Thanks to a local resident who reported sighting the buck that for the last couple of weeks has roamed around with a hammock tangled on its head, New Mexico Game & Fish conservation officers arrived on scene Wednesday in the back yard of a Western Area home and administered a tranquilizer. Photo by Marc Bailey

The Officers monitor the buck as the tranquilizer begins to kick in. Photo by Marc Bailey

A doe looks on as the buck grows sleepy. Photo by Marc Bailey

Conservation Officers Perraglio, left, and Otero begin removing the tangled hammock. Photo by Marc Bailey

Scene of Conservation Officers Perraglio, left, and Otero removing the tangled hammock. Photo by Marc Bailey

Scene of Conservation Officers Perraglio, left, and Otero removing the tangled hammock. It took the officers exactly 45 minutes to tranquilize the buck, remove the hammock and wait for it to wake up. Photo by Marc Bailey

Officer Perraglio administers a drug to awaken the buck. Photo by Marc Bailey

The buck gets to his feet. Photo by Marc Bailey

Scene of the buck waking up after some time finally free of his hammock headgear thanks to the efforts of Conservation Officers Perraglio, left, and Otero. Photo by Marc Bailey

Another scene of the buck waking up. Photo by Marc Bailey

The buck, now shed of the tangled hammock, leaves the back yard and resumes searching for does. Photographer Marc Bailey would like to remind the public that deer encountered throughout the county are indeed wild animals and should not be approached under any circumstances. Does are capable of inflicting severe wounds with their hooves, and bucks know how to use their antlers and can be very unpredictable during the breeding season or when startled. Photo by Marc Bailey