Piebald
01-02-2011, 03:40 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 310
Piebald
1-01-11 Great last day of the season.
Decided to give Fort AP Hill one more try for the season closer. The hunting hasn't been that great for me there this year (on the base) but you gotta hunt on the last day.
I killed a doe around noon and was dragging her out when I saw movement down a lane in a pine cut-over. At first I thought that it was multiple flags from deer running away. I slipped off my stand and dropped my dragging rope while kneeling down. I crawled to the nearest tree for a good rest and saw what I thought was a white plastic bag blowing around in the wind. As soon as I got the scope up my heart skipped a beat......piebald....heading right to me! When it hit a small dip I lost sight of it and took the opportunity to stabilize my rest better and check shooting lanes. He came up the hill right to me and I was debating whether to shoot him or not but when he turned broadside at 30 yards the debate was over. He was a button buck and not that large, but shooting a piebald is a once in a lifetime opportunity so I'm happy to have harvested one.
The biologist that checked the deer said that he had not heard about this deer nor had anyone else at the check station.
Now to find the money for a mount. I would just tan the hide, but the ears are pretty unique and would look great on a mount.
Mitch
Decided to give Fort AP Hill one more try for the season closer. The hunting hasn't been that great for me there this year (on the base) but you gotta hunt on the last day.
I killed a doe around noon and was dragging her out when I saw movement down a lane in a pine cut-over. At first I thought that it was multiple flags from deer running away. I slipped off my stand and dropped my dragging rope while kneeling down. I crawled to the nearest tree for a good rest and saw what I thought was a white plastic bag blowing around in the wind. As soon as I got the scope up my heart skipped a beat......piebald....heading right to me! When it hit a small dip I lost sight of it and took the opportunity to stabilize my rest better and check shooting lanes. He came up the hill right to me and I was debating whether to shoot him or not but when he turned broadside at 30 yards the debate was over. He was a button buck and not that large, but shooting a piebald is a once in a lifetime opportunity so I'm happy to have harvested one.
The biologist that checked the deer said that he had not heard about this deer nor had anyone else at the check station.
Now to find the money for a mount. I would just tan the hide, but the ears are pretty unique and would look great on a mount.
Mitch
01-02-2011, 07:00 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Free Union, VA
Posts: 750
Mitch, that's a hell of a deer. I took a shot with my crossbow at one last season from 40 yds. Farther than I would normally shoot but I had only see one other deer like that about 20 years ago. I missed, and saw him and a twin cripple later in the day at about 100 yds. Saw him on my game cam before season started this year with one normal spike horn and one that looked like a unicorn cork screw. Didn't see him since then at all. I figure he ended up as somebody's trophy.
01-03-2011, 06:03 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: West TN
Posts: 286
01-03-2011, 10:06 AM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Southern Michigan
Posts: 171
Most states it's illegal to shoot an albino. But anyways a few years back I had a piebald doe i would see everynight in the back yard. I had a few pics..ill have to dig em up sometime.
01-03-2011, 02:44 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Mid West
Posts: 591
A piebald deer is not an albino so they are legal to shoot. As most of you know, an albino is completly white with pink eyes and hooves, or pinkish anyway. Personally, I don't know why states make illegal to shoot them. There neat to see, but should be taken out of the gene pool.