OMG Albino Buck

[Bojo]

I as well. If I ever a good ethical shot at one ,I hope my aim is true !!!!

 

[69mach]

Never seen an albino deer but I did catch an albino catfish 3 or 4 years ago. haha

 

[xring]

IIRC , there is a big Herd of Albino Deer on or near the Fort Drum Military Reservation in Upstate NY .

 

[timeout]

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

There was an albino deer shot one County West of me. I believe it was right after deer season. If they ever caught the shooter I haven't heard about it.

 

[group therapy]

Probably only in a snow storm..

 

[group therapy]

Melonsitic?

I googled this word and found nothing, what is it supposed to mean?

 

[okie]

I googled this word and found nothing, what is it supposed to mean?

melanistic color phase

 

[DirtySteve]

I googled this word and found nothing, what is it supposed to mean?

Melanism is a development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or its appendages and is the opposite of albinism. The word melanism is derived from the Greek: μελανός ("black pigment").

Melanistic means they express this gene..

 

[msinc]

Melonsitic?

.......Even rarer is one with "melanism" and very dark. Those I have only seen in pictures.

Melanism....go back and read my first post. It's there. Or, if you don't like what I wrote Dirty Steve also struck the nail on the head....

 

[FryeGuy]

I have seen a piebald buck the last two years. Two years ago he was a 6ptr. I saw him just about every time I hunted a particular stand. This year I saw him only once. He was a decent 8ptr, but only 2.5yr old. Much bigger body than last year, when I saw his butt walking thru the laurels there was no mistake who he was. I laughed I was so excited he made it thru another year.

 

[grovey]

That's one stout albino buck right there!

I hunted a big thick 8 point one season, and was able to follow the resident group of 8-10 deer on occasion by the piebald 4 point that traveled with them. Never got the eight in the right place, but it was fun skirting that herd of deer by pinpointing the piebald.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

We had a whole industry created by this but after the prices went so far through the roof and every body jumped in the whole thing landed on its ass.

Normal Impala

Saddle back Impala or something

Black Impala

White Flanked Impala

 

[Rustytigwire]

Long ago a friend had a white horse with pale skin. He said it sunburned easily. Do you think the deer have similar situation with no skin pigment to protect from the summer sun? Shade and shelter animals they are still must get some over exposure at times?
Never thought about it till now.

 

[Immike]

Long ago a friend had a white horse with pale skin. He said it sunburned easily. Do you think the deer have similar situation with no skin pigment to protect from the summer sun? Shade and shelter animals they are still must get some over exposure at times?
Never thought about it till now.

Yes they have to avoid the sun. I knew a Albino boy when I was a kid

 

[mtnman31]

I've seen two piebald deer in my life. Both were white with brown splotches. One was on a wildlife preserve and the other was in the back of guy's truck, parked outside the taxidermist. I saw them both when I was a teenager growing up in Montana. Albino deer are legal to take in MT. I can't remember if they were whitetail or mule deer, too long ago. I've seen probably six or seven albino squirrels. Must be a more common disorder with them.

 

[Ringostar]

There was a group of albino deer by Leland Wi. A local bar had lots of pictures of them. When the CWD scare started, and the DNR wanted all deer killed, someone shot one of the albino deer. People had a fit.

 

[Tim s]

IIRC , there is a big Herd of Albino Deer on or near the Fort Drum Military Reservation in Upstate NY .

Nope. Rather big herd is actually in the finger lakes on the old Seneca Army depot.
Durring and somewhat after the cold war, the single biggest repository of nuclear warheads on the planet.

 

[TominSWNY]

Nope. Rather big herd is actually in the finger lakes on the old Seneca Army depot.
Durring and somewhat after the cold war, the single biggest repository of nuclear warheads on the planet.

I had a two door Impala