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Wisconsin Hunter Bags 7-Legged Deer
WFRV.COM ^ | 13 DECEMBER 2006 | AP

Posted on 12/13/2006 6:49:36 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

(AP) FOND DU LAC -- Rick Lisko hunts deer with a bow but got his most unusual one driving his truck down his mile-long driveway. The young buck had nub antlers -- and seven legs. Lisko said it also had both male and female reproductive organs.

"It was definitely a freak of nature," Lisko said. "I guess it's a real rarity."

He said he slowed down as the buck and two does ran across the driveway Nov. 22, but the buck ran under the truck and got hit.

When he looked at the animal, he noticed three- to four-inch appendages growing from the rear legs. Later, he found a smaller appendage growing from one of the front legs.

"It's a pretty weird deer," he said, describing the extra legs as resembling "crab pinchers."

"It kind of gives you the creeps when you look at it," he said, but he thought he saw the appendages moving, as if they were functional, before the deer was hit.

Warden Doug Bilgo of the state Department of Natural Resources came to Lisko's property near Mud Lake in the town of Osceola to tag the deer.

"I have never seen anything like that in all the years that I've been working as a game warden and being a hunter myself," Bilgo said. "It wasn't anything grotesque or ugly or anything. It was just unusual that it would have those little appendages growing out like that."

Bilgo took photos and sent information on the animal to DNR wildlife managers.

John Hoffman of Eden Meat Market skinned the deer for Lisko, who wasn't going to waste the venison from the animal.

"And by the way, I did eat it," Lisko said. "It was tasty."


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: freakofnature; freakydeaky

1 posted on 12/13/2006 6:49:39 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Global Warming, or Bush's Fault?


2 posted on 12/13/2006 6:53:46 PM PST by Professional Engineer (As far as we know, all numbers are imaginary. some just hurt your brain more than others. ~ lepton)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

PETA ALERT PETA ALERT....!


3 posted on 12/13/2006 6:56:07 PM PST by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

this thread is useless without pictures... ahhhh...


4 posted on 12/13/2006 6:56:11 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Professional Engineer

Nope. Wisconsin.


5 posted on 12/13/2006 6:56:54 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Carry Daily. Apply Sparingly.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

7 legs?

I bet the does counted 8


6 posted on 12/13/2006 6:58:41 PM PST by Feiny (Save the Whales. Collect the whole set.)
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7 posted on 12/13/2006 7:00:17 PM PST by faq
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
"It was definitely a freak of nature," Lisko said. "I guess it's a real rarity."

Oh, I don't know about that, There's a LOT of liberal democrats out there.

8 posted on 12/13/2006 7:01:55 PM PST by EGPWS
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To: faq
Looks like more bang for the buck to me.

*Rimshot*

Cheers,

knewshound

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9 posted on 12/13/2006 7:04:58 PM PST by knews_hound (Sarcastically blogging since 2004.)
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To: faq

ish... weird picture... thanks.


10 posted on 12/13/2006 7:20:17 PM PST by Echo Talon
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Did he have to use two tags?


11 posted on 12/13/2006 8:18:34 PM PST by SouthTexas (Nature's answer to global warming---snow.)
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"And by the way, I did eat it," Lisko said. "It was tasty."

And probably radioactive. :-)

12 posted on 12/14/2006 7:09:20 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: faq

Are there more pictures of this deer?


13 posted on 12/14/2006 12:32:58 PM PST by Gramie 5
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To: Gramie 5

I found that picture by searching Yahoo news. That was the only picture I could find.


14 posted on 12/14/2006 12:43:09 PM PST by faq
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

So, it's doyle's fault, he didn't get any cash for this I'll bet.


15 posted on 12/14/2006 12:48:17 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
This is just a case of a 'twin' not developing completely. It happens with cows and other critters, Siamese twins, for example. There are even cases of adult humans having tumors diagnosed, only to find out it's a hand or leg or whatnot imbedded within.
16 posted on 12/14/2006 12:52:21 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: faq

Velociungulate!


17 posted on 12/15/2006 11:28:24 AM PST by Axenolith ("pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels – bring home for Emma")
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