The herd of deer live at peace in this large area. Much rarer that the white or even the piebald… Maluecistic. A white deer. I felt so privileged. Now I wonder wether or not it was a true albino. Then it jumped into the woods. What is this animal? never would I shoot one ! It looked very young. Thank you for this post, I learned a lot! We were camping there last weekend and, while cooking breakfast early one morning, I noticed a large white object next to one of the hiking paths. They’re fascinating to observe and ponder. Saved by Chance: The Incredibly Strange Story of the Pere David’s Deer. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. I feel that the white deer at the Seneca Army Depot should be protected. I live in the Scottish highlands and have been hunting deer for 15 years .I come across the white deer.Trust me it does not act like other deer.It does not run but holds it ground .and will always look at you.Know lots of old hunters here and they all speak of the white deer.Not all story’s are good. This spotted coat helps conceal them from predators. I grew up 3 miles from the southwest corner of the depot. Ochlocknee River State Park in North Florida has a sizable population of piebald deer. Hunters are not natural predators. Leucistic deer generally can survive longer than albino deer. But, in this era of over-abundant whitetails – when we desperately need scientific management to protect our forests and biodiversity – we must move beyond the idea of the white deer as a sacred beast.” I couldn’t agree more with this statement. Hi Matt, Mixed brown and white animals are often known as piebald deer. I lived in Seneca County, New York for many years and would pass the Seneca Army Depot on my way to and from work daily. .Good afternoon. When a human turns in to a animal whatch what you eat I say salad, The fourteen foot sturgeon and the white deer are both white if the sturgeon is inside out with the white meat showing. We have a albino deer in our yard Beautiful it was still feeding on its mother we noticed the other deer brothers or sisters to this deer seem to be mean to it like kicking it or running into it ? I have a gallery of images you can check out: http://www.lodgetrail.com/p362307117. If you live in an area overrun by a growing deer population, the standard, brown, white-tailed variety are a dime a dozen. In 1951, the depot commander established a rule protecting these white deer from hunting. She said the spot on the buck’s head seemed to be dirt and blood. It didn’t look as white as in the photos in your post, but white all over and not an albino. Many trails of error went into that management. But society at large feels differently. But I still hear the stories, many of them strange or even mythical. Its fur color ranges from red-brown to grey-brown. I didn’t see the eyes. Awesome looking animal – just fear for her safety as in Michigan spring she has no natural protection. Hunting is the number one cause of mortality for adult white-tailed deer in many parts of their range, including Tennessee. He looked to see a large, “albino” buck approaching him. Birders often report seeing unusual white birds (rendering field guides nearly incomprehensible). Surely that be a solution to part of the problem. Them. (See the photo below. The deer appeared out of nowhere. For more shots of Boulder Junction’s albino deer, visit Life in the Northwoods. It was the only one I have ever seen. Photographs by Jeff Richter Text by John Bates This book explores the wonder of the rare white or albino deer. I am a lucky person and a few have been sighted in our area. The hunters began noticing a few white deer around (which were leucistic, not albino). Thanks for writing the article! Buffalo has a famous resident piebald that is all over the net. They are special animals. Such an incredible sight! It looked like maybe a yearling, not as large as most does we see. A 10,600-acre white deer preserve? Hunters who kill albino and leucistic deer often find themselves the targets of internet outrage and even death threats. I live in Virginia. Who determined what number is “over abundant” and why?? I’ve watched them since they were 2 weeks old and they are now about 2 months old. That area of central Texas seems to have a concentration of black “white-tailed” deer, although it is still extremely rare to find them. Unfortunately, this past year they found her in the field dead. Great article. I was not able to get a photograph. The Life in the Northwoods website estimates there are as few as 200 albino white-tailed deer in Wisconsin. The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, Ecuador, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. Once man has upset the natural balance of nature it will take man to help put it back. Still, I considered it quite a thrill to see it. Here is a link to my photo of the deer. I sat there in awe as they crossed the road. My wife and I saw a white deer in our subdivision in Woodstock, GA today (12/5/2019) around 4:00pm. The very first wild deer I ever saw was a white deer. I live in Smyrna TN as well as my daughter. Deer are a uniquely different species from reindeer. I see a young white deer everyday where I take my morning run with its mother nearby in a county park. I thought you might also be interested in Meredith Cornett’s story on Hunters Helping the Hungry: https://blog.nature.org/science/2015/11/04/hungry-change-deer-management-food-security-hungry-venison/. All deer, except Deirdre and Lopez, appear in Pocket Camp, and only Chelsea is cut from New Horizons. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! Deer Management Solutions: It Takes a Village. Matt Miller There are eleven deer villagers in total. It is so much more beautiful alive than on your wall.”. Thanks for a good read. In Newfane New York. There is also an artist in northern Wisconsin who has photographed many of these deer. It was one of the most magnificent experience. It is bow season but think it was shot. We had a 2 pt. My husband and I watched her and the yearlings until they disappeared into the pines and palmettos to bed down for the day. It seems precious, rare. The whole experience was amazing and I am so glad I witness her beauty. Thank you, ok then tell me how it is that i have video of solid white reindear in my yard. As we were driving down the highway near Parry Sound, Ontario, we were unable to stop and get a picture. White deer qualified as rare, so many state game departments prohibited hunters from killing them. I know this sounds weird but at that time I felt I was one with God. … One morning, he came in from a squirrel hunt with a big smile on his face. Leucistic animals lack pigment over all or part of their bodies Leucistic deer can be varying levels of white – some contain white splotches, some are half brown and half white, some appear nearly all white. at least three states and parts of two others. We have a solid white fawn in the woods behind our home. Deer management was essentially started here on the Seneca Depot. Arctic and Subarctic Deer: Moose, elks and reindeer. Apparently there was a white deer Killed here in north Canon City, Co The deer was tagged. It’s likely the largest concentration of these deer to ever exist. I for one have passed this idea of conservation and protection of all animals that are outside the norm… I was raised this way at camp, it hurts nothing to look beyond so as to save the animal from our hunt and pass the possibility that someone else will see it and share there story of how they to passed up a kill for the next generation…it’s not a legend or a legacy… Just good judgment, commonsense and camp edicacy! Part of HuffPost Environment. Otherwise, where is the joy in killing? White-tailed deer, normally a cherished North American game animal, have even become pests in suburbs and cities in the United States and Canada. Someone shot it, and gave the tag to a park ranger.. The animal in question is Wisconsin's albino or "white" deer and they've become an internet and international sensation. I was talking to some native Arizonans about it and they didn’t seem surprised. We are upset that this deer was killed. Thank you. This beautiful deer was laying down and within 10-15 feet on either side were a total of 4-5 white tail deer as if protecting her. This was an informative article as I have never seen a white deer until yesterday (2-10-2018) in the woods just off my front yard.