Comments on: Piebald Deer – What are They? http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: StiteMan http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/comment-page-1/#comment-2772 StiteMan Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=146#comment-2772 I've seen about 4 piebald deer in about a 6 or 7 mile distance along the road. Three of them were within a half mile of each other. One was a nice 7 or 8 point buck that we saw 2 days in a row in the same spot. It did not appear to have any physical abnormalities. Another piebald we saw was in the same spot as the buck and was a large doe. This occured only a week after seeing the buck. I consider myself to be very lucky to see these rare deer. I’ve seen about 4 piebald deer in about a 6 or 7 mile distance along the road. Three of them were within a half mile of each other. One was a nice 7 or 8 point buck that we saw 2 days in a row in the same spot. It did not appear to have any physical abnormalities. Another piebald we saw was in the same spot as the buck and was a large doe. This occured only a week after seeing the buck. I consider myself to be very lucky to see these rare deer.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/comment-page-1/#comment-2638 Wendy Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:50:42 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=146#comment-2638 I have been watching a piebald deer all season. I let her go the frist time and was hoping to see her again, but as time went on and three months past their was no sign of her. However, on January 12 I saw her and I harvested her. I was so excited! My frist piebald deer. Never seen one until this year. I have been watching a piebald deer all season. I let her go the frist time and was hoping to see her again, but as time went on and three months past their was no sign of her. However, on January 12 I saw her and I harvested her. I was so excited! My frist piebald deer. Never seen one until this year.

]]> By: Aileen http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/comment-page-1/#comment-2629 Aileen Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:40:10 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=146#comment-2629 My husband took photos of a piebald doe munching on a holly right outside our window in a suburbanizing rural area in West Virginia's eastern panhandle. Because of her small size, stocky legs, and brown and white patches, his frist thought was that someone's goat had gotten loose. Does anyone know if this mutation confers any advantages such as disease resistance (similar to the way sickle cell trait confers resistance to malaria)? My husband took photos of a piebald doe munching on a holly right outside our window in a suburbanizing rural area in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle. Because of her small size, stocky legs, and brown and white patches, his frist thought was that someone’s goat had gotten loose. Does anyone know if this mutation confers any advantages such as disease resistance (similar to the way sickle cell trait confers resistance to malaria)?

]]> By: Sam http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/comment-page-1/#comment-2609 Sam Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:23:32 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=146#comment-2609 Actually, in the picture of the black spotted doe by herself, her front legs are shorter than they should be. Deer normally have a flat topline and hers slopes towards her shoulders. Also, the buck has a pink nose, and a slightly shorter than normal lower jaw. (took comparison with other buck pictures from a similar angle to see that). So I see half the pictures showing the physical defects the writer talks about. Actually, in the picture of the black spotted doe by herself, her front legs are shorter than they should be. Deer normally have a flat topline and hers slopes towards her shoulders.

Also, the buck has a pink nose, and a slightly shorter than normal lower jaw. (took comparison with other buck pictures from a similar angle to see that).

So I see half the pictures showing the physical defects the writer talks about.

]]> By: T. Shaw http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 T. Shaw Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:37:42 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/?p=146#comment-2562 We just saw a piebald deer (probably a large fawn) in Ellicott City, Maryland, just outside of Patapsco State Park. It was quite a strange sight! We just saw a piebald deer (probably a large fawn) in Ellicott City, Maryland, just outside of Patapsco State Park. It was quite a strange sight!

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