Rare Deer Spotted In OC Backyard Suffering Injury: Report

COSTA MESA, CA — A rare animal was spotted in an Orange County neighborhood over the weekend, after a mule deer — most likely hit by a car — was found in a Costa Mesa backyard, The Orange County Register reported.

The male buck with a six-point antler set was discovered by residents near East 16th Street and Santa Ana Avenue after they found it lying injured in their backyard, according to the report.

The residents of the home "watched it get up and walk, but it looked like a part of the leg had a bone coming out," Debbie McGuire of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center told the newspaper.

“It’s so odd for a deer to be in Costa Mesa,” McGuire told the newspaper. “It’s been at least a decade since I’ve had calls on that.”

To learn more about the injured buck that was found in a Costa Mesa backyard, read the full article on The Orange County Register.