"People across the street have signs and their signs have not been attacked," he said. "It's just a weird thing. Maybe they don't like something in the front yard where they graze."

Priem's wife, Beth, captured the deer on camera early Wednesday, just seconds after the Obama sign fell from its antlers. The commotion sent the family's Yorkshire terrier, Charlie, into a frenzy.

"Charlie chased him until the deer jumped the fence and got away," Priem said. "I'm just glad it wasn't a human, either a silly kid or a strange adult."

The Priems will now bring the sign closer to their home in hopes that the proximity keeps the non-diplomatic deer away.

"It's just a weird thing," Tom Priem said. "We were making fun of it, saying the deer must be a Republican."