# Rescue group removes plastic pumpkin from deer’s snout after grueling 10-day search

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rescue-group-removes-plastic-pumpkin-from-deers-snout-after-grueling-10-day-search/
- Published: 2026-11-10T04:08:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T05:35:40+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/rescue-group-removes-plastic-pumpkin-from-deers-snout-after-10-day-search/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Rescuers freed a young Michigan buck from a plastic pumpkin.
- The search lasted 10 days in Hines Park.
- The deer was treated for dehydration and released.

## Summary

A Michigan wildlife rescue group freed a young deer after a 10-day search to remove a plastic pumpkin stuck over its snout and mouth. The obstruction was preventing it from eating or drinking, and rescuers said the buck was safely darted and released back into the wild after treatment.

The search took place in Hines Park, a 2,300-acre area in Wayne County, where rescuers crossed a river several times to reach the deer. It was moderately dehydrated and received fluids; an ear tag marked when it could safely be eaten, as required after sedatives are used.

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