Fire crews from Chesterfield and Alfreton attended the incident after the animal became trapped in railings in a field off Unstone Road, in Old Whittington.
Firefighters released the fallow deer from the railings using an improvised car jack.
Crews reported that the deer had no apparent injuries and so was released back into the wild.
The crew from Alfreton fires station also attended a small rubbish fire in Broadmeadows Play Park, South Normanton, over night.