Edge Report post Posted November 30, 2016 Yeah, he stood out. Could see him at 1000 yard away without binos. After they skinned him out, they laid the hide down on the ground and it was near identical on both sides of his body!My Yankee cousin sent me pics of a similar looking WT deer in PA. If the color mutation affects deer like it does horses, dogs; etc, the mutation can be more than skin deep. The pattern looks a lot like the Frame Overo gene. One copy of the gene can cause the animal to crop out in the white 50% of the time. So an animal can have the mutant gene and look normal too or splashed with white. The gene can also cause deafness or if both copies of the gene are passed on, a lethal condition in the intestines causes death within days of birth. I'm certain there are biologists out there that would like some of that deer's DNA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinB Report post Posted November 30, 2016 Congrats to the hunter super cool buck. I bet he stood out on the hill side like a sore thumb. there are pics on FB of it on the hoof prior to the shot. It stood out.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northAZarcher Report post Posted November 30, 2016 We were worried he wouldn't survive the Oct hunt he stood out so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Okbow87 Report post Posted December 2, 2016 I have seen a few piebald deer here in OK, but have never heard of a coues deer piebald in any of my research. Pretty cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deercrazy Report post Posted December 2, 2016 I do believe they call that a Piebald deer. Have seen many in Wisconsin, but never a Couse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ohthatguy Report post Posted December 10, 2016 Saw a yearling coues yesterday with a softball sized white patch right over his lower chest. Don't know if it's low white pied, injury or what. There are supposedly a few resident albino doe in the area but albino and piebald are different mutations so I don't know what he has going on. Could be a marker for sheep though as he seemed intent to climb and hop on top of every possible rock pile in the area. Pretty darn cute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted December 11, 2016 That is very cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted December 11, 2016 So whats he gonna do with it? How much is a full body mount anyways? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian390 Report post Posted December 11, 2016 That's a very unique deer, and cool to see. Congrats on a buck of a lifetime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
northAZarcher Report post Posted December 11, 2016 So whats he gonna do with it? How much is a full body mount anyways? Full bodies run close to $3000! They haven't worked out details yet. Full body or a rug is what he wants. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted December 11, 2016 That's the first Coues I have seen like that but I did see a Muley Doe a few years ago that was pretty close to that. I am lucky enough to have seen an all white Coues Buck while hunting with a buddy many, many years ago but it was probably 1000 yards away. The locals knew of it but as far as I know it was never taken and may have been the same white deer that G&F had a picture of in their office on the wall that was with a bunch of Doe's but that one didn't have antlers but it could have already shed them. Maybe he can work something out with the taxi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havasuhunter Report post Posted December 20, 2016 That is a really cool Animal. Provably never see another one like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
