Is it wrong to shoot an albino deer?
#32
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 29
RE: Is it wrong to shoot an albino deer?
We had a piebald doe that used to hang out in out woods. I never did shoot her, I would just watch her as she cruised past the house. I got more enjoyment out of watching her than I would have eating her. It was funnyhow well she blended in. At times I would look right past her because ofso muchwhite. She quit showing up about two years ago. I dont know if someone killed her or what.
#36
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harford Co Maryland USA
Posts: 4,966
RE: Is it wrong to shoot an albino deer?
I killed a nearly albino deer a few years ago. Only the head and a small spot on the side was a very light brown. Even the hooves were pink.
It wasn't bad luck though. That deer started a succession of 3 days in a row shooting a deer. Good luck for me!
It wasn't bad luck though. That deer started a succession of 3 days in a row shooting a deer. Good luck for me!
#38
RE: Is it wrong to shoot an albino deer?
Deer is a deer, I agree. As long as its not illegal, like in some states.
I've seen one albino in the wild. A doe
I'd hunt an albino buck just like any buck, if he's mature I would be hard after him.
I've seen one albino in the wild. A doe
I'd hunt an albino buck just like any buck, if he's mature I would be hard after him.
#40
RE: Is it wrong to shoot an albino deer?
It would depend.
This spring, I saw a piebald doe on one of my turkey hunting grounds, so I tried to hunt her this fall. I stopped in to talk to the landowners, and found out that the lady that owns the place had been watching the "speckled deer." I didn't wanna be the guy that shoots Mrs. Speckles, if you know what I'm sayin'.
That said, if I was out on the public land, and saw a white shooter buck, he'd eat it. I shot a buck on public ground with a few white spots about 5 years back, and it was pretty neat. Had 3 out of 4 white hooves and a couple white blotches.
So yeah, I'd shoot one, but I wouldn't wanna be "that guy," the ignoramusthat killed the neighborhood's pet white deer, either. Nobody ever wants to be "that guy."
This spring, I saw a piebald doe on one of my turkey hunting grounds, so I tried to hunt her this fall. I stopped in to talk to the landowners, and found out that the lady that owns the place had been watching the "speckled deer." I didn't wanna be the guy that shoots Mrs. Speckles, if you know what I'm sayin'.
That said, if I was out on the public land, and saw a white shooter buck, he'd eat it. I shot a buck on public ground with a few white spots about 5 years back, and it was pretty neat. Had 3 out of 4 white hooves and a couple white blotches.
So yeah, I'd shoot one, but I wouldn't wanna be "that guy," the ignoramusthat killed the neighborhood's pet white deer, either. Nobody ever wants to be "that guy."