NY deer with Halloween bucket stuck on snout rescued, named Little Pumpkin

Thursday, November 21, 2019
PUTNAM COUNTY, New York (WABC) -- Crews came to the rescue of a yearling deer who had its snout stuck in a Halloween bucket for days.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Putnam Valley Animal Control made the rescue on Wednesday.
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The bucket was stuck to the deer for four days.

It was first reported to a local community wildlife rehab group when neighbors noticed the deer roaming around a back yard with the bucket on its snout.

The deer is usually spotted around the neighborhood and is now safe.
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The community has affectionately named it Little Pumpkin.

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