This is the moment two hunters save a distressed young buck after finding it trapped on a wire fence, rather than going for their usual kill.
The duo were on the hunt in Illinois, US, last month when they saw the young deer caught its leg in a wired fence.
Buck Tranbarger and his hunting partner decided to free the deer.
Footage taken on November 17 shows the pair, donned in a reflective orange vest and a matching cap, cutting the fence wires in a bid to rescue the buck.
Buck said in the camera: "We found this buck, his legs stuck in the fence, so we're going to try and get it out.
"His leg is not broken, he's going to make it, thank God."
As soon as they cut the wire, the young deer took a step back and looked at the hunters.
Buck said: "You've been there long enough, it's infected.
"Pus is coming out of it, look."
The grateful animal showed affection and stayed put for some gentle head scratches.
Buck explained: "We were deer hunting but we are very ethical hunters - we would never kill a distressed, captured or trapped deer or any animal.
"We saw a wounded animal in distress and we were brought up and raised [that] you treat everything with respect and kindness and we knew we needed to free it.
"You can ... hunt wild game but you can still have respect for the animal."
