He had been feeding it at the Duhallow hunt kennels in Liscarroll, north Cork
The alarm was raised after Mr Withers failed to return home from the farm
A married huntsman has been killed by a stag after the animal attacked him while he was feeding it at kennels in Ireland.
Father-of-three Ger Withers was attacked and trampled by the animal while feeding it at the Duhallow hunt kennels in Liscarroll, north Cork on December 29.
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He had left his home in Rossinarney, Liscarroll, to attend to the animals on the small farm, where the stag was kept in a separate paddock from the hound kennels.