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From: deb nelson
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elgin, IL
four deer pass through our property daily. i noticed yesterday that one is limping badly and has something sticking out of it's thigh. i am worried that it is suffering. can you help in any way?

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
It may have been hit with an arrow. Unfortunately there isn't much that can be done. Often, deer that have suffered these sorts of injuries are able to recover.

 
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