I regularly see a piebald fawn outside my office window in Rockaway. It stands out like a bright light moving about the woods. Do they ever make it to yearling?
He's a old timer and really set in his ways ( aren't we all) and he believes it to this day, 82 years old still goes out and takes the gun fir a walk !I shot one and got 5 deer the next year ... lol
Wow. Now I see that sometimes happens with piebalds.View attachment 119969 . 8 point bottom jaw was two inches shorter then top .
Interesting stuff.NJ DFW said:.... The piebald condition results from an inherited genetic trait. Piebalds will frequently have other distinct physical conditions, including skeletal deformities (e.g. bowing of the nose, short/deformed legs, curved spine, short lower jaw, etc.) as well as internal organ deformities....
It is bad luck to shoot an all white deer(albino). I guess you could carry that over to piebald, depending upon which, Witch Doctor you talk to. lolMy neighbor shot a piebald about 20 years ago during 6 day firearm , he didn't shoot another buck fir 6 years , he said he will never shoot another one, he thinks it jinxed him, still believes that to this day, he's a old timer and a good guy ! Made a rug out of the Piebald and it does look great !
MIne was like that also, short legs and chubby.
Amen. I will never understand why people don't shoot these deer with obvious genetic issues. The overall health of the herd will not benefit by letting them walk.Remember, all piebalds have recessive genes and usually have skeletal deformities. People need to take them out of the gene pool.
That is not always the case. there are many piebalds shot that are giant deer.Amen. I will never understand why people don't shoot these deer with obvious genetic issues. The overall health of the herd will not benefit by letting them walk.