are they legal?


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i am wondering if shooting albino deer are legal in indiana. i have searched the internet for regulations against shooting them in indiana and haven't found anything. i was just wondering if someone could help me with this question. the reason for asking is last time i was hunting one of my propertys i saw two albino bucks that were extremely big and i now want to shoot one if it gets close enough. i have permission to hunt bow only there. b/c the owner also hunts just bow. he doesn't know if there is a law against them so i'm assuming it is perfectly legal to harvest one. i looked in the hunting manual for this season and nothign is in there bout it. just wondering if anyone could help?

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Re: are they legal?

I believe they are legal in Indiana, but I'd call a game warden and get a confirmation before pulling the trigger on one. Some states consider albino and even piebald deer a protected species and they are not allowed to be hunted. I wouldn't risk getting a fine or even loss of license shooting it until you have confirmation from a game officer that they are legal to hunt or can find it written in text in your hunting handbook that they are legal to hunt.

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i dont know about your state...but its legal everywhere else. so im guessing its legal in Indiana.

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Sorry, but it is NOT legal "everywhere else" it is ILLEGAL to take an albino deer in Oklahoma

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True...Not Legal everywhere...but are we talking about an Albino or a Piebald???

Albino is All white with a pink nose....A Piebald will have a black nose and probably not be 100% white.

Piebald:

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Albino:

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Re: are they legal?

Anyone know way they are protected in any state. yeah it is rare but most the time albino and piebald deer dont come from other pieblads and albinos. personally i think the law is rediculous!!

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