https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wAP7dR_qXE
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This is a variant of a "piebald" Virginia Whitetail. They're not really all that common,but,at some point you may run into one if you hunt whitetails over a large are of Ontario. Some have more white coloration to them while others are almost pure white,but,should not be confused with an "albino". They are also greatly revered by First Nations traditions and in some areas of Ontario are protected. The subject is covered in the Deer section of The Ontario Hunting Summary.
Vitiligo. Patchy pigment loss. It has been documented in most members of the deer family. Quite common in people too. Michael Jackson and yours truly to name a couple.
And by a couple I do not mean "A COUPLE"
Is it Vitiligo that causes the "piebald" syndrome and is it the same in Moose?Quote:
Originally Posted by oaknut
I believe so. I think the term piebald is now used to describe this syndrome in the deer family. I could be wrong as I am piecing together from memory bits of information I have read on the subject.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
you see a lot of weird things when you drive a FORD!!!!!
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I saw my first piebald deer on Saturday evening in Val-des-Monts, Quebec, which is about 45 minutes north east of Ottawa. It was pretty cool. I stopped my vehicle and turned around to make sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing. The wife and kids were not impressed with the pause in the road trip. The deer was mostly white - only its head and a small part of its neck were brown.
It's pretty! Love that you got such a great shot of it's face by blowing kisses.
Very interesting how nature works. Thanks for sharing the vid
Good pic floated around the net last year of a moose with piebald:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...l06/moose1.jpg
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...l06/moose2.jpg
I've seen a piebald doe before a few years ago.
There is a piebald tom that hangs around where I hunt. Seen him the week before the season opened then once in mid June so he survived the Hunt.
I would full mount that turkey if I got him, he sticks out like a sore thumb when he's with other turkeys