran into the kitchen,” said Iezzi, who’s been reviewing security footage.

“The deer just kind of stood there right on stage for four…five hours,” he said. His mother eventually escaped through a basement door.

“I’m not sure if it was waiting for karaoke to start, or what,” said McDougall, who noted that one man was also having a drink at the bar during the ordeal.

Deer had minor injuries

Several police officers came to the scene, but the deer stayed onstage until a local vet and the Ministry of Natural Resources arrived.

They tranquillized the animal, stitched up its wounds and brought it to a local wildlife centre for eventual release, McDougall said.

He said the deer had minor injuries, but is doing fine.

The deer was in the bar all afternoon — but the Atria Bar and Grill still opened in time for its weekly Sunday night jam.

“I thought it was just us animals partying there all these years, but I guess the deer like it, too,” laughed Iezzi.

‘Quite a day’ in Oshawa

Throughout the day, several people stopped outside to watch the scene unfold.

Erum Khan was sitting in her car Sunday morning, when she heard the bar window shatter.

She looked up, and saw a deer’s hind legs sticking out the bar window, before the whole deer got inside.