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CPW Responds To Second Deer Caught In Netting In One Week In Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife are asking homeowners to take down anything that could snag wildlife wandering through their property. In Colorado Springs, a deer's antlers became stuck in a backyard obstacle course Thursday.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Wildlife officials responded to a similar incident in Colorado Springs over the weekend. A buck had to be tranquilized after it became tangled in a hammock on Sunday.

Deer Rescue 1 (CPW SE Region tweet)
(credit: CPW SE Region)

Wildlife officials said animals that become tangled in netting can seriously injure themselves or even die of stress and exhaustion fighting to get free.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

CPW suggests homeowners take hammocks, rope ladders and swings inside when they are not in use.

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