A wild-eyed cartoon deer kid has a carved pumpkin stuck over its head while its body stretches into a knot around it; a rescue rope sits nearby in an autumn woods clearing.

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Deer Rescued After Halloween Pumpkin Trapped on Its Head for 10 Days

Published November 11, 2026

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A hapless deer-kid becomes a Halloween-season tangle after a pumpkin gets stuck over its head. The exaggerated card turns the animal’s ten-day ordeal and rescue into a grotesque, slapstick scene.

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A deer in the United States was rescued after a Halloween pumpkin became stuck on its head for about 10 days. The pumpkin obstructed the animal’s vision and left it unable to remove the object on its own. Rescuers intervened and freed the deer. The incident drew attention as an unusual wildlife rescue linked to discarded Halloween decorations.

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