Albino White Tail Deer

Bear Island South · 09-09-2010, 05:05 PM

Today while walking the trail north from St. John's Church on Bear we encountered what looked like an albino white tail deer, at first it looked like a goat but as we got closer it jumped and took off through the woods. It was definately a deer, has anyone ever noticed one in the area? I will be sure to take the camera into the woods tommorrow.

LIforrelaxin · 09-10-2010, 08:44 AM

Not having been on Bear I can't tell you if one exists there or not, but we have one just like it over on Long Island.... It takes some getting used to and certainly makes you do a double take until your used to it. But apparently like all creatures, the genes can line up as such and presto an Albino Dear....

MikeF-NH · 09-10-2010, 02:16 PM

it may not have been albino...two other variations are discussed below...I am aware of a small group of piebalds in SE NH so this is a strong possibility:

"Another coloration that is becoming more well known is the Piebald, sometimes called a Pinto. Piebalds are actually 2 or 3 colors, either white and brown or white, brown and gray.

Upon seeing one for the first time, many people will assume that the piebald was created by breeding a brown deer to an albino. This is not the case. Like albinoism, piebaldism is a recessive trait which is passed down through genetics. Piebalds are being seen more in the wild than they used to be, possibly because the gene is being passed on through inbreeding.

Because of their coloring and the placement of the areas of coloration, sometimes piebald fawns can, amazingly, look like brown and white calves. A piebald can be mostly brown with some white, almost all white with some brown, or any mixture in between.

The forth type of coloration is not very common and is often confused with the albino. It is the white whitetail. This deer will have white fur all year round, but will not have the pink eyes, nose and hoofs of a true albino. Unless you are close enough to see the brown nose and blue or brown eyes, a white whitetail will usually be mistaken for an albino. Unlike the albino, though, the white whitetail is just as hearty as the brown whitetail. But, like the albino, the white whitetail has no protective coloration in the wild unless snow is presen"

RailroadJoe · 09-10-2010, 04:54 PM

In upstate New York, south of Syracuse, there is a game farm of some sort where there are hundreds of white white tail deer. You can see them on the other side of a fence, on the eastern side, when traveling south toward the old Sampson AFB, now a NY state park.

ApS · 10-11-2010, 04:21 AM

The attached is a "file photo" I retained from last year's Internet perusings.

The large, sculpted, logo at the feeder should be familiar!

I've just left another forum where wildlife-deaths on roadways is presently being discussed.

Albino or white-color deer may be Mother Nature's evolutionary response to "normal-color" deer gradually being eliminated from our roadways at night!

09-09-2010, 05:05 PM	#1
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 579 Thanks: 75 Thanked 384 Times in 170 Posts	Albino White Tail Deer Today while walking the trail north from St. John's Church on Bear we encountered what looked like an albino white tail deer, at first it looked like a goat but as we got closer it jumped and took off through the woods. It was definately a deer, has anyone ever noticed one in the area? I will be sure to take the camera into the woods tommorrow.

09-10-2010, 08:44 AM	#2
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,820 Thanks: 1,014 Thanked 880 Times in 514 Posts	Not having been on Bear I can't tell you if one exists there or not, but we have one just like it over on Long Island.... It takes some getting used to and certainly makes you do a double take until your used to it. But apparently like all creatures, the genes can line up as such and presto an Albino Dear.... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

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ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,084 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	A "Baited" Field? The attached is a "file photo" I retained from last year's Internet perusings. The large, sculpted, logo at the feeder should be familiar! I've just left another forum where wildlife-deaths on roadways is presently being discussed. Albino or white-color deer may be Mother Nature's evolutionary response to "normal-color" deer gradually being eliminated from our roadways at night! Attached Images

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09-10-2010, 02:16 PM	#3
MikeF-NH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 317 Thanks: 2 Thanked 120 Times in 80 Posts	it may not have been albino...two other variations are discussed below...I am aware of a small group of piebalds in SE NH so this is a strong possibility: "Another coloration that is becoming more well known is the Piebald, sometimes called a Pinto. Piebalds are actually 2 or 3 colors, either white and brown or white, brown and gray. Upon seeing one for the first time, many people will assume that the piebald was created by breeding a brown deer to an albino. This is not the case. Like albinoism, piebaldism is a recessive trait which is passed down through genetics. Piebalds are being seen more in the wild than they used to be, possibly because the gene is being passed on through inbreeding. Because of their coloring and the placement of the areas of coloration, sometimes piebald fawns can, amazingly, look like brown and white calves. A piebald can be mostly brown with some white, almost all white with some brown, or any mixture in between. The forth type of coloration is not very common and is often confused with the albino. It is the white whitetail. This deer will have white fur all year round, but will not have the pink eyes, nose and hoofs of a true albino. Unless you are close enough to see the brown nose and blue or brown eyes, a white whitetail will usually be mistaken for an albino. Unlike the albino, though, the white whitetail is just as hearty as the brown whitetail. But, like the albino, the white whitetail has no protective coloration in the wild unless snow is presen"

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09-10-2010, 04:54 PM	#4
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	In upstate New York, south of Syracuse, there is a game farm of some sort where there are hundreds of white white tail deer. You can see them on the other side of a fence, on the eastern side, when traveling south toward the old Sampson AFB, now a NY state park.