October 30, 2017 - 6:31 AM
CINCINNATI - A deer that got its head trapped in an orange plastic pumpkin bucket is free after residents in suburban Cincinnati spent the weekend tracking it.
WCPO-TV reports the Anderson Township Family Pet Center got calls over four days from residents concerned about the deer with the bucket stuck over its nose.
Daryl Meyerrenke at the pet centre warned that it would be dangerous for neighbours to try to rescue the deer, but he says they were determined to help the animal and spent hours following it through wooded areas. Eventually, the group using animal catch poles was able to encircle the deer, and Meyerrenke's son freed it from the bucket.
Meyerrenke says the animal immediately went to graze and drink water at a creek.
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Information from: WCPO-TV, http://www.wcpo.com
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