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Wildlife Officers Help Deer With Bird Feeder Stuck Around Neck

PINE, Colo. (CBS4) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were on a mission over the weekend to save a mule deer who ended up with a bird feeder stuck around its neck. This happened near Pine.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

A wildlife officer said it was a 10-pound feeder.

The officer was able to get the deer down and remove the white plastic cylinder -- while a friend stood watch nearby.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
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