In 2016 he was a perfect 6 point In 2017 his right side got injured but left side grew a lot And this year I have a fawn running around that’s colored up the same, it’s either his offspring or sibling who knows I haven’t gotten a pic of him so far this year. He doesn’t show up till around late October. Hope he still alive. I’m guessing these are called piebald deer
Looks like part donkey part deer in the first pic. Cool animal! Also letting him live doesn’t guarantee his offspring will be piebald. It’s a recessive trait and usually both parents would have to have the gene for there to even be a chance. They can also produce perfectly normal deer. If that deer is older you should take him. They have a shorter life span than most deer. Thanks for sharing.
That’s pretty old. We had a few on land we used to hunt and I emailed KDFW. One guy emailed and was pretty knowledgeable. They can live long but on average 3-5 years. I followed up and have read a lot. We had a stud of an 8 and the neighbor who was family to the people who let us hunt wanted to save it for his grandson. As far as I know no one ever got him. At least not on our property or the neighbors. My first time bow hunting he walked within 20 yds of me. I could’ve killed a unicorn my first time out!
A friend killed one with more white than brown, its twin was completely normal in coloration, however they say whitetail does often produce twins that actually have different fathers
