The Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative is a bold new effort from the NWTF that will conserve or enhance 4 million acres of critical upland wildlife habitat, create 1.5 million new hunters and create access to 500,000 new acres for public hunting.
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Fallow Buck Rescue
Volunteer rescuers rushed to the aid of this Fallow Deer Buck after its antlers became caught in bailer twine and then a barbed wire fence at Hellingly in East Sussex.
Taser & Saw Deer Save
South Lake Minnetoka, Minnesota Officers were called to rescue a couple of bucks locked in a fight. Upon arrival, one of the bucks had already died, and the other was trashing around violently. Weighing the options available and their own safety, one of the officers used a taser on the live buck to incapacitate him. A nearby resident quickly cut off one of the antlers to unlock the buck.
Frozen River Doe Rescue
Watch this crazy scene unfold as Chris Klawitter (firefighter) and the DNR’s Ross Hier go to extreme measures to save a deer stuck in frozen ice on the Red Laker River last week.
Axe Man Saves Deer
A man headed out for ice-fishing came across a whitetail buck struggling to free itself from a trap line. With an axe in his hand, the man was able to free the buck before it ended up hurting itself.
Mt. Lion In Fox Trap
Watch as Dan Casey finds a mountain lion stuck in a recent fox trap he set. See what happens next!
Iowa Sinkhole Deer Rescue
High school friends made a surprising find after getting a tractor unstuck from a sinkhole. The young men made a quick ethical decision to perform a dramatic rescue on the 10-point buck that was stuck in the same hole in the ground.
DOUBLE DEER RESCUE
Two deer which fell into a frozen river were saved by hunters in north-western Poland.
ELK BURIED IN SNOW
This 2014 encounter took place with when three Austrian men discover and rescue an elk from by being buried alive.
RIVER BUCK FIGHT/RESCUE
This recent video was captured by hunter’s Adam and his Dad shortly after being contacted about two locked bucks in water.