Your thoughts on albino deer

[billyboyr6]

Shoot first, and while your enjoying a backstrap steak later then ask questions. I'd shoot for sure.

I really hope your doughter gets a chance at it. That would be awesome.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

I have shot one, it was when I lived in VA. It was a smaller 3 point buck, not full albino but pretty freaking sweet. I got the hide tanned and we did eat em. Tasted the same as the regular colored ones.

 

[hammer24]

I wouldn't think twice about it! Now a white bear (spirit bear) THAT'S BAAAAD JU JU! I just don't need that.

 

[windingwinds]

Just keep the news from the Antis..........did you see the uproar from that lady in WI shooting one? They were crying about rare and wonderful, not that they really know anything about deer in real life except to hit one with their cars............
Last thing we need is a deer herd full of albinos and piebalds, that we can't even hunt. Interestingly, the bison that was born white changed colors to a more brown as it aged.

 

[Rayne]

Let me ask you a question. Would you take this deer if it wasn't albino, based on it's size and age? If your answer is no, then don't take it this year.

My opinon and it's just that, my opinon, is that hunting is for herd management and food. I'm not much of a sport hunter, not out for the big buck or the odd one. I don't believe the other poster who said it was geneticly inferior. Yes, it is at a disadvantage for summer camouflage, but does have an advantage in the winter. It's just recessive genetic, no big deal.

 

[HICKMAN]

size and age mean nothing on the grill... if it's brown, it's down

 

[markiemark]

If it was big enough to eat i would definitely take it! It would just be a bonus that it was an albino and would definitely have the skin on my wall.

 

[71silverbullet]

Going by its size if it weren't albino I would not take it but for heard management I think it should go. I would definitely keep the hide and would not be afraid to eat the meat. Hopefully my daughter gets a shot at it. Her first deer being an albino would be an experience we would have forever.

 

[csaws]

I shoot and eat anything that comes into range from Oct through Jan.

This FTW

 

[snapping turtle]

This army depot in upsate new york were I used to live had many albino and pie bald deer. Growing up several relitives got to hunt inside the fence. I got to go inside the fence once at about 5 years old but did not see any deer.

Seneca White Deer, Inc | Seneca Army Depot

Fence in an area and lots of weird things can happen.

 

[medic67]

Still tastes the same, shoot it, the albinos animals usually die off quickly anyhow, for obvious reasons.

 

[iChokePeople]

This army depot in upsate new york were I used to live had many albino and pie bald deer. Growing up several relitives got to hunt inside the fence. I got to go inside the fence once at about 5 years old but did not see any deer.

Seneca White Deer, Inc | Seneca Army Depot

Fence in an area and lots of weird things can happen.

There's an army depot north of Clinton in vermillion county with deer that glow in the dark, maybe we can hunt there someday. Newport. You don't even have to season them.

 

[snapping turtle]

I Installed the emergency paging system in the Newport deport. I don't think they glow in the dark. They gave me a weird badge and told me if it changed color i was basically a dead man.

Newport army deport had a hunt last year. The first since 9-11. I did not get drawn.

 

[Mike H]

They are protected in Illinois, Surprising.....huh?

 

[Kcustom45]

size and age mean nothing on the grill... if it's brown, it's down

Sooooo...that's a no on shooting an albino deer?

 

[iChokePeople]

Talk about timing -- look what I just got from Deer and Deer Hunting in my magic email. More info and pics here:

Deer & Deer Hunting Forums • View topic - Pretty Cool

And HELL yes, I'd shoot it. I don't do hunting trophies, but this thing might find its way onto my wall and in front of a fireplace or on the back of a couch or something.

 

[Uconas]

hell yes

 

[Willie]

They are protected in Illinois, Surprising.....huh?

LOL... not really. They have a LOT of stupid laws in Illinois..

BUT...if they have any other color of hair on them they are legal. IOW - they have to be "all white"

I was hunting this piebald doe in Hamilton county Illinois. She was not an albino as she had brown eyes, dark hooves and a dark mane down her neck. I could ave killed her a couple times with a gun but have vowed to take her with my crossbow. She came by me one evening with her piebald button buck and her brown doe fawn while I was crossbow hunting but a rather nice ten pointer trailed her so I passed her and shot the ten pointer.

Do you see the brwon fawn with her?

 

[jason765]

my wife's cousin's husband killed a true albino buck a while back and got a full body mount. I know I know. Pics or It didnt happen, He had some "adjustments" made to the rack but here it is.

 

[iChokePeople]

What, he couldn't find any elk antlers? Funny stuff.