Buck with toenail problem
I recived the following email and thought it was a hoax, a
computer enhanced
picture. So I googled "Deer with toenail problem" and found a
guy from
Green Bay Wisconsin had posted this same picture on a hunting
site. I
then
checked out the Winona Daily newspaper on WinonaDailyNews.com
and found
nothing. Humm...... I then emailed the Winona Daily News in
Winona
, Minnesota and this is the reply I received:
"I can assure you that this was a very real photo that ran in
the
Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 WDN on page 8B.
There was no story, just a photo caption titled "Hoofin' it".
The hooves
were severely overgrown. The deer was killed in an automobile
accident
in Alma, Wis.
Since this was a contributed photo, I have no way to send it
to you. If
you want to see it then your best bet is to visit the Winona
Public
Library, or stop by the Daily News office and see if they
still have a
back-issue available."
How in the heck did he walk....no way could he run.
This was in the Sunday's edition of the Winona Daily.
This buck was a truck kill near Alma. DNR said that high
protein,specifically corn was the cause of the abnormal feet.
It's a condition called skid foot.
The deer is currently sitting in the Alma Bait Shop freezer.
Believe it or not-not.....The extra 'not' ust so Ripley's won't try to start another lawsuit. |
