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RE: Is this a special deer?
 

Man, that musta been something to get that deer up on the scales!

RE: Is this a special deer?
 

Sounds like a fallow whitetail. We have a few renegade herds of these around Maryland (none around me though [:' (]). They' re generally somewhat bigger, their antlers are a little smoother and they keep their spots through their life.

RE: Is this a special deer?
 

I' d contact the nearest game farm and tell them one of their pets got out. Contact you DNR and clue them in also. Unless of course you want to take the chance that thing isn' t CWD or TB positive. [:' (]

RE: Is this a special deer?
 

I have to agree with Dave...All signs point to a Fallow Deer...Why they appear to be so docile and have no fear of man is another question. Maybe F&G folks could help here....

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Yeah, with that many points and the spots I will bet you thats a fallow deer. We had some for years about 20 miles from where I live that a rich landowner had released on his land. I haven' t seen one in while. They tend to have a much higher occurrence of odd colored coats and non-typical racks than a regular whitetail. As for why its so tame, perhaps someone had it in a pen. I think they can still be purchased. Is there a high fence ranch near you that offers hunts for exotics? That would be my guess.

RE: Is this a special deer?
 

First off its not a Fallow Whitetail, as someone suggested. It is known as a fallow deer.

Although they have very large racks, I have never heard of one with 21 points.

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Cat: As far as I know, Fallow can and will cross breed with whitetails.

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hnivisitor,why not take a pic of the deer and post it for all of us to see.:)

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It is widely known that white-tail will interbreed with mule deer and black tail.
With the abundance of chcolate, spotted, and white fallow in the Texas hill country- I have never seen a cross.

But ya never know!:)