Deer with stringy rope around antlers makes a stop at Nevada State Capitol grounds
Submitted by editor on Tue, 10/27/2015 - 10:57am
A deer roaming Carson City with thick, black rope or heavy string wrapped around its antlers stopped by the grounds of the Nevada State Capitol building complex Tuesday. These photos above and video below were taken by Connie Higgons Corley of Dayton.
Corley had first encountered the deer during a ghost walk Saturday morning along the west side of Carson City. She contacted area media to bring attention to the plight of the deer. It does appear now that there is less of the tangled netting around its antlers. At one point, the string had covered a side of the deer's face.
Corley and other had become concerned for the deer's safety. See story here, as well as generating discussion on the Carson Tahoe SPCA Facebook page. Nevada wildlife officials told KTVN Channel 2 Saturday that the deer is not currently in any danger, its movements are not hindered and attempting to tranquilize and remove the netting could be dangerous for the deer because he could run into traffic.
