A deer hunter is fearing for his life after he killed a rare albino buck in Missouri and posted photos of its corpse on Facebook, sparking outrage across the social network. Jerry Kinnaman himself has now become a target since slaying the animal with a bow and arrow on a friend's property in Cape Girardeau County as dawn broke on Tuesday. 'Not my biggest buck but at 7 1/2 years old he might be the oldest,' Kinnaman wrote on Facebook alongside pictures of the dead deer. 'Let the bashing begin!' But killing the deer, which was something of a local celebrity on account of its striking appearance, has sparked a frenzy of anger and even led to  death threats against him.
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Jerry Kinnaman shot deer with bow in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
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The deer was a local celebrity on account of its rare albino appearance
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But he has become target of abuse after killing it and posting photos
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He claims deer was old and unwell and would have died soon anyway
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He says he plans to have it stuffed and displayed in a local nature center
Even though he killed the buck legally on land just north of @placeholder's city limits, Kinnaman knew he would be pilloried for shooting it.