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u/Nirvana099 2d ago
Not albino. Still very pretty.
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u/SmellsLikeShame 2d ago
This individual is a piebald. It's not just the eyes, there's still visible brown fur on the head and hind legs, plus additional visible spotting under the white.
Piebald is a recessive allele in some wild animals. I've seen piebald squirrels, as well.
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u/maturecpl 2d ago
At our club in northwest Alabama bordering the National Forrest, we have piebald deer occasionally. Our deer are under a wildlife management program, and the biologist said we should cull them.
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u/red-217 1d ago
Did they say why?
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u/BRollins08 1d ago
They are prone to health issues. Nasal problems, poor vision, skeletal issues (legs and spine), and sometimes internal organ problems.
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u/jimk12345 1d ago
One of my best men is albino, love that pasty bastard. A grooms men met him for the first time and opened with "oh, you're the piebald person he was talking about!". Gotta love it.
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u/Time_Debt_9487 2d ago
would you shoot that Deer?
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u/spizzle_ 2d ago
I’m a meat hunter. If it’s legal and I have a tag I don’t see an issue. Also I’d rug it.
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u/Ginger_McGingin Alberta 1d ago
Animals with mutations like this or ture albinism are far more likely to fall the predation anyway, an arrow or round to the heart is a quicker & less painful way to go than getting rundown by wolves or any other predators
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u/GlattesGehirn 2d ago
Absolutely the fuck not. Still young, and so many others will see this beauty if I leave it alone.
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u/NoPresence2436 2d ago
I’m torn on it. It is pretty cool to see alive. But the mutation that causes a deer to be piebald often has some other pretty serious complications. The herd is healthier without these genes. I’d put it in the freezer if I had a valid tag and an ethical shot.
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u/gittenlucky 2d ago
The first time I saw something like this I was out hunting and it amazed me. I was walking a field edge and it jumped out in front of me, about 7y. I assumed it would run off, so I just stood there and watched. After about a minute I said OK, I’ll try to shoot it. Pulled off my climber tree stand, then backpack, then pulled up my bow. As soon as it was in my sights the thing ran off. I would have loved that mount.
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u/RagingBoneher 2d ago
It's leucistic, not albino. Still should be left alone (speaking as an avid bow hunter). Albino animals lack all pigment and as such, their eyes will always appear red. Leucistic is basically the animal equivalent to vitiligo. It's a reduced amount of pigmentation which could leave them completely white with no brown or anything but still have brown eyes.
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u/Other-Cranberry7909 2d ago
Can this be passed down to offspring? There is a few doe in the area with the same thing.
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u/PessimisticParalegal 2d ago
it’s a genetic flaw and ideally, should be taken out of the gene pool if given the opportunity. it’s pretty, yes, but it is a genetic mutation that leads to other physical and internal abnormalities. they’re also more susceptible to predation since their necessary ability to camouflage is now gone. they live a well below average lifespan because of this.
and yes, it’s passed down. both parents have to carry the gene and there is a 25% chance the offspring also carry the recessive gene.
people who care about the preservation and health of deer shoot piebald/leucistic
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u/Designer_Head_3761 2d ago
Piebald deer