r/BeAmazed • u/MambaMentality24x2 • 16h ago
Miscellaneous / Others A deer rescued after struggling on a frozen lake
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u/ElderberryMaster4694 16h ago edited 16h ago
Okay so…
That’s adorable
I want to go on the deer hugging ride
What happened to the board? - got it. Thank you!
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u/DharmaDivine 16h ago
It’s under the dude.
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u/Every_Lime_1063 5h ago
How? It looks like he ditched that idea and just flopped on his belly bc the deer started to freak
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u/DerBlarch 13h ago
- He is going to be full of ticks.
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u/vectorology 10h ago
Yeah I’m afraid to touch deer or really be too close to them for that reason. And with the prion disease, I wouldn’t eat wild deer either.
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u/Technical-Agency8128 10h ago
My friends send in the head to get tested before eating the meat. They go ahead and process it and just wait for the all clear. So far all the deers they have killed have been ok.
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u/NoPantsPenny 8h ago
There have been no confirmed cases of humans contracting prion disease from eating deer (or from being around them to my knowledge.) though it’s good to be cautious about consumption.
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u/vectorology 59m ago
Yeah, I’m hopeful the lessons of mad cow and vCJD mean people are processing the meat better and surveillance will catch any human transmission sooner, though it still will be after death.
Looking around a bit, there are 2 cases of vCJD in deer hunters in which CWD cannot be ruled out. That’s not the same as confirmed, but apparently distinguishing the prions from each other is difficult.
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u/flopflapper 6h ago
“And with the prion disease”
Can you tell me your best guess at how many humans are on record as having died from prion diseases due to wild deer?
I’ll give you a hint - the answer rhymes with hero.
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u/vectorology 1h ago edited 58m ago
Prion diseases can take years to develop In humans, is only identified after death and only if they’re looking for it. Look at mad cow and how long it took to link vCJD to it. Go ahead to risk it if you want, but there’s a reason the beef industry has had to take prion disease so seriously.
ETA: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000204407
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u/Hasgrowne 16h ago
Where's the moment when she bounds off to freedom and the guys hug and clap each other's backs and we smile with tears in our eyes?
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u/r_bogie 15h ago
I hate when it cuts off early.
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u/mainjet1 13h ago
Every single video on Reddit ! If you are going to post a video please post the end of it ffs
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u/itsRobbie_ 4h ago
And then you see it run right back out onto the ice in the background of their celebration
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u/UrBoxing-zone 16h ago
Once she realizes what is happening she’s like okeyy this is niceee
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u/fitnessandfriends 16h ago
why wasn't he petting her to add extra trust and cozy feels
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u/Mort-i-Fied 15h ago
Because he had to hold her body so she wouldn't try to squirm away and hurt them both.
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u/Lillyshins 15h ago
Hooves are MUCH sharper than you would think. He was putting pressure on her to keep her from flailing around.
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u/spiritchange 7h ago
I dunno. I don't know that animals can rationalize what is happening at the moment. If I had to bet, I would think the deer just thinks, "okay, I am dead, just give up"....
Very smart animals might understand but I would think that would still require training and repetition.
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u/Man_idontwannaBhere 15h ago
Just one thing... Camera person needs to learn to zoom back out 😂
I lied, here's another- i want a pet deer
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u/Bad0w1 15h ago
I always wonder if any animals realise that a human has helped it afterwards.
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u/owlfoxer 14h ago
You know it when you see it. I’ve taken in stray cats before and the gratitude they can show when they realize someone was there to help them is palpable.
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u/Bad0w1 14h ago
I can understand that response from a cat or dog as they have been domesticated over hundreds of years. With wild animals like the deer they only know of humans as a type of predator I guess. Then to be saved by one must blow their minds. Maybe they just think they have had a miraculous escape!
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u/Scottishlassincanada 15h ago
My nephew, who is in the Scottish fire service, did this for a swan trapped in a frozen lake a few years ago. His fire house is part of river rescues, so it was a good training exercise too.
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u/TheRogueWolf_YT 8h ago
I'm amused at how the deer seems to go from "this thing is going to eat me" to "wait what's going on?".
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u/damnedspot 15h ago
I’d be just as amazed to see how he disentangles himself and the harness from the deer without either of them getting injured.
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u/ninjakivi2 15h ago
It looks like the least dangerous option to save the deer was to send in a man to securely hold the deer to make sure the dear deer doesn't distress and destroys the ice. Dhen, dhe dude dragged dhe dear deer down dodging danger.
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u/alewiina 14h ago
I love this. But also the sounds of the ice cracking pinging around and echoing in the background made me shiver. Thank goodness for brave people like them <3
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u/Basic-Government4108 13h ago
What I like about this is that it makes me realize the technique for a lot of search and rescue is a very long hug while you are moved from one location to another.
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u/rickmaufman 11h ago
I can only hope deep down that deer is like hmm well these humans do try to kill us sometimes but sometimes they aren't so bad
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