Wanted to share a Piebald button buck we got running around!

tynimiller · October 3, 2011, 10:52 AM

This little guy has been on our trail cams for some time now and I figured I'd share some pics with you guys. We've contacted every hunter we could think of in our hunting area to form a collective agreement to let him walk this year minimum. Some of them stated they'll try not to shoot him...hope they stay true on their word. He'd look awesome full body mounted (I don't have that kind a money though) so if he is still around in a year or two...I'd mount him for sure though on the wall.

Pahoo · October 3, 2011, 11:28 AM

Have only seen one other Piebald and he was in a protected park. They are beautiful when all grown up and smooth. Nice picture and hope he makes it for a few seasons. Full mount would be fantastic.

Be Safe !!!

tynimiller · October 3, 2011, 11:32 AM

Dad hunted on the ground yesterday and had this little dude come within 10 feet of his ground blind. That would have been awesome to see...taking little flip cam with me incase he comes by me.

kep150 · October 3, 2011, 11:41 AM

why would anyone shoot a fawn?

Hawg · October 3, 2011, 11:43 AM

We've got a lot of piebald deer around here. I've got a piebald hide in the freezer.

waterboy68 · October 3, 2011, 11:53 AM

Ha! if I had seen that in the woods I would have thought someone lost a goat!!

Looks just like a goat without any horns. LOL! Hope he makes it through the season!

tynimiller · October 3, 2011, 11:54 AM

Hawg...that's crazy if you have a ton of them...pretty sweet though!

Pahoo · October 3, 2011, 12:20 PM

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why would anyone shoot a fawn?

Technically it's not a Fawn, but a Yearling and no matter, as he would have to be 4 or5 years for me to even consider shooting it. They are really neat to run into, I mean to see in the woods..

Be Safe !!!

tynimiller · October 3, 2011, 12:39 PM

Pahoo...no way hunters in the area would let him grow that old...which is why I'm probably just gonna let one of them shoot it next season and come see it. That way I don't eat a tag on a small buck and still get to see a rarity in our neck of the woods.

Pahoo · October 3, 2011, 01:02 PM

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Pahoo...no way hunters in the area would let him grow that old

You're right as it would not last that long here either. He is going to get real smart, in a very short time. I have seen pictures of some big ones though. Just enjoy this treat for as long as you can. .....

http://images.search.yahoo.com/image...mb=jas/jKHqUpl

Be Safe !!!

rantingredneck · October 3, 2011, 01:20 PM

About 5-6 years ago my father in law and I were walking back to the truck from the morning stand hunt when a piebald doe crossed the trail in front of us. She was HUGE and I have no idea how she'd made it that long with all that white on her. My FIL fired and missed (muzzleloader) and she was gone. About a half second later the buck (normal brown coloration) that was running with her stopped dead still in the trail and looked at us. That was his last mistake (My muzzleloader was still charged

).

That was the only piebald deer I've ever seen in person and I've not seen another in that area since, though others have reported several. Possibly offspring of that big ol' doe we saw that day.

FrontSight · October 3, 2011, 02:36 PM

I've seen one while driving in CT. Was arguing w/ the Mrs. and it stopped me mid-sentence, lol.

Shotgun693 · October 6, 2011, 07:28 PM

Down in Brazoria County, Texas, close to Alvin there's a herd of white Whitetail Deer. And yes they are for sure WT Deer. My late F-I-L used to feed'm.

October 3, 2011, 11:28 AM	#2
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	They are pretty !! Have only seen one other Piebald and he was in a protected park. They are beautiful when all grown up and smooth. Nice picture and hope he makes it for a few seasons. Full mount would be fantastic. Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

October 3, 2011, 11:32 AM	#3
tynimiller Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Osceola, IN Posts: 258	Dad hunted on the ground yesterday and had this little dude come within 10 feet of his ground blind. That would have been awesome to see...taking little flip cam with me incase he comes by me. __________________ ~ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE EVER OFFERED TO DIE FOR ME (you), JESUS CHRIST AND THE AMERICAN G.I. ONE DIED FOR MY (your) SOUL, THE OTHER FOR YOUR FREEDOM!~

October 3, 2011, 11:54 AM	#7
tynimiller Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Osceola, IN Posts: 258	Hawg...that's crazy if you have a ton of them...pretty sweet though! __________________ ~ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE EVER OFFERED TO DIE FOR ME (you), JESUS CHRIST AND THE AMERICAN G.I. ONE DIED FOR MY (your) SOUL, THE OTHER FOR YOUR FREEDOM!~

October 3, 2011, 12:39 PM	#9
tynimiller Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Osceola, IN Posts: 258	Pahoo...no way hunters in the area would let him grow that old...which is why I'm probably just gonna let one of them shoot it next season and come see it. That way I don't eat a tag on a small buck and still get to see a rarity in our neck of the woods. __________________ ~ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE EVER OFFERED TO DIE FOR ME (you), JESUS CHRIST AND THE AMERICAN G.I. ONE DIED FOR MY (your) SOUL, THE OTHER FOR YOUR FREEDOM!~

October 3, 2011, 01:20 PM	#11
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	About 5-6 years ago my father in law and I were walking back to the truck from the morning stand hunt when a piebald doe crossed the trail in front of us. She was HUGE and I have no idea how she'd made it that long with all that white on her. My FIL fired and missed (muzzleloader) and she was gone. About a half second later the buck (normal brown coloration) that was running with her stopped dead still in the trail and looked at us. That was his last mistake (My muzzleloader was still charged ). That was the only piebald deer I've ever seen in person and I've not seen another in that area since, though others have reported several. Possibly offspring of that big ol' doe we saw that day. __________________ NRA Member NC Hunter's Education Instructor PCCA Member (What's PCCA you ask? <- Check the link)

October 3, 2011, 11:41 AM	#4
kep150 Member Join Date: September 18, 2011 Posts: 17	why would anyone shoot a fawn?

October 3, 2011, 11:43 AM	#5
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	We've got a lot of piebald deer around here. I've got a piebald hide in the freezer.

October 3, 2011, 11:53 AM	#6
waterboy68 Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2010 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 122	Ha! if I had seen that in the woods I would have thought someone lost a goat!! Looks just like a goat without any horns. LOL! Hope he makes it through the season!

October 3, 2011, 02:36 PM	#12
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	I've seen one while driving in CT. Was arguing w/ the Mrs. and it stopped me mid-sentence, lol. __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

October 6, 2011, 07:28 PM	#13
Shotgun693 Senior Member Join Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 959	Down in Brazoria County, Texas, close to Alvin there's a herd of white Whitetail Deer. And yes they are for sure WT Deer. My late F-I-L used to feed'm.