I have seen several over the years, never had the op. to shoot one or I would have. We had an old zoo near where I live and when it closed in the early 70's they let all their whitetails go, into the wild. They had several white deer that were turned loose as well. In the early 80's they were quite common, but nature weeds out the inferior pretty quick. We see them once in a great while now. Shawn

Neat looking deer and yes the meat would be fine and the hide tanned and on the wall.

There's some interesting reading about indian lores about piebald deer;  

http://www.orangecountyweb.org/legends.html


I know a piebald is just supposed to be a genetically inferior deer and should be harvested, but me and murphy's law are pretty close friends so I think I'll have to pass on them.

I've only seen one piebald while hunting and couldn't get a shot at it. Have saw two albinos but not while hunting. A neighbor one year several years ago shot a albino. I told him I'd always heard it was bad luck so is it true?
 
 He paused for awhile and said " Well thats the year my wife divorced me, I totaled my truck and lost my job, long pause, Nope just like any other year for me!"

I shot one back in 1987 in NJ it was a spike buck.  Like an idiot I didn't keep the hide, didn't have the money back then to have it tanned properly, so I just kept the hoof sections which were pure white and made them up myself for a gun rack.  Haven't seen another since that morning.

I saw a 5pt that had a white crown around the top of his head and was white from the shoulders down in Walkerville Michigan years ago. 4 Years ago I saw 2 piebald does near Zanesville , Oh. Would take one if given the chance.

I have always called them "Piebald". It seems like everytime I've seen one there is an issue with too many deer in the area. I had a chance at one this fall and took another standing beside it because it offered a better shot. I did not notice any deformities, in fact it was the biggest doe of the bunch. I agree with trying to take these deer out when you can.

I believe Iowa is the same as other states mentioned above... piebald are legal game, albinos are protected.

I had one behind the house. I passed up many shots at her, not sure why. She had twin fawns that were all brown. I took many pictures over the two years she was around. Found her during gun season with an arrow stuck in her spine about two inches in front of her tail. Looks like someone took a long going away shot. A couple years later I saw a piebald buck behind the house before the season but never when he was legal.

There's one I see quite often by the Harriman toll booth on the thruway(orange county)...if you ever go by in the evening look for it.....

I shot a piebald buck several years ago in the
hill country of Tex.  He was a small eight pt.
and had a beautiful hide.....I keep his hide in
my freezer for several years thinking I would
get it tanned, however eventually trashed it. I
should have keep it!!!allen

Sticshooter, come on down Virginia way and I'll show you one.  She lives on a neighbors property and I see her about once a week if I'm driving that way.  She is about 65% white.  I know that she is at least 2.5 years old and I'm thinking of trying to get her this fall.

Right on Killdeer.

I'd probably let it pass for others to enjoy.  Maybe if it was around 3-4 years then I'd consider dropping the string.  Such beautiful animals.

I killed a small piebald buck a couple of years ago.
If I had it to do over again, I would not have shot it.

Never seen one in the wild.  In Oklahoma I am pretty sure they are protected.  At least albinos are.  Not sure if I would shoot it or not (if legal obviously).

they were frequently spotted in the area near the Monroe Chester sportsmens club in New York but I did not realize that the Sugar Loaf area had quite a few of the Piebalds. That link to the sugar Loaf Web site brought back many memories of the area.

I've seen three in the last 11 years. I took 2 and my neighbor took the other 1. ODNR told me they get that way from inbreeding and should be taken out to keep from downsizing the deer.

This is called adaptation. Been happening for millions of years. Just want to take one home for a pet don't ya?