These guys found a deer trapped in a frozen river and brought him into their house to warm him up

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[Iliyah]

1. K & R

[Skittles]

2. humans at their finest

[yonder]

3. What an inspiring clip showing just what we can do at our finest.

[rusty quoin]

13. Yes, at their finest.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I hope someone doesn't dedide to go and shoot him "for sport" now!

Humans are strange creatures.

[SCVDem]

7. Keep in mind

When it comes to deer, thinning the herd is a necessity.

Overpopulation leads to chronic wasting disease, think mad deer, or a terrible death by starvation.

I agree that to kill just for target practice is unacceptable.

[WinstonSmith4740]

12. I live in a hunting community.

I used to work at the local restaurant, and had the chance to meet and talk to a lot of hunters. While it's still not something I would do myself, I did gain an appreciation for the sport. I guess deer can breed like rabbits, and thinning is necessary and does help strengthen the herd in the long run. I understand that head will go on the wall eventually, but they use the whole animal. For all the hunters I met and spoke to, none of them were "trophy hunters". Ever. Plus "natural" death in nature is seldom pretty.

I also learned that "the hunt" was part of the hunt. So while the men that saved this deer were probably hunters, taking a helpless animal just isn't how it's done.

[Rhiannon12866]

16. I believe that's a Siberian Elk

[GulfCoast66]

10. Strange indeed. I have no doubt some of those guys hunt deer.

Even in Europe and Eastern Europe many rural people do. As do I.

And when cutting hay I have seen guys make sure they cutter does not hit a fawn hiding in the grass. And when it happens, and it does, no one is happy about it. I’ve seen the whole cutter shut down when the driver happens to spot a fawn and carry or run it out of the way. Then later they may well have shot and eaten that deer.

We are in interesting species. Can feel sympathy and take life.

[renate]

5. it's so nice to see that people can be really wonderful!

It's easy to forget sometimes.

[Demovictory9]

6. lovely story

[JudyM]

8. A classic.

[Karadeniz]

9. Are they speaking Russian? There are good people everywhere.

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15. Yes. The clip said Siberia.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Not like this I hope

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

17. In other "caring about our four-footed friends" news:

This little girl falls in love with a baby calf and brings her in the house to play. A year later the fully grown cow comes back to visit and makes herself at home:

This could be the most mellow mom ever.

[Nitram]

18. A deer of any size can easily kill you just by thrashing around.

[Collimator]

19. Did they feed him cauliflower?

Ugh! No wonder he took off so quick!

[Ginger42]

21. I thought it was apple

Deer love apples.

[lunatica]

20. When people do loving stuff like this it makes me cry

[Major Nikon]

22. I was expecting...