OMG Albino Buck

[Immike]

Unbelievable and beautiful animal. A mature Albino is something rarely seen.

 

[Bc'z]

Are they protected there?

 

[DirtySteve]

Are they protected there?

Probably only in a snow storm..

 

[Bc'z]

Probably only in a snow storm..

Winter camo

 

[msinc]

I think he means it is rare to see one that is capable of reaching maturity. Many are born with other issues or anomalies that prevents normal growth. I have seen 4 in my lifetime and only one of those was, like this one, a true albino. The others were piebald deer and mostly white. Only one of those grew to be an adult normal size buck with a typical full size rack. The others stayed small in size and the ones that were bucks never grew antlers bigger than a small spike.
Now, 40 people are going to post about the solid white 16 pointers they see everyday...but around here the white deer are a genetic defect and stay small. Even rarer is one with "melanism" and very dark. Those I have only seen in pictures.

 

[Bc'z]

I completely understand the rarity
It was on Pete's mountain out of
Lake Oswego Oregon I saw a young buck marked like a paint horse. Only thing remotely close and only ever saw the one.

 

[SSL]

There is actually a small herd of parti-colored deer in the area around Byron, Illinois. Occasionally people report seeing pure white ones. In this case, they are not true albinos but a genetic trait. All-white deer are illegal to kill in Illinois .

 

[dkhunt14]

I think he means it is rare to see one that is capable of reaching maturity. Many are born with other issues or anomalies that prevents normal growth. I have seen 4 in my lifetime and only one of those was, like this one, a true albino. The others were piebald deer and mostly white. Only one of those grew to be an adult normal size buck with a typical full size rack. The others stayed small in size and the ones that were bucks never grew antlers bigger than a small spike.
Now, 40 people are going to post about the solid white 16 pointers they see everyday...but around here the white deer are a genetic defect and stay small. Even rarer is one with "melanism" and very dark. Those I have only seen in pictures.

I saw a black one a few years ago. I was coming back from a shoot at Williamsport and got to the bottom of the mountain and there is a Christmas tree farm. It was out feeding with a bunch of other deer. I thought at first, it was a goat. I never saw it again coming or going to the range. Matt

 

[284winner]

What makes him even more rare is, he's a monster. Usually don't see them with huge racks as that one. Obviously means he's been around a long time.

 

[Immike]

What makes him even more rare is, he's a monster. Usually don't see them with huge racks as that one. Obviously means he's been around a long time.

Can you imagine how the media would pull you apart if you shot this buck? Public hanging would be considered.

 

[Sniper338]

A buddy of mine shot a black one a few years back. The word starts with an M... forgot it.. Mel.........

 

[284winner]

Can you imagine how the media would pull you apart if you shot this buck? Public hanging would be considered.

Yep..by the testicles !!!

 

[Sniper338]

A buddy of mine shot a black one a few years back. The word starts with an M... forgot it.. Mel.........

Melonsitic?

 

[KMart]

Evidently there is a lot of them in Wisconsin. they have been protected there since 1940.

https://www.outdoornews.com/2017/08/28/wisconsins-white-deer-population-creating-dilemma/

 

[Mr. Ten-X]

Have seen 4 in the wild during season in WI. One was a 9YO according to the land owner and that is very odd because they generally do not live very long. It had tall, single spikes on each side. One was a 10 point that walked by me during bow season. Pretty impressive rack and would have met the P&Y minimum easily enough. Saw 2 fawns together during late now season.

All of these deer were within 10 miles as the crow flies in Buffalo County WI.

 

[KMart]

Melonsitic?

 

[bradb]

We have a fair number of white deer in a few areas by me here in WI

 

[Bojo]

Seen two smaller racked pieballs together, stand in median on I79 north of Pittsburgh in 2008. I've seen one pieball doe another time in the Warren pa area.
What I have a hard time understanding is why some states would outlaw shooting a genetic defect . I guess they are the same morons outlawing heat seeking bullets.

 

[okie]

because of injuns--I can say it cause I am one--some think they are sacred, so the state has a piebald/albino rule

 

[okie]

I would love to have one on my wall!!