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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 20, 2008 9:17:51 GMT -5
I’m hunting a piece of Timex’s property in Illinois. There are 3 white deer here. Two are all white (protected in Illinois) and one has some brown on her (legal). There has to be at least 8 - 10 piebalds that I have seen. No telling how many more are out there. Only one of the piebalds that I have seen is a buck and he is a yearling. The piebalds are various hues and patterns. This little gal and her sister came out last evening on the bean field I was hunting next to. I snapped these pictures at about 100 yards with an Olympus 10X Optical zoom. I then cropped them. That lost some quality, but I think you can see what she looks like. I bumped into these two on my walk out the other morning. I froze and they just stared at me. The piebald fawn then walked back to take a look at me. She got within 25 yards and just stared. Since a friend of mine was waiting for me at my truck I finally waved at her to run here. Even then she just trotted off. They are really neat to watch. I would shoot one if it was a fully mature deer.
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Post by drgreyhound on Nov 20, 2008 10:28:15 GMT -5
Nice pictures--thanks for sharing!
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Post by trophyhunter1 on Nov 20, 2008 15:39:17 GMT -5
those are cool, only seen one in my life, would love to take.
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Post by cambygsp on Nov 20, 2008 15:43:41 GMT -5
You think they are becomming more common?
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 20, 2008 16:11:12 GMT -5
You think they are becomming more common? Dunno.. I talked to the farmer next to us and he said that there has been some white ones there for years. He said there used to be a huge white buck, but he has not seen him in 4 or 5 years. Nice guy. He even said if I get one down to come get his brand new Honda ATV to get him out with. I said I would appreciate that and would give him part of the deer. He said," I don't eat or hunt them (nasty word) deer. I hope that you kill them all." He is a died in the wool bird hunter.
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Post by jgrimm on Nov 20, 2008 16:12:05 GMT -5
Hey Woody, I wish you or woodmaster would hurry up and get one of those!!!!
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Post by Sasquatch on Nov 20, 2008 16:52:41 GMT -5
Cool pictures. Although they are neat to look at, We should probably shoot any of them we get a chance to, because unlike some buck with less points or a narrow spread that we obsess about culling, these deer really are "inferior." They often carry real genetic problems such as short or splayed legs, spinal problems, short jaws, and not to mention white fur. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Greenedog on Nov 20, 2008 20:43:14 GMT -5
Cool pictures. Although they are neat to look at, We should probably shoot any of them we get a chance to, because unlike some buck with less points or a narrow spread that we obsess about culling, these deer really are "inferior." They often carry real genetic problems such as short or splayed legs, spinal problems, short jaws, and not to mention white fur. Thanks for sharing! I agree Sasquatch, never understood why Illinois protects white deer.
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