Odd hooves
MNbogboy
1/4/09 5:08pm
We found these hooves kind of odd...The first one was shot on the opener of the 2008 MN season by my oldest son's brother in law, Craig.....Only one front hoof was white.....
Your average tree hugger (???) would say that it was probably an adaptation to help him show less tracks in the snow, hence helping the buck outwit the rising populations of wolves.... #-o
We think it was just white... :thumb
The second photo is of a big buck my oldest son Jim shot last year in WI.....We see this in most heavy bodied older deer but this one was unusually pronounced....This buck probably was very close to 300 lbs live weight....If you weighed 300 lbs and were chased around by wolves all year long your toes would probably be splayed out too.... :-$ .....
Third photo is a 2008 MN buck my son John took a nice 6x7 typical....The timberwolves did not get one.... :)
P.S. Please don't share any of this information with the wolf-lovers...
Randy
Your average tree hugger (???) would say that it was probably an adaptation to help him show less tracks in the snow, hence helping the buck outwit the rising populations of wolves.... #-o
We think it was just white... :thumb
The second photo is of a big buck my oldest son Jim shot last year in WI.....We see this in most heavy bodied older deer but this one was unusually pronounced....This buck probably was very close to 300 lbs live weight....If you weighed 300 lbs and were chased around by wolves all year long your toes would probably be splayed out too.... :-$ .....
Third photo is a 2008 MN buck my son John took a nice 6x7 typical....The timberwolves did not get one.... :)
P.S. Please don't share any of this information with the wolf-lovers...
Randy
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Not that I'm an expert and the last one is a nice buck. :thumb
I alerted the wolf lovers. :))