‘Double takes’ as British Columbia mountain community tries to figure out how local animal came to don neon jacket

Summary

A mule deer in McBride, British Columbia, was spotted wearing a zipped high-visibility jacket, baffling residents and conservationists.

Locals are unsure how or why the deer was dressed, with some speculating safety motives while others worry about potential harm.

Conservation officers are trying to locate the deer but caution that sedating it poses risks, including fatal stress.

They hope the jacket falls off naturally and warn against dressing wildlife, which is illegal under provincial law.

  • rustydrd@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    53 minutes ago

    They hope the jacket falls off naturally and warn against dressing wildlife, which is illegal under provincial law.

    I want to know the story behind this law.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    4 hours ago

    We had a neighbor that had a pet moose names Baby. They spray painted her sides with big fluorescent X’s to let hunters know to not shoot her. That lasted 2 seasons until she disappeared. In hindsight, maybe big X’s weren’t the best idea.

    Which is probably for the best, because if she thought you had marshmallows, she was getting big enough to stomp you to death for them. She frickin’ loved marshmallows and was becoming a hazard during campfire nights.

  • FaceDeer@fedia.io
    62·
    9 hours ago

    Hunters have been taking deer skins and wearing them since time immemorial. Why’s it so weird for one of us to flip the script for a change?

    • qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      6·
      6 hours ago

      As old time bull fighters used to say: some days the bull fighter wins, some days the bull wins.

        • qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          Oh, they did. Those times were just slightly less made known to broader audiences. But bulls win and usually with terminal results for the bull fighter.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    421·
    9 hours ago

    I’m responsible. And I’ll do it again if that deer takes it off. I’m tired of it smoking on the side of the road at night and having to swerve to avoid it.

  • rem26_art@fedia.io
    24·
    9 hours ago

    everyone freaks out when you don’t wear the PPE, and then they freak out when you do wear the PPE smh

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social
    26·
    9 hours ago

    The deer isn’t stupid, it knows it’s hunting season. Orange would have been better, but if you find yellow laying on the ground, you just go with it.