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outlier -> These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 7:58:57 PM)
Long spoken about, here are pictures of rare albino deer from the forests of northern central Wisconsin. Enjoy.

Aileen1968 -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:07:15 PM)
Mmmm mmmm mmmmm Bet they taste yummy.

BitaTruble -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:08:09 PM)
Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

LadySweetOrSour -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:13:15 PM)
How incredibly beautiful. Here in Australia, we don't have wild deer, so seeing ANY deer is amazing to us!! But those white ones, how magnificent. Thank you so much for sharing.[:)]

MasterG2kTR -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:17:07 PM)
That was fantastic!!! I have seen pictures of these deer several times and thought them a rarity, but this documentary shows they are not so rare, yet not common either. Thank you for sharing!! I may have to take a drive north in the near future, that's about 5 hours north of me.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:17:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen1968 Mmmm mmmm mmmmm Bet they taste yummy. Like chicken. You know, being white meat and all.

CarrieO -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:19:28 PM)
That was absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing. I've seen one of these as part of a herd near my home in Connecticut. it didn't look as healthy as the deer in your link but it was just as beautiful and striking.

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:27:52 PM)
This is amazing. That's just an hour's drive from my home town, and I've spent a big part of my life hiking and camping up there. I've sorta kinda heard whispers of this from time to time, but I never realized the herd was so large and well-established. I think the locals are protecting them somewhat by keeping it on the down-low. Which is pretty cool, actually. I really respect that. Good for them. I think i may take a drive up there sometime next month and scout 'em out. I think I know who to call to find out where they hang.

LadyHibiscus -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:37:06 PM)
I want one!! It's always great to see the deer cruising through my yard, but these white ones are amazing! I wonder what the fawns look like, if they have the shadowy spots.

Cage03 -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 8:45:42 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadySweetOrSour How incredibly beautiful. Here in Australia, we don't have wild deer, so seeing ANY deer is amazing to us!! But those white ones, how magnificent. Actually. There is a very strong rumour that we do have wild deer here in Australia. They were introduced from Europe into "The Royal National Park" just south of Sydney as hunting game for the visit of Prince Edward some decades ago. The park was established for the purpose. I don't think that the Prince actually ever bagged any deer there, and when you see the terrain and foliage in the park it is easy to understand why. There is very thick scrub on the tops of the ridges and many cliffs and steep terrain as you move away from them. I'm not too sure if they have survived the numerous fires that have been through the area, but I spend a lot of time in the park cycling, and have never seen one. Handing thread back now. Cage

DomKen -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 9:23:30 PM)
I've spent a lot of time up that way and never heard anything about them. I will have to see about getting up that way this summer. Should be easier to see than it was to get a look at the little key deer down in Florida.

DomMeinCT -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 9:39:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen1968 Mmmm mmmm mmmmm Bet they taste yummy. Like chicken. You know, being white meat and all. Or like veal-deer. laughs

darklight17 -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 9:41:56 PM)
I was to understand that there would be ghosts. This is like that party I got invited to with the weird gowns and koolaide. False advertising I say. Let me video tape winter at the cemetary...those angelic statues start looking mighty hypnotic.

GreedyTop -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 10:00:37 PM)
absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 10:00:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: darklight17 I was to understand that there would be ghosts. This is like that party I got invited to with the weird gowns and koolaide. False advertising I say. Let me video tape winter at the cemetary...those angelic statues start looking mighty hypnotic. How can you be sure they're not? Couple a' them looked pretty spooky to me. I'm just sayin...

ThatDamnedPanda -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/15/2009 10:09:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen I've spent a lot of time up that way and never heard anything about them. I will have to see about getting up that way this summer. Should be easier to see than it was to get a look at the little key deer down in Florida. Yeah, funny, isn't it? That they've managed to keep it so low-profile for so long? The only way I've heard about them was an odd tangential reference here and there... like the occasional newspaper story about some guy who was charged with shooting an albino deer, and residents of the area were angry because they really value their albino deer. The subtext being, area residents are apparently accustomed to having a lot of albino deer around. Or a guy who took a road-killed albino deer to a taxidermist in Minoqua and the taxidermist reported him. Just an occasional snippet like that from time to time, not really spelling it out, but if you notice enough fragments over the years, you start to realize there seem to be a lot of stories about albino deer in that particular area. Edit: And if you're thinking of making a trip to check 'em out, why don't you drop me a line? I do a lot of camping up north of Hayward, in the Delta-Drummond area if you're familiar with that, and I'd love to coordinate with you. Ever see the elk herd over by Cable?

DomKen -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/16/2009 12:33:33 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda quote: ORIGINAL: DomKen I've spent a lot of time up that way and never heard anything about them. I will have to see about getting up that way this summer. Should be easier to see than it was to get a look at the little key deer down in Florida. Yeah, funny, isn't it? That they've managed to keep it so low-profile for so long? The only way I've heard about them was an odd tangential reference here and there... like the occasional newspaper story about some guy who was charged with shooting an albino deer, and residents of the area were angry because they really value their albino deer. The subtext being, area residents are apparently accustomed to having a lot of albino deer around. Or a guy who took a road-killed albino deer to a taxidermist in Minoqua and the taxidermist reported him. Just an occasional snippet like that from time to time, not really spelling it out, but if you notice enough fragments over the years, you start to realize there seem to be a lot of stories about albino deer in that particular area. Edit: And if you're thinking of making a trip to check 'em out, why don't you drop me a line? I do a lot of camping up north of Hayward, in the Delta-Drummond area if you're familiar with that, and I'd love to coordinate with you. Ever see the elk herd over by Cable? I haven't been north of Oshkosh in a few years since I usually went up there to hunt and CWD has but an end to that for me. I'll probably get up to Oshkosh or Neenah to do some fishing this summer and will try and take a road trip to the area. I will send you a mail on the other side when my plans get made. On a related note there's a town down towards in southern Illinois that has a large nmber of albino squirrels. I drove through once and saw several in a park. Google says its Olney but I can't remember.

slaveboyforyou -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/16/2009 1:54:43 AM)
FR: I spent a few months in Wisconsin in 2006; beautiful country up there. I never heard of them while I was there; they are very beautiful. I've heard tales from pals of mine spotting albino deer from time to time, but I've never seen one. I did have an albino grey squirrel living outside my window a few years ago, and I was amazed by that.

Vendaval -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/16/2009 2:05:11 AM)
Gorgeous creatures! Thank you for sharing, outlier. [:)]

calamitysandra -> RE: These "Ghosts Of The Forest" are real (5/16/2009 1:38:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: ThatDamnedPanda quote: ORIGINAL: Aileen1968 Mmmm mmmm mmmmm Bet they taste yummy. Like chicken. You know, being white meat and all. Now, that should have carried a warning. Water up my nose. Absolutely beautiful creatures!

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