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Grandmother23 01-11-2011 03:32 PM

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...nwi10s22a3q81f

M.E.H. 01-11-2011 03:42 PM

I have seen a few White Deer around Bridgeport, WA. The first time you see them it is a shock!

Up North 01-11-2011 03:43 PM

I have seen albino deer but not an all whit one as of yet. The do happen occasionally.

amma 01-11-2011 03:48 PM

I have seen one albino, but around here they are ostracized from the rest of the deer population :(
Those are gorgeous!! I would love to see them :D:D:D

Lori S 01-11-2011 03:52 PM

There is a large herd inside the Seneca Army Depot in The Finger Lakes area of NY. It amazing at dusk its not unusual to see 20 - 30 at the fence line.

http://www.senecawhitedeer.org/

RkayD 01-11-2011 04:16 PM

Isn't that pretty! I had quite a scare with a deer coming home one night a few weeks ago. I just caught her in my vision on the passenger side and started to slow down..I drive like a grandma anyway so I always go the speed limit. When I realized she wasn't going to stop I slammed on the brakes. I bumped her hind quarter really hard on the drivers side front bumper. Luckily she kept going and there wasn't even a scratch to my car. Thank Goodness. On both counts..I can't stand the thought of hurting an animal..

DawnMarie 01-11-2011 04:30 PM

I bet they're hard to hunt when there is snow on the ground. :)

CoyoteQuilts 01-11-2011 05:42 PM

Cool! Thanks...

tjradj 01-11-2011 06:04 PM

Oh what beautiful creatures. Makes one wonder if they are what started the "unicorn" myth?

Grandmother23 01-11-2011 06:59 PM


Originally Posted by tjradj
Oh what beautiful creatures. Makes one wonder if they are what started the "unicorn" myth?

Never know! Living in Southeast Louisiana, I wonder if I would ever know. I can always wonder. It would be great to see this in person.

CarrieAnne 01-11-2011 07:20 PM

They sure are pretty!

Corry 01-11-2011 07:48 PM


Originally Posted by DawnMarie
I bet they're hard to hunt when there is snow on the ground. :)

OMG, who would want to kill one of these??!! Bad enough to kill a normal deer.

Corry 01-11-2011 07:49 PM


Originally Posted by Grandmother23

Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I have never seen these before and they are just awesome. I really enjoyed the video.

amandasgramma 01-11-2011 07:51 PM

The Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon had some white deer (don't know if they're still there). And there used to be a white deer family that hung around some cattle over by Salem, Oregon.....really odd to see!

luckylindy333 01-11-2011 07:55 PM

They are very pretty! Thanks for sharing...

AnnieF 01-11-2011 08:24 PM

I've seen the herd of white deer in the Seneca Army Depot in New York State and they are awesome to see.

raptureready 01-11-2011 08:33 PM

There were two near Homer Lake in Champaign County, Illinois this year but I wasn't fortunate enough to get to see them. Maybe they'll still be there next year. Wow, a herd of them! That's really strange. It must be because of the camouflage of the winter snows that they've survived so well.

wolph33 01-11-2011 08:36 PM

yes at a petting zoo

maine ladybug 01-11-2011 08:47 PM

I haven't ever seen or heard about them being in Maine or NH. Thanks for sharing the link though, I enjoyed watching it.

QuiltedAngel 01-11-2011 08:52 PM

Thank You for Sharing!!!
I am bookmarking and sharing with my girls!

Feather3 01-12-2011 12:50 AM

There was a herd of them in central PA for years. They were on private land. Many would go visit/feed them. Sadly they broke thru the fence & escaped & are now long gone.

I've also seen a few albino white tail deer in central PA. Not all were 100% white tho. Some still had areas of darker color. Many hunters will not shot an albino, as they feel it's a curse.

TN Donna 01-12-2011 01:40 AM

They are Albino Whitetail deer. My ex-neighbor kept exotic aninmals and he once had several on his property. They are really pretty in the snowy wooded area in the video.

Maiziedo 01-12-2011 07:35 AM

We did have one, til some idiot went and shot it the other day. Hope he gets the maximum in punishment!!! Not like we don't have enough plain deer to hunt!!!!!!!

Kas 01-12-2011 11:18 PM

That is really neat that it is a whole herd of them. When we lived on Whidbey Island, WA, it was a trapped deer population and we had lots of white deer in our neighborhood. They weren't albino, though. Some of them had brown heads and brown spots down their backs but white everywhere else. We had pinto deer!

Grandmother23 01-17-2011 06:06 AM

I like that! Pinto deer. LOL


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