Guest TheDanishDanger Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 I was drivin on the road the other day and I looked into a field and saw three deer feeding. I saw a white thing and i thought it was a post, but it was a deer! it was pure white Albino. I couldn't believe what i was seeing. It was amazing. Not everyday you see one of those. Anyone know why this happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Albino deer! The deer may not have been a real albino. NY has a herd of deer that are residents of a deserted military base that is still fenced in. A significant percentage of those deer are completely white, but are not albinos. Apparently, all wild deer have a recessive gene for white colors. This is usually the reason for white and piebald deer. Although I have never seen it stated, I would suspect that inbreeding may be the cause for this gene to manifest itself. True albinism is generally shown by the pink eyes, the translucent hooves, and other features that show a lack of coloration. The white deer of NY are basically a white phase of deer coat coloration, but the eyes and hooves have the normal coloration as do any normal deer. There is also a much more rare deer color that is black. Now those are really weird looking. I have only seen pictures of those. I'll tell you some of these color variations could really cause a hunter to wonder exactly what he is looking at. I remember when my son shot a piebald buck (brown & white mix), he said that the first thought that ran through his mind when he spotted it at a distance was that it was some farmer's goat that had gotten loose ......lol. Doc Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheDanishDanger Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Re: Albino deer! haha thanks, that's good information, I wish i could get a picture of it but i doubt i'll see it again, i don't even have permission to go on the land so i'll just have to hope one walks by my stand, then i'll have plenty of pictures. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Albino deer! There are a couple running around the woods I hunt on Long Island, they are strange looking, especially the first time you see one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Albino deer! In all my time hunting and driving I have yet to see an albino or even a piebald deer. Genetics as Doc pointed out has everything to do with a deers lack of pigmentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Albino deer! Doc got it. It might just be a piebald deer with the absence of brown, in order for it to be an albino it would have to have the absence of all pigment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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