Albino Doe

[ohio bowhunter]

I was hunting on the ground this AM becase of the wind . She walked right up on me :shock: Just couldn't bring myself to release an arrow so shot her with the camera instead . She had this years fawn with her that was also pure white . The fawn stayed in the thick brush so I couldn't get a good pic of it . Thought y'all might enjoy these

 

[one bullet]

Beautiful. I 'm glad it's still out there! Thank You.

 

[donut757]

Your a better man than i am... she is a pretty animal and i would had to take a chance at her.

Nice pics tho.

 

[ohio bowhunter]

Your a better man than i am... she is a pretty animal and i would had to take a chance at her.

Nice pics tho.

Would not have been much of a chance for her...she was at about 6 yards at one point , with me at full draw...but i just couldn't release .
Must be gettin soft in my old age , but I have no regrets for not killing her .

 

[Del J]

Great pictures. Thanks for posting.

 

[donut757]

Dang... 6 yards, thatll make the hair stand up on ur neck... i dont fault you one bit. It is just as fun to watch deer than kill them... the past few years i have opted to hunt the beans fields 90% of my bow hunts. Only 4 deer have gotten within range but they were small bucks or i didnt want to force a bad shot. I have seen so.many incredible things that just keep me coming back... the outdoors never fails to amaze

 

[KTM]

Awesome! That would be quite the treat to experience an albino doe and her albino fawn that close. Great photos.

FWIW, in Wisconsin it is illegal to shoot an albino deer.

 

[ohio bowhunter]

Not illegal to shoot here . I am a meat hunter primarily . I have killed a few trophy bucks , but dont necessarily hunt for them . I'll shoot whatever comes into range .
Therein lies the problem . I haven't had a chance to get out much yet this season , and therefore haven't made meat . She was so close it was a sure thing...but i was so amazed at seeing her and her white fawn that I couldn't drop the hammer . Maybe the hunting gods will smile on me for letting her go .
My wife still cant believe i didn't drop her . Hope I dont see a pic in the paper of someone else in the area getting her .

 

[one bullet]

Not sure how small the fawn was but you really spared two lives instead of one. I applaud you for that. By the way, I'm not anti-hunting.

 

[ohio bowhunter]

Not sure how small the fawn was but you really spared two lives instead of one. I applaud you for that. By the way, I'm not anti-hunting.

This years fawn...it would have been ok without mom

 

[cubrock]

I believe I would have taken her. You have more restraint than I do. Thanks for sharing!

 

[americal]

NOW that is neat :!: Good magazine picture---really white 8)

 

[contender]

Excellent pics! It's legal to take them here in NC, but a lot of folks will let them go. To see a fawn, all white, that's cool. It could have survived, but it'll learn more from momma if they make it through the season.

 

[ohio bowhunter]

Thanks for all the comments , I'm still in shock that I got to see them
Wish I could have gotten a pic of them together

 

[deserttrans]

Great shot... tnx for sharing the pic.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Great shot... tnx for sharing the pic.

Ditto. I hope she learned something from her encounter with you. 8) 8)

...Jimbo

 

[HerrMesser]

I would have been hard pressed to not shoot a white one.

I have found evidence of two fawns that I had shot their mothers in WY. I kept seeing them the next few days that I was there. One kept coming back to the spot where I shot the doe. It is also possible that there was a bad winter.

Rad

 

[ECUfan]

I thought most people wanted you to shoot the albino deer for genetic reasons??

 

[Jman8182]

I thought most people wanted you to shoot the albino deer for genetic reasons??

There are people on both sides of the fence on that. I agree, it's a defect and should be taken out of the gene pool. TMHO. In Illinois, an all white deer is protected, any brown and it's down.

Pete

 

[twobisquit]

Ive posted pictures of an albino doe that was around here for many years. She always had normal fawns. She died of old age about 4 years ago on Thanksgiving day and was turned over to Wyoming Game and Fish. Someone donated enough money for a full mount and she is now in a local wildlife museum .

You will not regret passing up the shot and I will guarentee her image will be with you for a long time. For me it was sort of a ghostly mystical experience