Southern VA Piebald Buck

Posted At : February 1, 2010 10:17 AM | Posted By : Mike Hanback
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Mike: I am a relatively new hunter (4th year) who just started watching your show this year. I know you like to do shows and stories about really big deer (racks) but what about unique deer?

I ask because on Dec. 26th 2009 I was fortunate enough to get me a piebald buck in SouthHampton County, Va. Not only is this deer very unique, it is also my first buck with visible antlers. As a meat hunter, I have only gotten button bucks and does in the past, so when I saw this beauty, I was very excited and could not believe what had just happened. This was the first piebald I have ever seen and I realize I will probably never see one again.

Unfortunately, this deer had already shed his antler on his right side so I only get to call it a 4-pointer instead of the 8 it probably would've been. Because of its rarity I have decided to have it mounted regardless of the missing horn. I can't wait to get it back from the taxidermist.

Have you had any encounters with piebalds or albinos? Thank you, Steve McKean, Virginia Beach, Va.

Steve, awesome man, first rack buck a piebald, not a handful of hunters across N.A. can say that! That's a beauty too, with so much white. Great you're getting it mounted.

I have seen one piebald in my life, a doe. Who else has seen one? Anybody else shot a white deer?

Got a lot more cool stories like Steve's backlogged in my inbox, I'll post em all over the next weeks and months. comment

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We have two does in our club like that, and I believe one buck. But they are not seen a lot of times.

# Posted By cheyenne | 2/1/10 10:55 AM

Very rare in Illinois and protected and I have never seen one. Would be awesome to see one while in the tree. Congratulation Steve, a real trophy. Just goes to show you, Deer hunting is just not about Big Horns.

# Posted By pappa necbone | 2/1/10 11:30 AM

Congrats thats a great deer.You should go look for that other antler should be in the same area..shedhound2

# Posted By shedhound2 | 2/1/10 2:46 PM

We have had piebalds in our area of south central Michigan for several years now. They seem to all be in 1 general geographic area, as near as we can tell.

# Posted By Big T | 2/1/10 3:00 PM

Great buck Steve....very cool for a first or any kill. I have never seen one with that much white on it only with some white on the legs and a few other small spots. I agree...you should do some looking and see if you can find the shed antler. Congrats

# Posted By Scott from MI | 2/1/10 3:01 PM

Hey Steve- a real treasure for sure. You could take a picture of the antler with something that wouls give us a comparison and maybe someone would have a close match for you to have to even him up.

# Posted By Mack | 2/1/10 3:07 PM

Congrats, Steve. A guy I work with shot two does in one week in the same basic spot. One piebald & one albino. He had one made into a coffee table, which I hear looks great. I think he had the other made into a full-body mount. Mack, that's a cool idea about the antler.

# Posted By Curt | 2/1/10 3:38 PM

Nice buck Steve. A friend of mine took one this year, here in Wisconsin. I have yet to see one. A friend of mine, Dan, with Cola Blanca Outfitters, took a white javelina. I have hunted for 46 years, and have yet to take a rarity like this. Congratulations!!

# Posted By Paul | 2/1/10 3:56 PM

Maybe someone could find a match with a drop for the other side.

# Posted By Lance | 2/1/10 5:32 PM

I shot one last year with my bow that had white coming up his legs all the way to the brisket, but the body was normal brown. Definitely cool looking.

# Posted By David in NC | 2/1/10 6:33 PM

I've seen several albino's. One farm I hunted had at least two albino does but the landowner asked me not to shoot them. Used to see them all the time but I just enjoyed watching them. Saw a piebald in my neighborhood a year or so ago, the neck and brisket were white, rest predominantly brown. I've got a picture somewhere. If it's still on my camera I'll try to post it.

Congratulations Steve. That's more than likely a once in a lifetime buck and it's absolutely beautiful!! Expecting to see some pictures of a mount sometime soon :)

Cody

# Posted By Cody | 2/2/10 12:34 AM

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