A piebald whitetail deer was taken near Corsicana Texas. Piebaldism, — sometimes called skewbald — is rare in whitetail deer. If it was a horse we’d call it a “paint” horse. Piebald usually refers to black and white coloration and skewbald then is used for white and non-black colorations. So, I would say the proper term to use here is skewbald. However, the pictures came to me describing the deer as “piebald” so I decided to go with that term.
It’s a beautiful deer regardless of the name you give it.
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26 responses to “Piebald Whitetail Deer”
this is not the first time i have seen a skewbald deer, my husband and i ride the country rds scouting for deer quite often, we were driving down a country rd not far from our house when i called out for him to “stop you arent gonna believe this” he stops and backs up and there stood amongst 4 other deer was a skewbald doe, we could not believe our eyes. we had never seen anything like it before. we ride that way every so often now to see if we can see her, but we havent seen her since and no one in the area has ever seen nor killed her, so i guess we were just fortunate enough to get to see her! it’s one of those things that will stick with you the rest of your life.
m.burns
I just saw a piebald doe while sitting in my deer stand just the other day! I got to watch her and 5 other does for about 20 mins. I took some pics of her and look at them everyday. What a pretty deer and a great experience! That is a great buck!!!
It would’ve been nice if these people had just TAKEN A PHOTO OF THIS POOR ANIMAL WHILE IT WAS STILL ALIVE instead of feeling compelled to kill it–especially since it was so RARE!
This was a Sacred Animal to My People, the Lakota, but it is obvious that NOTHING is sacred to White People. I hope you enjoy the rewards of your “Prize”.
Oh, go piss up a rope, red man
it is an sacred animal if u hunt it if it was sacred, there is no reason because it is sacred that u cant kill it, and actually if i understand, killing this animal as an indian would make u a warrior
Well My people said that when you killed on of these, you wont be going hungry anytime soon. Wonder if it has light and dark meat like a chicken?
Im just wondering what its been eating. He looks obese lol
An interesting oddity to see in the wild sure, but nothing special. There are people who breed albino, and piebald deer… Looking at the size of this thing, I really wouldn’t be surprised if it was a captive animal, and this was during a staged hunt.
Although I respect Native American traditions, in this day it isn’t really relative to life, especially with deer being captive bred. There is nothing sacred about it, just an animal with a recessive trait… He was beautiful, and if it is wild was lucky to get as large as it did. Imagine how easy it is for a coyote, wolf, or bear to see a piebald or albino fawn in a thicket?
Piebald deer are a sight to behold. Unfortunately with the recessive trait a lot of times comes curved spines, under bites, shorter legs and other less life threatening traits. They are unusual but you probably did this big boy a lot of suffering in his later life if he did carry any of those traits. Nice rack and beautiful coat that will hopefully be used well.
great trophy i wish some day i can kill a buck like that!!!
i still got a long time to try cause im only 13,but my fmily dont hunt but i love to so i go with a man from church every day in deer season well good luck to u and try to kill another
Keep hunting Travis Gray. Maybe you will learn that all animals are sacred,esp. the ones you take cleanly & fairly.
i love that deer but animal activist my have another say in it.My cousin saw it and was like that shouldn’t be allowed.Well to freakin bad its legal to kill a piebald albino deer. The deer could be red green yellow blue purple i don’t care i would kill it.
): dont like people shooting at animals to have fun
I think it’s a pretty sick thing to show off with killing such a beautiful animal. Especially holding up it’s head with a big smill in front of the camera. No respect!
In name of all well thinking people from the Netherlands.
“It’s a beautiful deer regardless of the name you give it.”
Yes it is a beautiful deer… so why kill it! I whole heartedly agree with the above person in saying it is disgusting showing off the killing of this beautiful creature.
If only people could treat animals with the respect they deserve.
I hope somebody kills you and take a photo just like you did with that defenceless deer, and shame for all those who support this kind of “Sport” ..
For Christ’s sake, animallover, that’s a bit drastic.
I have to agree on the fact that I would never shoot a deer like that. It’s too pretty. But if you think people just hunt deer for sport, you’re an idiot.
I live in the Hill Country. WAY too many deer. It’s a serious overpopulation problem. So, obviously, people are going to shoot them. A lot of deer can pose plenty of problems, along with the fact that they’re starving themselves.
Yes, they’re practically starving themselves I’d rather shoot some than have to watch them suffer like that. I love deer. But I’m not going to threaten to murder someone for shooting ANY creature.
On the topic of this, though, I’m not sure if you guys realize this, that’s how you take a picture of any trophy animal you shoot, holding its head up and maybe smiling a tiny bit so you don’t look stupid. I don’t like how enthusiastic that guy looks after shooting a piebald deer, though. It isn’t anything I’d be proud of. Every time I shoot something, I don’t cheer like some people I know do. It’s dead, sure, but I hate it when people don’t show a shred of somberness after shooting a creature.
Just my opinion on the matter.
it looks albino
Man what a unique deer, definitely want to get a full body mount of that.thats once in a lifetime.now get an albino raccoon and a black bobcat and you would have the triple crown.
Wow. Way to go to this worthless sack of rancid meat butchering an animal that already had a difficult life and still made it to adulthood despite the odds being stacked against it. Hey look, there’s the last Raphus cucullatus, let’s all take a crack at that too! Doesn’t matter if it’s rare, unusual, or outstanding, you’re a human being and a man, you have a right to kill it! People that have no respect for the beauty of nature and life are absolutely vile. I’m not even vegetarian but posing with your murder victim, grinning like a fool is also pretty disgusting. Have some respect not to paw at the animal’s corpse while dry humping it for your personal collection of “I like to kill shit” scrapbook. You took the animal’s life, try and at least spare it’s dignity and respect the life you stole.
This guy is why hunters have a bad rap. Take what you need, spare the exceptional, and don’t be a douche canoe because you can shoot an animal.
Great kill,
these genetics are mutations. It is encouraged to remove this type of deer from the population. I would be proud of this hunt. Some people are just jealous and that is why they say the things they say. Personal attacks are really just things that they see in themselves and want to transfer their own guilt onto you. Stand firm in your beliefs and continue your hunting as overpopulation is all to common of a problem. As long as you consume the meat I see nothing wrong with this hunt.
Who gives a shit what anybody on this page thinks a deer is a deer whether or not its a piebald. Which in case is a genetic disorder . yes its a beautiful deer . yes he is going to consume the meat . all deer are beautiful . beauty has nothing to do with the harvest of a particular animal or species. He should be grinning ear to ear just because of the rarity of this deficiency in a deer. Luck was on his side . I would shoot them day and night if I could. And can give a fuck which tree hugging deer fucking vegetarian has to say about it. Here is a thought you don’t like hunting??? Don’t hunt. Assholes. Congrats my man many more.
To the people who are saying all the negative comments. Do you believe in abortion if yes then I believe you are an accessory to murder. You are probably the same person, that if you hit a deer with your car and it was still alive you would leave it in the middle or on the side of the road. Which is totally cruel.
To all those critics!!! You have no idea of what it means to be a hunter. Most of us spend hundreds or thousands of dollars a year to ensure that we have healthy deer herds. Or the hours spent searching for animal if you did not make a good shoot or just to retrieve a deer. Or the hours practicing shooting your gun or bow to make a good shot.
So I ask you, when was the last time you donated to a conservation fund to save habitat for any wild animal? Or helped a hunter put out minerals, plant trees, food plots and do anything for the welfare of wild animals. If you say no, none or nothing at all. Don’t speak or write anything. You have no idea as to what we do to ensure the health of the animals we harvest.
The first thing I say to an animal I kill is Thank you. I’m teaching my kids to say it as well, because we took a life that will give us life. Then thanking God for the animal and finding it so it was not a wasted life.
Plus the deer in the pictures doesn’t look like it had a hard life. It was healthy and fat.
Ok critics now I challenge you!! See who puts more money back into wild life? Animal rights groups or conservation groups (which are usually hunters). I think you will be surprised.
I hope you die the same way. Axxhole.!!!
Definitely a beautiful deer.