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What's That Sound - Early Morning Deer?

Subject: What's That Sound - Early Morning Deer?
From: Doug Von Gausig <>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:18:52 -0700
Here's an inquiry I received on July 26th. If you have any ideas, please
reply to the list and I'll respond to the person who inquired.

Doug

>from <>
>
>1. My location is Bedford near Battle Creek, MI.
>2. The sounds came from my backyard in an outlying residential area.
>Housing sparse some farms lots of trees. They came specifically from a
>pond which is somewhat overgrown and a little dry this year. More swamp
>than pond with trees on the far hillside houses on 2 sides and a road on
>the 4th side.
>3. I heard it at 2:30 AM.
>4. I have no recording.
>5. My guess would be it was a deer but I have never heard a sound like
>that in all my travels and camping and not even on all the wildlife shows=

>I have watched. It had some of the tones of the wapiti but not so
>whistling. Lower in tone and more snorty or sneezy. Each call lasted about=

>4 seconds And was repeated about 10 times within about 5 minutes. I can
>almost immitate the sound by placing my top teeth against my lower lip and=

>humming and blowing hard and explosively. There were also sounds of a
>heavy animal moving through the brush and grasses and snapping twigs but
>not like it was running or panicky. Just moving at a normal walk. As I say=

>I suspect a deer but I have never heard such a sound and why would they
>make it. Is it a mating call - a challenge- a warning.
>Any information would be greatly appreciated. Being woken at 2:30 AM by
>such a sound levaes quite an impression.
>Thank you
>Evelyn

Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
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