I just found out what we saw was a sika deer. I understand we are suppose to report it. What happens to the deer if it is caught? Where did it come from?
Extension
Message
From:
Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
Sika deer are not native to Illinois. Typically these deer have escaped from farms, and often the owner will seek to recapture them.
