Another Deer Entanglement Rescue

Volunteer rescuers from East Sussex WRAS were called to West Hoathly for yet another deer entanglement just days after a stag had to be rescued at High Hurstwood.

Rescuers Trevor Weeks and Kathy Martyn from Uckfield, Chris Riddington and Dave Earl from Eastbourne attended on site to a female Roe deer entangled in netting in a garden nest to West Hoathly Church.

"When we arrived the deer was in the middle of some bushes and we could see some orange netting around the deer's neck" explained experienced deer rescuer Trevor Weeks who has been undertaking deer rescues for over 20 years now.

A special "Walk-to-wards" net was used to block the deers potential escape route. "It was not clear whether the deer was mobile and if it was still entangled how far it could move. So we blocked off one side of the bushes where the deer lay whilst Chris entered the bushes from the far side where he was able to pick his moment and jump the deer pinning her to the floor" said Kathy Martyn.

Trevor and Kathy then set about cutting the orange netting from the deer's neck which didn't take very long at all.  The deer was checked over was deemed suitable for release straight away.

"Once the rescue net was removed and the orange netting cleared away, everyone backed off allowing me to control the release safely.  Initially the deer sat there not realising she was free, so with a helping hand and a bit of encouragement she was soon up and running off across the garden to safety" explained Chris.

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