This is a super strange deer. I would love to see one in the flesh. Not sure if it would be legal to take or not? Would you shoot it if it was legal?<><    

Very cool. Sure I'd shoot it if it gave me the chance. Piebald? I think that's what they're called.

I'd love to see one. I was wanted to say spalted but I think piebald is correct. I saw one once that was almost albino. He wasn't white but a whole lot lighter than any others he was with. It was neat lookin.

They have been called Piebald's everywhere I have hunted. I have only seen one and they sure are pretty deer.

they're getting pretty common in some parts of WV. I know several people that have shot them.

Yep they call them piebald. On horses, piebald is supposed to be black and white, and skewbald is to denote brown and white. I think that bit of knowledge has fallen behind us, and we just say pied or piebald. If you look at the first pic, notice how big the tail is in proportion to the deer. Small deer? Heavily inbred, and I would take her out in a heartbeat.

In some places, albino deer are protected. I believe that to be a disservice to the deer, as we are then manipulating the genetics by selective harvest. This increases the passing on of recessive, arbitrary genes, and not those necessarily conducive to the survival and strengthening of the species.

If your medicine says not to take it, then don't. If your medicine is OK with it, then do so. I don't think the Wolf would practice any racism in that venue.

Killdeer

I've seen piebald on and off for ten years not far from my house.

The spookest deer I saw was an albino on a foggy night in my headlights IT LOOKED LIKE A GHOST!

As said they are called piebald ive seen a few in west virginia where i hunt also

I have seen a few, mostly in Stueben County NY were I used to bow hunt and my father shot a 3 pt in Vermont with a rifle a few years back. I would shoot one in a heartbeat they are a genetic mess if you see one up close they have short legs,ears, and muzzle.

Those are called piebalds and are legal in Texas. I would shoot one in a heartbeat.

Well said Killdeer.  I would shoot if legal.
My grandfather described seeing one once.
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its not a true albino. i bet ts legal in every state. id kill it

Never seen one in the wild before..  Cool pics.

I've seen them, and past up a shot at the first one I saw while hunting, A small spike.  Swore I'd shoot the next one I had an opportunity to kill,and I did just that. He was a little "pygmy deer" with short legs,small ears, and little scrawny spikes. But the heart of a big buck, he came into my rattling horns bristled up and looking for a fight....I have his skin tanned in "my room" downstairs.He doesn't have as much white as the deer pictured, but I've seen them with even more white....

Don't see any reason not to shoot one if it's legal.

Saw one 2 years ago in Indian Lake.Beautiful.It was a day after antlerless MZ season ended so she walked safely away into my memory.

Yep, I would shoot... They taste just like venison      :D

Yep, I'd shoot one if the oppertunity presented itself.  I've talked to several people at work who have seen piebalds and albinos near here. I actually know the area they described seeing them in very well and have even hunted it from time to time. But I have yet to see one myself.

John at Sipsey River killed one like that years ago. I believe there is a photo of the mount on his website. Piebalds are unusual but legal game in Alabama. Only all white are protected.

We have them around here at times.It is legal to shoot them as well as albinos so we do. :)You can't tell a difference when cooked.

I spent the better part of two years trying to hunt a piebald doe on a piece of property that I hunted in Alabama.  She was seen twice during successive bow seasons and never again after that.  A guy I know has a full-body mount of a pirbald 4 point that was killed on his lease.  They are neat deer, but are prone to deformities like have been mentioned before.