• @Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    278 hours ago

    I’d bet this is someone’s “pet” deer that they don’t want shot and are trying to signal that. I’ve heard of people putting reflective collars and things like that on deer that they’ve kept as pets, to try to deter hunters from shooting them.

    If that’s what it is then I totally get the impulse to help a wild animal yourself, but the average person VASTLY overestimates their knowledge of what wildlife needs to be healthy. Always contact a wildlife rehabber if you find wildlife in distress!

      • FuglyDuck
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        66 hours ago

        Deer are pretty easy to socialize. Start with salt lick.

    • @ch00f@lemmy.world
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      46 hours ago

      Putting a collar on a wild animal to protect it from being shot is a pretty pathetic attempt at protecting something you care about.

      I’d put a high vis jacket on my kids, but I wouldn’t then send them off to play in traffic.