The White Deer
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- Melody Johnson
- Ooltewah, Tennessee, United States
- As an artist, one of my goals is to take risks, try new ideas, and find a way to give myself that 'thrill' that making art can provide. Words of encouragement are always accepted. I answer my emails faithfully, so please send me your thoughts. fibermania@gmail.com or call me at 423-653-9109
So is that brown with white splotches, or white with brown splotches?
ReplyDeleteIt's all in perspective, but with those deer, will you be able to keep your hostas?
Good Morning Mel!
ReplyDeleteI have seen fully albino deer before but never a spotted one. You should send your deer pictures to the TNDNR (Tennesse Department of Natural Resources). I am sure they would love to see pictures of this unique fawn.
Did you notice if it had red eyes or not?
TNDNR is called TWRA
ReplyDeletehttp://www.state.tn.us/twra/
If it has one or 2 pink eyes. Then it would qualify as an albino deer I guess.
ReplyDeleteFrom the TWRA website...
Albino Deer
Hunting, trapping, or possession of albino deer is prohibited as set forth in TCA Chapter 70-4-130. An albino deer is a deer with a lack, or significant deficiency, of pigment in the skin and hair, and has pink eyes.
Check this article out about White Deer...
ReplyDeleteEarly Native Americans had such high regard for albino whitetail deer that they believed merely seeing one would bring them good luck.
They often referred to the animals as "ghost deer," and some thought they had magical powers for healing the sick. They believed killing an albino deer would bring shame and misfortune to the hunter and his family.
~SNIP~ more at article link
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/sep/30/s30outdoorsnu2/
Geez, it's like a Disney theme park in your back yard! Cool picture, and good luck!
ReplyDeleteOK- HOW CUTE IS THAT!!! I can't wait to see what tromps into your backyard next... Maybe you guys should get a salt lick so they keep comeing back, well if you want them to come back, guess they will eat your garden/flowers etc...
ReplyDelete"magical powers for healing the sick"
ReplyDeleteHow divine.
I have some deer and rabbit spray that works great. It absolutely reeks until it dries but it has saved my plants. My sister was using it when she was going back and forth to the states (you can't get it in Canada) so her yard looked great but, now that she is in Canada full time, well, let's say the salad bar was open for business and it didn't take the deer long to figure it out!! I will have to take a couple of bottles with me in the spring.
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Beautiful. How lucky that you were able to capture them. I love my herd that doesn't even move when I pull up in the drive anymore. They just look at me like I'm a minor interruption. I bet you gasped at that cutie.
ReplyDeleteIt looks just like Abby! only a little bigger of course :)
ReplyDeleteDon't tell your neighbors about the white deer. Hunters prize them even if there is a TN law.
ReplyDeleteMy husband looked at it and said, "That's a piebald deer" - here is a link to it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/weirdwhitetails/ww_aa022003/
There's a huge controversy going on in Oregon at the moment around a family's right to keep such a deer. She was born with leg deformities and the family's spent thousands of $$$, over the last six years, on vet bills. They named her Snowball. This is literally front-page news in Portland: http://tinyurl.com/2gtdve
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