Big Hoof Buck?


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Forget about Bigfoot. We have Bighoof. This is one of the craziest things I have seen in a while. Check out the hooves on this buck. It was hit by a truck in Wisconsin. The DNR said that high protein, specifically corn was the cause of the abnormal feet. Has anyone seen anything like this before?

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55 Comments on "Big Hoof Buck?"

  1. Brenna Wagner says:

    Yup My husband came across a moose while hiking and the moose had one hoof like that. He got pictures of it, what a crazy sight. The moose couldn’t walk that well. :(

    on 3-26-11

  2. jwollett says:

    I just saw a deer exactly like this (maybe is worse) in our development in PA. it was walking very gingerly, what a shame…………..

  3. Chloe says:

    In horses, that’s called founder. I’m sure deer are naturally resistant to it, but this one may have started gorging itself on walnut bark or something, or gotten into a grain bin somewhere, or found an alfalfa field. It can grow to these proportions in horses as well if left untreated, and obviously wild deer don’t have farriers.

  4. Jean Staines says:

    We have a deer in our neighborhood with hooves like that. Unfortunately a lot of people out here feed the deer corn and with the drought it is only going to get worse.

  5. Jason Peet says:

    We just killed a buck last night that looks just like this – they look like twins! We do feed with corn around here (Fredericksburg, Texas) …

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