Old army depot in western NY State, in the finger lakes area, is loaded with albino deer. All fenced in so they're a captive audience. At least it was the last time I was out here a few years ago.
Albino deer have only the albino gene and have nothing in common with the Piebald deer which can have problems other than just being piebald. I am going by what I have read from a reliable source.Isn't piebald just a variation of albinism? Sort of albino light.
Jim, I would say that, considering the huge number of deer you have mounted over the years, what you contend is fact. I’m sure there are plenty of piebald deer (and other critters) that are normal, other than their color.I was told down south it’s considered bad luck to shoot one. Is that true Olskool?
I mounted one for a guy and I’ve mounted quite a few animals for him since. It didn’t seem to affect his luck.
By the way, I don’t believe in luck.
Often but certainly not always, piebalds will have something anatomically off such as short legs or something. View attachment 340241View attachment 340241
I concur. Just because a deer(s) rack does not fit up to someone’s standards does not mean it needs to be “culled” from the herd. Many hunters are so big buck, big rack, brainwashed that they have allowed themselves to lose sight of what hunting is all about.That's awesome. I'm not one for genetic engineering because a deer is a piebald or has an unusual rack. They're wild animals not livestock.
They are white color phase. Not albino. They have black nose, black hooves and brown eyesOld army depot in western NY State, in the finger lakes area, is loaded with albino deer. All fenced in so they're a captive audience. At least it was the last time I was out here a few years ago.
They are white color phase. Not albino. They have black nose, black hooves and brown eyesOld army depot in western NY State, in the finger lakes area, is loaded with albino deer. All fenced in so they're a captive audience. At least it was the last time I was out here a few years ago.
To be clear, the one here at my house is safe from me. I can’t speak for the neighbors, but I ain’t shooting her. Not that I have a problem with it. I just ain’t interested in shooting a deer with little fear of people.I guess for me there's a difference between shooting a piebald because they're unique and you want one and killing them to weed them out. Afterall they were here a long time before we got involved and if they're so genetically inferior then nature will take care of it.
then there are more of us out thereMost of the Piebalds I have run into have communicated with me on a telepathic level.
They have communicated to me if it,s brown take it down.
I listened to them and have had years of Hunting success.
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Key word here “can sometimes”.Are piebald deer bad genetics?
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Unfortunately for piebald deer, this rare genetic condition can sometimes include severe deformities that run deeper than hair color. This is because some of the same genes that code for coat color also code for other physical traits. Crooked legs, hooves and spine are sometimes part of the visible problems.Apr 9, 2024
From a season
This from a google search, lots of information.
Robin
I've seen a few in our neck of the woods also.This is one of four piebalds that are within a couple miles of my house. Besides this girl there is another piebald doe I see in my yard that is a dwarf and a pair of 1.5 year olds (one buck and one doe) that are strawberry roan colored in big patches.
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