Conservation service to free B.C. deer with purple hammock twined in its antlers
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Help is on the way for Hammy, the northwestern British Columbia buck whose unusual antler adornment has endeared him to area residents and turned him into an internet sensation.
The Conservation Officer Service says part of a purple hammock entangled in the deer’s antlers could endanger him, or another deer, as mating season gets underway and male deer butt heads to establish mating rights.
Conservation officers did not originally plan to intervene, saying the problem would correct itself when Hammy shed his antlers over the winter, but they believe they can step in now, without causing any harm.
The buck, dubbed Hammy because of the hammock frill, became entangled in a backyard hammock in Prince Rupert in August.