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Resourceful Volunteer Races to Rescue Deer Trapped in Halloween Bucket
31 Oct
Summary
- Deer spotted with blue Halloween bucket stuck on its head in Maryland
- Volunteer organization leader Bob Swensen leads rescue effort with thermal drones
- Professional lassoer Darlene Clark-Reedy joins the search to lasso and free the deer
On November 1st, 2025, a deer was spotted in Parkville, Maryland with a blue Halloween trick-or-treating bucket stuck on its head. This concerning situation prompted Bob Swensen, the leader of a volunteer organization called Lost Animal Resource Group, to spring into action.
Swensen, known for his work helping people find missing pets, has been staking out the area around an apartment complex for the past two days. Armed with thermal drones and accompanied by a professional lassoer, Darlene Clark-Reedy, Swensen is determined to locate and free the trapped deer.
The deer, believed to be a young male, has been wandering the small community unable to eat or drink due to the plastic bucket covering its mouth. Multiple people have reported the issue to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, but the highly mobile deer has proven difficult to find.
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Swensen, worried the department may opt to euthanize the deer rather than capture and release it, took to social media to enlist help. Clark-Reedy, an experienced rodeo lassoer, answered the call, saying she couldn't justify not helping the "innocent animal" that is "at a disadvantage."
The duo spent over five hours on Friday scouting the area, hoping to catch a glimpse of the deer. As of 5 p.m., they had not yet succeeded, but remain determined to humanely capture the animal and remove the Halloween bucket, giving it a chance at a good life.
