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Deer with mane
From:
Kim DeValk
City:
Shelbyville
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IL
My son was bow hunting and harvested a buck with a mane. We have been told it is unique, but not unheard of. Do you why this occurs?
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Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
I believe it is a recessive trait. It is pretty rare. Do you have a photo that you'd share?
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