No Bull -- Hunter Shoots Hermaphrodite Moose

Reuters via YahooNews ^ | September 24

[2Trievers]

No Bull -- Hunter Shoots Hermaphrodite Moose

No Bull -- Hunter Shoots Hermaphrodite Moose

WHITEHORSE, Yukon (Reuters) - A hunter in the northern wilds of Canada's Yukon Territory got the surprise of his life last week when the supposed bull moose he shot turned out to be not a male, nor a female, but both.

``The hunter shot it, thinking it was a bull. When he got closer, he saw that things weren't as they should have been, or as he expected,'' Rick Ward, a moose biologist for the Yukon government, said on Friday.

``It was a hermaphroditic moose. It was a female with antlers,'' said Ward, who added he had never seen anything like it in his 25 years as a biologist -- of which 15 years have been spent studying moose.

``It's very, very rare,'' he said. ``It's about the same as finding hermaphrodites in humans -- very, very low (odds).''

The vast Yukon territory, located next to Alaska, is home to about 30,000 people, an equal number of bears and twice as many moose.

Hunting of male moose is permitted for three months in the autumn of every year, and those who shoot one can live on the meat of a single animal for a winter.

But hunters who shoot cows face steep fines.

Ward said the hunter, who called wildlife authorities after discovering the quirk of nature, was not fined.

[2Trievers]

Authorities with common sense? A long awaited first!

[spycatcher]

The FAA would put this guy in prison for a year, and look the other way for mass poaching of female cows

[putupon]

Homophobic Hate Crime

[NYpeanut]

Oh my gosh!!! I thought someone had shot hillary!!!!

[riverrunner]

Might be rare in moose but evry few years in whitetail deer one shows up during hunting season.

[ikanakattara]

Who is going to speak up for the rights of transgendered moose?

[2Trievers]

Yes, I've read about that.

[2Trievers]

The "Loyal Order of Moose?" Lodge 5832

[#3Fan]

There's not a nuclear plant nearby is there?

[2Trievers]

I heard frogs with 14 legs were reported in the area ... good call #3! LOL

[#3Fan]

The first thing that came to mind when I read the top of the thread was the Simpson's three-eyed fish. :^)

[Phantom Lord]

I remember years back when I still lived in NY and did a lot of deer hunting (part owner of 75 acre hunting camp in Coventry NY) a guy in the Catskills shot a 5 legged deer! Got a full body mount.

[Phantom Lord]

The first thing that came to mind when I read the top of the thread was the Simpson's three-eyed fish. :^)

That would be Blinky.

[#3Fan]

Ah!

[CHIEF negotiator]

...a guy in the Catskills shot a 5 legged deer! Got a full body mount.

That ain't nuttin'.

Jackalope

[eastforker]

Actualy it is not uncommon in deer.The deer season here in texas has an antler season and a no antler season for that exact reason.If you see a deer with antlers you assume it's a buck but that's not always the case hence the definition of the season.

[VRWCmember]

Posted HERE yesterday. I expect a search of "Hermaphrodite" would probably have revealed this.

By the way, a moose once bit my sister.

[Phantom Lord]

Jackalopes are far to common to be newsworthy.

[2Trievers]

Thanks ... sorry. Ya' think with FR being squirrely yesterday, the "search" feature was misbehaving too?

[VRWCmember]

Didn't think about problems with the search feature. When I did a search it brought up both articles. My apologies for the gentle rebuke if a search problem didn't show the article.