I saw an albino deer this morning!

[KenPCPilot]

Had a  piebald doe living behind me that always had piebald fawns. 

[heronblu]

It is illegal to kill albino animals.

[RadSav]

I found nothing on WDFW website.  But it was my understanding that Washington did allow shooting of albino deer.  Only reference I found was this.  Not sure how reliable it is.

http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/hunting/hunting-albino-deer-illegal.html


Just don't post pictures of your albino deer all over Faceplant unless you like receiving death threats.

[bobcat]

A deer is a deer. If it's legal to kill it doesn't matter if it's white or brown.

[bigmacc]

A deer is a deer. If it's legal to kill it doesn't matter if it's white or brown.

Well that could be true depending on the era of hunting?....when I was a kid back in the 60,s (about 9 years old) there was a small herd of albinos that a lot of hunters would see every year,a few nice bucks in the bunch also. all the hunters hunting the area these deer held up in never pulled a trigger on one. Well someone shot one in the 70,s I believe, and you would have thaught the poor guy who did pull the trigger was a lepper   Different times I guess?

[jay.sharkbait]

A deer is a deer. If it's legal to kill it doesn't matter if it's white or brown.

Well that could be true depending on the era of hunting?....when I was a kid back in the 60,s (about 9 years old) there was a small herd of albinos that a lot of hunters would see every year,a few nice bucks in the bunch also. all the hunters hunting the area these deer held up in never pulled a trigger on one. Well someone shot one in the 70,s I believe, and you would have thaught the poor guy who did pull the trigger was a lepper   Different times I guess?

I couldn't shoot one.....

[bobcat]

I sure could! It would make a cool mount. I see no reason to protect them.

[browney5er]

Hmmmm......

What would cabelas pony up for that mount?

[bigmacc]

I sure could! It would make a cool mount. I see no reason to protect them.

Like I said, a different era. Not to many were thinking of a "cool mount" back then....they were just neat to see. They wernt protected, but looked at as something special.....there were other deer to shoot

[bobcat]

I've never even seen an albino deer.

[fishnfur]

They are legal to shoot last I read.  There's a couple states left that still outlaw killing albinos.  WA isn't one of them.

[heronblu]

I take my original comment back. Apparently it is not illegal. It used to be but it looks like they repealed that law.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I used to see a few around my place in past years but none lately ...

[cryder]

Im not shooting just to cool and rare.

[adamR]

They are legal to shoot last I read.  There's a couple states left that still outlaw killing albinos.  WA isn't one of them.

Any idea where you read this? This is something I've always wanted black and white proof of.