See my update posting of Tuesday night for more on why this happened and what mookiebone saw.

The deer I once saw swimming was faster on the water. This thing was SLOW.

Ultimately I agree with others here. Too ambiguous. But provocative nonetheless. When I first saw it, I did not get the impression of
“deer” or “moose.” So maybe it should not be so immediately dismissed. Definitely merits further study.

I don’t think of it as a hoax, either. Could be wrong, of course.
Good work. Loren.

If only the person who took the footage had gone closer. Maybe he could be invited to post here??? I would love to hear from Mookiebone.

Video Of A Swimming Deer

I’m wondering if this might be a hoax. It’s one thing if the filmer didn’t know what it was, it’s another thing if he/she resorted to trickery. If you watch the video the creature is swimming toward shore but it cuts off. Did the filmer intentionally not show the (deer) exiting the water?

Otherwise, if you notice that most reports of Lake Monsters describe a horse-like head. I never thought of that before but seeing a deer or moose swimm is probably a rare occurance and easily confused as a lake monster. I mean, check out the video of the swimming deer. Under the right circumstances it might be percieved as a horned water monster.

It did seem like it was quite long…but very hard to judge.

Champ? Maybe, but it was have to be a young one. Beaver dragging a branch? Maybe. Someone pulling a log via a rope? Maybe.

That’s what makes interpreting video so tough…something ordinary could look cryptic.

The water splashing is not really an issue in my mind. Animals don’t kick their legs like we do or put their arms over their head in a freestyle stoke so that it comes back down into the water. Animals like deer and moose have all four legs underwater as they swim, and the swimming is actually pretty smooth, not causing much in the way of displaced water.

Also, the head on the animal makes it obvious (to me) that it’s some kind of land mammal. Like a short eared dog, or possibly a deer or goat? Probably more likely a deer because it does appear to have a pretty long body.