Chenango Dave Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 I've seen piebalds before around here but never one this white..I hope to be able to get some pics of it with my Nikon as it grows. Better pics to follow I hope. Take care Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Notice that the eyes and nose are not pink. That apparently is not an albino, but rather it is simply a white deer (a product of a recessive color phase gene that all deer have). For some reason the recessive characteristics occasionally become dominant in individuals. Here in NY, we have a herd of white deer that live on and around the old Seneca Army Depot. This used to be a huge high-fenced military compound for ammo storage years ago. This strange phenomenon of a large portion of the herd there having that recessive gene become dominant went berserk there and the numbers of white deer are quite impressive. One might theorize that the high fence around this compound caused some level of inbreeding that forced the gene out into dominance. Of course that's just a personal theory (guess). I have never heard an official scientific explanation. Anyway, in the wild, this color phase is even more rare than the piebald, so your neighbor did indeed stumble upon a rarity. I'm thinking you are going to have a lot of great unique photo opportunities offered by this little critter. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Cool find Dave, nice shots too. Hope to see more pics of this deer in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Very cool. That little guy could just about pass for a calf that we had born 4 days ago. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseasl Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 That's really neat Dave! Hope you can get pics of it as it grows up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 That is way cool! We also have a piebald doe running but she is the only one seen so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camoman1 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Thats really cool man!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Awh Poor little fella!! I love the last pic with his tounge out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Those are some very awesome and cute pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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