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No Bull -- Hunter Shoots Hermaphrodite Moose
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| September 24
Posted on 09/25/2001 2:09:12 AM PDT by 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.
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Authorities with common sense? A long awaited first!
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posted on
09/25/2001 2:09:12 AM PDT
by
2Trievers
To: 2Trievers
The FAA would put this guy in prison for a year, and look the other way for mass poaching of female cows
To: 2Trievers
Homophobic Hate Crime
3
posted on
09/25/2001 2:18:54 AM PDT
by
putupon
To: 2Trievers
Oh my gosh!!! I thought someone had shot hillary!!!!
4
posted on
09/25/2001 3:41:13 AM PDT
by
NYpeanut
To: 2Trievers
Might be rare in moose but evry few years in whitetail deer one shows up during hunting season.
To: putupon
Who is going to speak up for the rights of transgendered moose?
To: riverrunner
Yes, I've read about that.
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posted on
09/25/2001 4:29:12 AM PDT
by
2Trievers
To: ikanakattara
The "Loyal Order of Moose?" Lodge 5832
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posted on
09/25/2001 4:35:32 AM PDT
by
2Trievers
To: 2Trievers
There's not a nuclear plant nearby is there?
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posted on
09/25/2001 4:36:44 AM PDT
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#3Fan
To: #3Fan
I heard frogs with 14 legs were reported in the area ... good call #3! LOL
To: 2Trievers
The first thing that came to mind when I read the top of the thread was the Simpson's three-eyed fish. :^)
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posted on
09/25/2001 4:43:58 AM PDT
by
#3Fan
To: 2Trievers
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.
To: #3Fan
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.
To: Phantom Lord
Ah!
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posted on
09/25/2001 6:09:05 AM PDT
by
#3Fan
To: Phantom Lord
...a guy in the Catskills shot a 5 legged deer! Got a full body mount.
That ain't nuttin'.
Jackalope
To: 2Trievers
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.
To: 2Trievers
Posted
HERE yesterday. I expect a search of "Hermaphrodite" would probably have revealed this.
By the way, a moose once bit my sister.
To: CHIEF negotiator
Jackalopes are far to common to be newsworthy.
To: VRWCmember
Thanks ... sorry. Ya' think with FR being squirrely yesterday, the "search" feature was misbehaving too?
To: 2Trievers
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.
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