Author Topic: Odd looking mule deer (Read 6862 times)

doubletall · « **on:** January 26, 2018, 08:44:31 PM »

Spotted this in the Methow today

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Timberstalker · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2018, 08:45:16 PM »

That’s a piebald. Awesome capture.

Boss .300 winmag · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2018, 09:04:08 PM »

Nice find.

I’ve seen blacktail like that, but not Mulies.

nwwanderer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2018, 01:32:11 PM »

Wow, thanks

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2018, 12:23:24 AM »

Awesome

Old Dog · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:37:03 AM »

It surprises me that more people on this site are not aware of this.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/160/What+is+the+status+of+hair+loss+syndrome+in+deer%3F

spoonman · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:49:46 AM »

Quote from: Old Dog on January 28, 2018, 08:37:03 AM

It surprises me that more people on this site are not aware of this.

https://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/160/What+is+the+status+of+hair+loss+syndrome+in+deer%3F

It's not hair loss syndrome it's piebaldness which is a genetic trait of albinism. Or deer are turning into chameleons, you notice how the bottom half is matching it's environment 😁

hunter399 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2018, 09:02:00 AM »

It would be nice to see more genetics in washington great pic.
For those that don't know about them here few YouTube's.

Bill W · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2018, 09:07:23 AM »

I spotted one that looked like it had tiger strips up at the end of the Chiwawa River one year I was looking for "overlooked pockets" that no one hunted.

Ironhead · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2018, 09:39:25 AM »

Evolutuion of the Deer kind...I give you Snow Camo

HookedOnQuack · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2018, 08:27:19 PM »

Theres a piebald blacktail doe in Orting that has had piebald fawns the last two years. Its pretty cool to see all three of them together!

123 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 29, 2018, 07:23:09 PM »

They sure look cool but the coloration is a sign of a genetic defect, and many have physical deformities as well. Not something we really want to see more of.

JWEBB · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2018, 09:30:39 PM »

Sweet pic

doubletall · « **Reply #13 on:** January 29, 2018, 10:32:55 PM »

Quote from: 123 on January 29, 2018, 07:23:09 PM

They sure look cool but the coloration is a sign of a genetic defect, and many have physical deformities as well. Not something we really want to see more of.

Probably can’t tell from the picture but the legs are a lot shorter than normal.

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Gringo31 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2018, 09:50:25 AM »

They usually have an overbite and are considered genetically inferior. The ones I've seen don't seem to live real long. Always fairly young ones (up to 3 years old) and the spots seem to change over time.

Sitka_Blacktail · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2018, 09:58:24 AM »

When I was growing up, there were a lot of piebald blacktails in the Humptulips area. Been a while since I heard of anybody seeing one.

DaveMonti · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2018, 10:35:07 AM »

Unless it's a true albino, they are fine. It's just like a person having a large pigmented patch of skin.

I've seen whitetail's live a long time with this type of coloring. It does not mean the deer is genetically compromised in any other way.

baker5150 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2018, 11:05:11 AM »

Camp Orkila on Orcas island has a bunch of local piebald deer that never leave the area.

Every year they get one or two more fawns, if they hit the open field it's a pretty cool sight to see so many in one spot.

Gringo31 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2018, 11:20:06 AM »

Quote

Unless it's a true albino, they are fine.

I'm no expert and could be wrong, just the research I've done on them told me different. Hope you're correct!

jamesfromseattle · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2018, 11:33:57 AM »

Quote from: baker5150 on January 30, 2018, 11:05:11 AM

Camp Orkila on Orcas island has a bunch of local piebald deer that never leave the area.

Every year they get one or two more fawns, if they hit the open field it's a pretty cool sight to see so many in one spot.

I’ve seen them up on Orcas as well on the road between Eastsound and Moran State Park. They definitely look a bit off. I first saw one when I was on a Game of Thrones bender and was pretty certain I was seeing something from the army of white walkers.

bigmacc · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:00:30 PM »

Used to be a bunch cruising a certain part of the Methow, in fact some were pure albino, if I remember right there was about 20 of them. Really neat to see, I remember as a kid my dad taking me up to look at them during hunting season, I couldn't figure out why we weren't shooting them

cause there was a couple real nice bucks in there! A few years later someone did shoot one and was practically ran out of town

boneaddict · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:05:55 PM »

Ive never seen any piebald there. Interesting. I think its cool.

baker5150 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:22:37 PM »

Quote from: jamesfromseattle on January 30, 2018, 11:33:57 AM

Quote from: baker5150 on January 30, 2018, 11:05:11 AM
Camp Orkila on Orcas island has a bunch of local piebald deer that never leave the area.

Every year they get one or two more fawns, if they hit the open field it's a pretty cool sight to see so many in one spot.

I’ve seen them up on Orcas as well on the road between Eastsound and Moran State Park. They definitely look a bit off. I first saw one when I was on a Game of Thrones bender and was pretty certain I was seeing something from the army of white walkers.

To be fair, all Island deer are a bit off looking.

bigmacc · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2018, 02:33:03 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on January 31, 2018, 02:05:55 PM

Ive never seen any piebald there. Interesting. I think its cool.

For us bone it was late 50,s-early 60,s. After "64" we didn't see them anymore, although we seen one piebald fawn around 66ish in the same area with a doe, haven't seen anything like them since. I wonder if there life expectancy is lower and maybe they die off younger

...Mother Nature

....As far as I remember, the talk was a lot of that bunch were poached, I remember my dad saying there were folks that killed them for the hides. Maybe it wasn't Mother Nature

...Pretty neat more are showing up

C-Money · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2018, 03:15:50 PM »

Nice picture! Never seen a mule deer piebald. Saw a few Piebald Whitetails in PA over the years...

doubletall · « **Reply #25 on:** February 01, 2018, 01:53:44 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on January 31, 2018, 02:05:55 PM

Ive never seen any piebald there. Interesting. I think its cool.

Considering the time you spend in the field with a camera I guess that's saying something about how rare they are.

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