Edmonton area distillery offering reward for return of mascot, Seymour the Elk – Edmonton | 24CA News
On Tuesday, Rig Hand Distillery strikes into its new Leduc County location, however a key a part of the staff is lacking from the expertise — Seymour the Elk.
“I couldn’t believe it. Who in the world is going to take this giant elk?” stated Rig Hand President Geoff Stewart.
“It’s huge. I can barely lift it by myself. It couldn’t fit through a regular doorway, so whoever took it — I don’t know what you’re gonna do with it.”
Geoff Stewart stated they made the error of leaving their beloved mascot outdoor in a single day and that’s when he went lacking a number of days in the past.
“We definitely want him back. He’s a big part of the fabric of what Rig Hand Distillery has kind of evolved into — being a community business.”
Seymour has been a part of the Rig Hand Family for six years and has grow to be considerably of an area celeb.
“We drag this giant elk head…to all the football games, to soccer games, to golf tournaments, and things like that,” Stewart stated. “When the Elks season fires up here on June 11, we want to make sure he’s there at the tailgating again.”
Seymour the elk at a tailgate get together at Commonwealth Stadium.
Courtesy: Geoff Stewart
The distillery has even established its personal ceremony involving Seymour.
“It’s kind of like a mimicking of the Newfoundland screeching ceremony where you put on a hard hat and you give Seymour a bugle and give him a kiss and do a shot of our rum.”
Stewart is asking folks to maintain a watch out for him.
There’s even a $1,000 reward for anyone that brings him again and he’s distinctive sufficient to identify due to his mounting bracket.
“There’s no other elk in Alberta that will have this strange receiver on the backside of him,” he stated.
Stewart famous folks with an elk farm close to the distillery provided a alternative if Seymour doesn’t come house.
“That’s the worst case scenario I guess, but we really want the original Seymour back if possible,” he stated.
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