Beaver on the Hunt for a (Christmas) Tree!

This little guy walked right through the front doors of a dollar store in Maryland and started his Christmas shopping!

Reportedly the animal made it past the stockings, tree ornaments, and festive holiday mugs, until he started knocking the wrapping paper and holiday placemats off the shelves!

That’s when someone called the authorities!

You can imagine the surprise when the cops received a call for destruction, and this is who they found causing the damage! 

Turns out, he was in the market for a fake Christmas tree! Who knew?!

A statement from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said that the “suspect attempted to flee the area,” but was captured by animal control officials. The sheriff’s office tweeted this out:

The beaver tweet may go viral! All joking aside, the beaver was safely rescued by animal control & was released to a wildlife rehabilitator. pic.twitter.com/0VyLXJPjxh

— St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office (@firstsheriff) November 30, 2016