Now that’s a piebald. A lot of them just have a little white, but he’s really cool. The only way to ensure he isn’t gonna make it another year is to pull the trigger on him yourself. With that said, I wouldn’t fault you for doing it.

You gotta worry about the libtards that will scream and holler that you shot it.

I don't think ide shoot it, I've passed up albino squirrels before. It's cooler seeing that stuff in the woods than on a wall to me. If you tan it it'll just look like a goat hide on the couch

Agreed. I feel the same way. Glad you got some photos.

Camera just sent a pic at 6:31. Whitety at 30 yards from stand. Hope it continues to hang in the area. Sure would be cool to see in person.
I haven't fully decided if I would shoot it. More interested in my 3 target bucks. Time will tell.

Sarge

Very nice

Big difference between an albino and a piebald. There are bad physical traits that can come with the genetics of piebalds. Short legs, misaligned jaws. arched spine, deformed hooves.
Not exactly the kind of traits I'd like to see in the deer that I hunt.

Amazing they get far in life the way they stand out in the woods

Predation is high on the list for them. He's definitely smaller then he should be. Would like to see it in good light.
Won't be back in the stand until next Thursday. Wind is totally wrong until then. Maybe he'll hang around until then.

Sarge

have shot several of them, DNR encourages us to shoot them. the gene that allows them to have all or some white hair due to lack of skin pigment occurs in 1 in 267,000 deer, and both parents must have it, so unless that deers range contains 534,000 deer, chances are its inbred. I would shoot it!

we have a lot up here in the central u p I've seen many

Ridge Runner 1960, he's still hanging around. The other deer won't go near him. Just stare at him. They know he's different.
Hope to get a in-person look. Then I'll decide about putting a tag on it. His little knows aren't big enough to qualify as a.buck. So, I would use one of my many doe.tags and save them for the three other bucks I have my sights set on.
Thinks for the info. Piebalds interesting for sure.

Sarge

Id let him walk SgtC.

Be cool to kill him a year or 2 later with some antlers.

If a genetic defect, it may not get any kind of decent antlers.

I have a GW friend in the area I hunt. I will talk to him and the landowner and see what they say.

Sarge