When local reporter Andrea Arnold drove home a few nights ago, she expected shed see deer.
In rural communities across the Americas, theyre a common sight.
She did not imagine it would be so easy to spot them.
A deer in a safety jacket in Canada.© YouTube screengrab via CTV.
Deer crossing the highway do not make news.
But this one was sporting the latest in high-visibility workwear.
A black and yellow long-sleeved top.
The joy of the strange sighting bubbled up and even made it to TV news.
McBride joked about the deer, but they also worried.
This jacket would make it easier for predators to see.
What if it got caught on something and couldnt free itself?
Conservation Officers have been made aware of the situation, Arnold wrote.
High-vis vests are typical among human hunters and people who work dangerous jobs like construction.
They make it easier to spot a person or a body.
No one is sure how the deer came to be wearing the vest.
Theyre skittish creatures and its hard to imagine a human getting close enough to dress up a deer.
But stranger things have happened.
Once sedated, theyll cut the coat off the poor creature.
Reading this, I was struck by the vast cultural differences between the U.S. and Canada.
I live in South Carolina where deer hunting is routine.
Ive also had deer wander through my yard, eating flowers.
Theyre beautiful animals but I think of them as tall rats.
Im glad the high-viz deer was born in Canada.
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