What’s the deal with this deer?

[PickettSFHunter]

Time and date are correct. Is velvet growing and trying to push those spikes off or what? Just haven't seen this before. Only picture I got.

 

[cbhunter]

That's a strange one. Never seen anything like it myself

 

[Hduke86]

That is strange, almost looks like a red deer spike. Not saying it is but could there be the possibility of that in your area.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

That is strange, almost looks like a red deer spike. Not saying it is but could there be the possibility of that in your area.

I had that same thought. Not aware of any in that area but never know I guess.

 

[tree_ghost]

That's real strange! Look at the length of his fur. Doesn't look like a whitetails coat to me....

 

[Hduke86]

That's real strange! Look at the length of his fur. Doesn't look like a whitetails coat to me....

Yea looks a little long, I'd be interested in seeing a frontal view and one out in the sun

 

[BSK]

Agree with others. Not sure that's a white-tailed deer.

 

[KTS]

Don't think it is a whitetail ether, that thing has got fur like a bear.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Agree with others. Not sure that's a white-tailed deer.

Thanks for weighing in. Very interesting. I will need to ask around. This is remote area around the Fentress/Overton border.

 

[oaktreeplanter]

looks like a wormy last year's late born buck

 

[Bucket]

Looks like a juvenile red deer to me.

 

[Grainger]

Thanks for weighing in. Very interesting. I will need to ask around. This is remote area around the Fentress/Overton border.

Wasn't there a Red Deer herd that had escaped an enclosure up on the Northern. Plateau several or more years ago?

TWRA even had a special hunt for them post-deer season, only they all herded up in the woods behind the local elementary school, as I seem to recall.

I don't know whatever finally became of the Red Deer.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Wasn't there a Red Deer herd that had escaped an enclosure up on the Northern. Plateau several or more years ago?

TWRA even had a special hunt for them post-deer season, only they all herded up in the woods behind the local elementary school, as I seem to recall.

I don't know whatever finally became of the Red Deer.

Thanks for the lead. Did some searching and found some info on escaped red deer around Claiborne County in 2011. That's around 50-60 miles straight line distance East of here.

 

[Popcorn]

Fentress / Overton County line?? How far are you from Corona Hunting Lodge Northeast of Monterey?? They are known to have various exotics.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Fentress / Overton County line?? How far are you from Corona Hunting Lodge Northeast of Monterey?? They are known to have various exotics.

Assuming you mean Caryonah, that would be about 21 miles straight line distance.

 

[KevinC]

Looks like an Exotic Deer to me! Be nice to see a better picture of it. Definitely interesting to say the least! Thx for posting!

 

[Joe2Kool]

Looks like a juvenile red deer to me.

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Yes it does. Probably escaped from one of the farms.

 

[rifle02]

The shape of the head, especially the nose makes it look like something other than a whitetail.

 

[AM84]

The shape of the head, especially the nose makes it look like something other than a whitetail.

I agree. I thought the shape of the head looks more like a camel or giraffe than a whitetail deer. Lol. I'm voting an escapee red deer

 

[JCDEERMAN]

The neck is also uncharacteristic of a whitetail also