11-year-old boy kills an albino buck, becomes a local star. The child has shot a rare albino deer in Michigan with a crossbow and the pictures of the young hunter are causing quite a stir. Gavin Dingman, from southeast Michigan has become an overnight celebrity, thanks to his trophy buck with many television networks offering he and his family, a reality show.
Over the weekend, an 11-year-old boy named Gavin Dingman went hunting with his father, Mick Dingman in Michigan, and was able to kill the rare albino deer that they had been seeing for more than 2 years.
The photos of the Michigan boy next to the rare albino have gone viral and while many are applauding the kill, some are blasting both, father and son, for “murdering” such a beautiful animal.
The 11-year-old boy hunter has been interviewed by several local media outlets. The child revealed that many other hunters from Osceola Township were hoping to kill the buck, and he is happy that his father let him take the shot.
Gavin Dingman who attends Hartland Consolidated Schools said that he stood about 30 yards away from the rare albino deer and aimed his crossbow.
The 11-year-old future reality star explained that he was very nervous because he knew it was once in a lifetime accomplishment, so he turned to his father for advice. Gavin said:
“My dad was just like, ‘Take a deep breath. Are you sure you can take the shot? If you’re not 100 percent, we don’t want to injure it.’ “
Mick Dingman also spoke to the media and explained that his son has become a local star after killing the 3-year-old deer. The family has received numerous phone calls from television producers, who are eager to give them their own hunting reality series.
Other hunters from Michigan have contacted the 11-year-old to congratulate him for killing the rare albino deer. But not everyone is happy with the “11-year-old kills rare albino deer in Michigan” story.
Some folks are angry at the father for teaching his young child to kill innocent and rare animals. Others find the pictures of a child smiling next to a dead and bloody, rare deer that is born once in every 100,000 births, a bit disturbing.
Few are blasting the state of Michigan for making it legal to hunt rare albino deers.
