Deer rescued from batting cage net

On September 27, 2015, PSO Hutson and PSO Gates responded to a call involving an animal in distress at a local high school. A whitetail deer had become entangled in a batting cage net; his 8 pt antlers wrapped securely into the netting preventing an escape. The officers met with a school staff member and decided their best option was to attempt a rescue. PSO Hutson secured the buck’s rear legs with a fire-rescue strap while PSO Gates cut the antlers free of the net. The deer ran off to a wooded area uns