New Pictures - Partial Piebald Fawn in the Backyard

[Bill Jolliff]

This partially piebald fawn showed up in the backyard this morning with its sibling and Mom.

Seen it last week but didn't think about taking its picture. Will hopefully see it grow up.

Bill

[Randy Roberts]

This one showed up at the farm some years ago as a fawn and was seen regularly. I saw him in Turkey season the year after these trail cam pictures were taken and that was the last time he was seen. Always wondered what happened to him. As we seem to have a fair amount of year round hunters in our area I always suspected foul play but who knows. They are pretty.

[mobirdhunter]

I’ve seen piebalds in the past. They don’t seem to be around long. I keep hoping to see a true albino.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

I’ve seen piebalds in the past. They don’t seem to be around long. I keep hoping to see a true albino.

I "had" three albino deer here at the house around twenty years ago . I live within about 600 yards of a four lane road . If I'm not mistaken I heard thru the grapevine that all three were killed at night standing on the high bank of the highway by "ethical hunters" spotlighting .

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I "had" three albino deer here at the house around twenty years ago . I live within about 600 yards of a four lane road . If I'm not mistaken I heard thru the grapevine that all three were killed at night standing on the high bank of the highway by "ethical hunters" spotlighting .

I'll bet if the Game Wardens who now have the word Conservation Police in their title would us a stuffed albino/piebald deer they could catch five times as many poachers. That would be a great idea for them. What poacher would not want one to brag on the next day, and make him a"thurty-point-buck" to boot (do you remember that song?).

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

I'll bet if the Game Wardens who now have the word Conservation Police in their title would us a stuffed albino/piebald deer they could catch five times as many poachers. That would be a great idea for them. What poacher would not want one to brag on the next day, and make him a"thurty-point-buck" to boot (do you remember that song?).

That was 25-30 years ago . The MD DNR had some quite realistic Sika stag fakes they put in strategic places and nabbed quite a few in Dorchester County MD .

[Zacharysmith]

I saw my first albino deer yesterday morning on the way home from work. A beautiful rather large antlered buck about a mile from my home. Deer in the back yard all the time but never of any of their caliber. He was with two of his Batchelor buddies who all sported quality headgear. Quite a moment.

[Bill Jolliff]

10 days later, it showed up again with its Mom and brother or sister.

[J. A. EARLY]

If the deer is a buck, it will be forced to move to a different area to find a territory of its own after it matures. This avoids inbreeding. So a white or piebald deer has a 50/50 chance of being forced from the area where it is first seen and for the first year or a little more.

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

If the deer is a buck, it will be forced to move to a different area to find a territory of its own after it matures. This avoids inbreeding. So a white or piebald deer has a 50/50 chance of being forced from the area where it is first seen and for the first year or a little more.

It’s been 6 weeks since I posted that picture of the partially piebald fawn that’s been in the back yard. Pretty much seeing it and its sibling and mom on a fairly regular basis.

As in yesterday – they showed up twice so I got some more pictures as seen below.

It looks like the piebald is beginning to show buttons on its head so it may be a buck. And its sibling looks like it might be a buck also. Will keep watching to confirm. What do you guys and gals think?

And notice the close ups of that regular fawn and the ugly markings on its head and face I suspect from ticks and deer flies or ?? The piebald on the other hand looks pretty clean.

Will keep an eye open and hope to get some more pictures as they grow up.

But as Jerry predicts, if it is a buck, it may get booted to a different area. Be nice to see it once in a while tho. Of course, that assumes it gets through the deer season. And hopefully the other one will do OK despite the parasites on its face.