Drunk Elk
© Zsolt Zatrok/Getty Images/iStockphotoSwedish police say they get DOZENS of calls about drunken elk each fall.
A Swedish man was barred from entering his own home by a gang of elk drunk from eating rotten apples. Four rowdy elk and one calf blocked him from walking up to his house in Ingaro, an island in Stockholm's suburbs, after consuming one too many of the fermented fruit.

He was forced to call cops to come and deal with the rowdy quintet. Luckily, the group left before officers arrived, but police then ordered the man to clear his garden of the fallen food to try and stop it from happening again. Police spokesman Albin Näverberg told the Mirror that the man was right to call in authorities.

"They can be really dangerous. They become fearless," he said. "Instead of backing away when a person approaches, they move toward you. They may even take a run at you."

Swedish police reportedly take dozens of calls about drunken elk each week during the fall months.

"If there is a lot of fermenting fruit, then we get a lot of calls about drunken elk. But most often they're gone before officers arrive," Näverberg added.