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Rare albino deer bagged by 11-year-old [W:245]
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Controversy everywhere over these rare things.
Tho these Elk are Not albinos.
Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden
Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi
26.12.2014
Two white Eurasian elk have been observed wandering the forests of the southwest city of Mynämäki this year. The latest sighting of the luminous elk took place in early December. In Finland, hunting associations have decided that the white elk are fair game and can be hunted as any other elk. This is in contrast to neighbouring Sweden, where white elks appearing in nature are protected by law.
Two Eurasian elk, one with rare white colouring. Image: Ville Kalluinen
Two white Eurasian elk have been sighted in southwest Finland in the last six months. Both individuals are completely normal representatives of their species, but display striking white colouration.
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To shoot or not to shoot?
The white elk sightings generated a lot of discussion in Mynämäki. Local game management association head Petri Siutla said that an initial decision was made to protect the unique animals.
“At first we wished to see how their stock would develop and how their antlers came in. But we didn’t know if it was a natural phenomenon or not, so we decided to consider them fair game during hunting season,” he says.
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Siutla said the hunting season continues until the New Year, so it could be that the white elk could still meet its fate this winter. A white elk was downed in both 2012 and 2013 in Mynämäki, but this year the rare specimens have eluded the crosshairs.
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“It seems as if the colour is passed on quite effectively to the calves, so I don’t see a problem if some groups choose to hunt them,” he says.
A majestic sight
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Expert: no reason for protection
There are several sighting of white elk in Finland each year. Norwegian hunters made headlines a few years ago after killing a protected white elk there. Jyrki Pusenius, a researcher for the Finnish Game and Fisheries Institute, says he has fielded several calls from Mynämäki enquiring about the status of the white elk.
“White elks are not albino versions of their species, as the individuals have normal colouring that is just unevenly distributed,” he says. Were they albino, they would have no pigment at all. White elk have brown spots and normal coloured eyes, whereas albino individuals are uniformly white or pale yellow with red eyes.
“All natural animal populations exhibit colour variations. The white elk found in Finland are likely the result of a chance mutation. Different colours can become widespread or die out as the process of natural selection determines their abundance,” says Pusenius.
He says the colour change is not likely to spread, as poor snow conditions in southern Finland mean the lighter colour puts the elk at greater risk. Pusenius finds no particular reason to protect the white elk in Finland, but he also says there is justification to do away with them either.[/quote]
Tho these Elk are Not albinos.
Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden
Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi
26.12.2014
Two white Eurasian elk have been observed wandering the forests of the southwest city of Mynämäki this year. The latest sighting of the luminous elk took place in early December. In Finland, hunting associations have decided that the white elk are fair game and can be hunted as any other elk. This is in contrast to neighbouring Sweden, where white elks appearing in nature are protected by law.
Two Eurasian elk, one with rare white colouring. Image: Ville Kalluinen
Two white Eurasian elk have been sighted in southwest Finland in the last six months. Both individuals are completely normal representatives of their species, but display striking white colouration.
[........]
To shoot or not to shoot?
The white elk sightings generated a lot of discussion in Mynämäki. Local game management association head Petri Siutla said that an initial decision was made to protect the unique animals.
“At first we wished to see how their stock would develop and how their antlers came in. But we didn’t know if it was a natural phenomenon or not, so we decided to consider them fair game during hunting season,” he says.
[........]
Siutla said the hunting season continues until the New Year, so it could be that the white elk could still meet its fate this winter. A white elk was downed in both 2012 and 2013 in Mynämäki, but this year the rare specimens have eluded the crosshairs.
[........]
“It seems as if the colour is passed on quite effectively to the calves, so I don’t see a problem if some groups choose to hunt them,” he says.
A majestic sight
[........]
Expert: no reason for protection
There are several sighting of white elk in Finland each year. Norwegian hunters made headlines a few years ago after killing a protected white elk there. Jyrki Pusenius, a researcher for the Finnish Game and Fisheries Institute, says he has fielded several calls from Mynämäki enquiring about the status of the white elk.
“White elks are not albino versions of their species, as the individuals have normal colouring that is just unevenly distributed,” he says. Were they albino, they would have no pigment at all. White elk have brown spots and normal coloured eyes, whereas albino individuals are uniformly white or pale yellow with red eyes.
“All natural animal populations exhibit colour variations. The white elk found in Finland are likely the result of a chance mutation. Different colours can become widespread or die out as the process of natural selection determines their abundance,” says Pusenius.
He says the colour change is not likely to spread, as poor snow conditions in southern Finland mean the lighter colour puts the elk at greater risk. Pusenius finds no particular reason to protect the white elk in Finland, but he also says there is justification to do away with them either.[/quote]
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Rare albino deer bagged by 11-year-old - GrindTV.com
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Do you think this is in bad taste? Blame the kid? Blame the dad? No problem whatsoever?
Well at least he used a bow,
not like those Hollywood Big shots, that don't care how rare an animal is
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I wouldn't have shot the albino, but I guess I'm getting softer.
I don't shoot much anymore.
I have a pair of Canada Geese I'm feeding cracked wheat and corn to for the winter, didn't fly south with the flock, Mrs goose has some wing feathers missing from shotgun pellets, Mr Goose stayed behind with her since they marry for life.
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Oh , I'm still a big tough guy tho-
When my wife just began getting a bit mushy about the paired geese , I said
" This doesn't mean I'm sticking around all winter if you break your leg, you know "
Dunno why she got mad. I offered her some cracked corn.
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Strange. Most women are suckers for cracked corn.
Oh, and diamonds. They like those, too.
Re: the triceratops story, yes, I'm afraid that some people really are that stupid.
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moofed the pic last post
tomorrow, I'll tell you how to hypnotize a chicken
You need a dog, a concrete floor, and a fat piece of chalk.
tomorrow, I'll tell you how to hypnotize a chicken
You need a dog, a concrete floor, and a fat piece of chalk.
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tomorrow, I'll tell you how to hypnotize a chicken
You need a dog, a concrete floor, and a fat piece of chalk.
... I'm out.
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Mr Goose is missing in action when I went to feed them today. Knew it might happen.. minus 38, 6 inches of new snow, deer tracks up to the small wheat/corn pile....deer didn't eat it all, still two handfuls left.. Some coyote or fox tracks around,
Mrs goose is laying out on the ice I think she is tuckered. Long trails of walking goose tracks in the snow all directions....I think she is exhausted looking for him.
If it was a coyote there should be some feathers....if it was a fox maybe not, a fox will grab and run. A few scruff marks in snow down to the the reeds , by some of the goose tracks .Could be from the geese getting out of the wind .
He probably went down fighting. It makes me feel better to think so anyway.
I'll check in two days, but I don't think I'll see him again.
Mrs goose is laying out on the ice I think she is tuckered. Long trails of walking goose tracks in the snow all directions....I think she is exhausted looking for him.
If it was a coyote there should be some feathers....if it was a fox maybe not, a fox will grab and run. A few scruff marks in snow down to the the reeds , by some of the goose tracks .Could be from the geese getting out of the wind .
He probably went down fighting. It makes me feel better to think so anyway.
I'll check in two days, but I don't think I'll see him again.