A deer that was spotted with an arrow through its head is expected to make a full recovery after it was removed. Kendall Hanson reports.
Conservation say the deer that was seen with an arrow through its jaw in Maple Bay is expected to make a full recovery.
In what had been a race to find an injured deer, this is the sign of success.
Conservation officers managed to track down the animal and removed the arrow that had gone through the animal’s mouth and neck. They are still searching for the person responsible.
“Horrified. It’s such an inhumane way to hunt an animal,” Sgt. Scott Norris, a B.C. conservation officer who dealt with the deer said.”I’m not really sure what the person was thinking who did this but obviously they have no care for the animal’s health. You know most hunter’s their primary goal is to kill an animal in a humane way and to try and kill an animal as quickly as possible so they don’t suffer.”
“I’m not really sure what the person was thinking who did this but obviously they have no care for the animal’s health. You know most hunter’s their primary goal is to kill an animal in a humane way and to try and kill an animal as quickly as possible so they don’t suffer.”
People who’d spotted the deer in the Maple Bay Area said it did not appear to be in obvious distress but conservation officers knew that could change.
So when the animal was spotted in the same area again Thursday morning, they returned, tracked it down and managed to tranquillize it.
The arrow was then removed and the wound cleaned.
“Hopefully that will stop it from getting infected but it’s hard to say,” Norris said. “Then we administered the reversal drug and we waited about five more minutes and she got up and made her way off into the bush.”
“We administered the reversal drug and we waited about five more minutes and she got up and made her way off into the bush.”
The deer is believed to have a fawn that would not have survived on its own.
She has now been tagged and her chances of making a full recovery are said to be good.
Hunting deer is illegal in the area and the search for the person who shot the arrow continues.
Conservation officers are asking anyone who could help to contact them.
Kendall Hanson
