Hammy has been caught, and the Prince Rupert bucksa国际传媒檚 iconic purple threads have been replaced by a painted purple antler.

Last week, conservation officers from Terrace drove to Prince Rupert to find the deer, known to many in the community as Hammy. With the rutting season here, they wanted to remove pieces of a purple hammock that had become entangled in his antlers back in August. But after two days they couldnsa国际传媒檛 find him.

The officers returned on Thursday, Nov. 23 and found the famous deer on 8th Avenue East at noon.

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Since the deer became caught in a backyard hammock on 6th Avenue East on Aug. 14 Hammysa国际传媒檚 story has been shared all over the world through posts on social media, and even articles written by the BBC and ANI News, a news outlet based in New Delhi, India.

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