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Rare albino deer bagged by 11-year-old [W:245]

There was a point in time where an albino of any species was protected.(at least in Minnesota... maybe it still is?) I always thought it was a stupid law since hunting is used as a tool to manage the species and albino is a genetic trait that does not serve a wild animal well.

The kid bagged a trophy. Let him enjoy the moment.
 
Redress said:
It was an arrow not a bullet.

It would have been even sadder if it starved, or if it got hit by a car(or semi, but then no one would have even known it was an albino, not much left when a semi at 70 MPH hits a deer except a red patch on the road). At least some one got something out of this.
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eh, it just makes me sad to see it lying there dead.
 
Redress said:
This is in Michigan, and the deer population in the state is too large. Hunting is important to keep the number of deer down to a reasonable number. Car/deer accidents are far too common, they can damage crops badly, and many starve in the winters due to overpopulation. Hunting is a sport done for fun, for food, for trophies. That is how it works.

Where this happened is about an hour and a half from where I grew up. It is pretty rural and hunting is such a big part of the culture than opening day of gun dear season is a paid day off for many businesses, and going hunting is an excused absence from school. Whitetail deer are beautiful animals, especially at a distance, and this one was too, but hunting them is necessary and provides multiple benefits, including the trophy. While they will probably process it(why waste meat), even if they do not, it is fine.
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I don't agree with killing for the sake of killing, population control or not. Utilize the animal for something. I've hunted deer in Michigan and it makes me sick when I find deer that have been shot and left to rot, because the antlers weren't big, or a small herd of does are left to rot. If you're not varmint hunting then if you kill it, you eat it.
 
The OTHER other white meat.
 
Helix said:
eh, it just makes me sad to see it lying there dead.
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I understand the feeling. I don't hunt, and never have except a couple times as a teenager. Not my thing, I empathize with the animal too much. But I also understand the reality of the situation. Hunting is good for the state, and, ironically, good for the deer population. It is not nice, it is not pretty, but it is true.
 
Helix said:
i'm not anti-gun, and i don't want to take away the right to hunt. i used to fish myself, until i realized what an unfair fight that it was. i would do it for survival and to feed my family if i needed to. however, seeing a rare animal and then putting a bullet into it just seems more sad than cool.
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Rare in color only. Still just a deer, otherwise.
 
Redress said:
I understand the feeling. I don't hunt, and never have except a couple times as a teenager. Not my thing, I empathize with the animal too much. But I also understand the reality of the situation. Hunting is good for the state, and, ironically, good for the deer population. It is not nice, it is not pretty, but it is true.
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Connecting with nature is important and people would have a greater appreciation for food and where it came from if they hunted for game on occasion. However someone who shoots a deer or an elk for fun and leaves it to rot is a walking dildo with ears.
 
HenryChinaski said:
Connecting with nature is important and people would have a greater appreciation for food and where it came from if they hunted for game on occasion. However someone who shoots a deer or an elk for fun and leaves it to rot is a walking dildo with ears.
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Umm, that is illegal in every state.
So people usually don't take their pics with it.
 
HenryChinaski said:
I don't agree with killing for the sake of killing, population control or not. Utilize the animal for something. I've hunted deer in Michigan and it makes me sick when I find deer that have been shot and left to rot, because the antlers weren't big, or a small herd of does are left to rot. If you're not varmint hunting then if you kill it, you eat it.
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If you found it, you don't know why it was left. Could have run to far and got lost. May have run off the property the hunter was allowed on and on to property he wasn't. Happens all the time here.
 
CycloneWanderer said:
Yeeeeah, albino prey don't usually last long.
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Which is why it is best to hunt them. It eliminates unsuccessful genes from the deer gene pool and give the remaining deer a better chance.
 
TheNextEra said:
Until the law says it is illegal to shoot this kind of deer I see no reason to make the kid feel guilty about it. He didn't do anything wrong.
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There's nothing illegal about hating black or gay people but if I encounter a young man who expresses such a sentiment, I inform them that I (and most of society) believes him to be wrong
 
sangha said:
There's nothing illegal about hating black or gay people but if I encounter a young man who expresses such a sentiment, I inform them that I (and most of society) believes him to be wrong
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So, black people are like albino deer?
 
Natural selection would have taken care of this anyway. :shrug:
 
Its no reason to make the kid feel bad. He has a story to tell his kids and grand children. I'm not into hunting, but I agree with Lutherf, that would make a awesome mount. I just hope that the meat is consume. A beautiful animal like that should not go to waste.
 
Albinism isn't much of a disadvantage in an animal that relies on speed to escape predators, for those saying natural selection would have taken care of it as a way of justifying shooting it, you're wrong. That been said, it's just a deer, plenty of them are killed each year by guns or cars.
 
Now if that had been a BLACK deer, well then we would have had something to talk about.
 
spud_meister said:
Albinism isn't much of a disadvantage in an animal that relies on speed to escape predators, for those saying natural selection would have taken care of it as a way of justifying shooting it, you're wrong. That been said, it's just a deer, plenty of them are killed each year by guns or cars.
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The brown color of deer is in part for camouflage In fact, it is really effective and they blend in very well with the brown leaves and brown branches and brown trunks..
 
spud_meister said:
Albinism isn't much of a disadvantage in an animal that relies on speed to escape predators, for those saying natural selection would have taken care of it as a way of justifying shooting it, you're wrong. That been said, it's just a deer, plenty of them are killed each year by guns or cars.
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Which is why albinism in prey species such as deer is so common.
 
celticwar17 said:
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Rare albino deer bagged by 11-year-old - GrindTV.com

"“He should have let it live. There are plenty of others out there,” reads one of hundreds of comments.
“If it’s rare, why the hell would he kill it?” reads another.
“I’m fine with hunting, just hate the ‘Hey look, it’s different, let’s shoot it’ ideas. Shoot it with a camera and let the unique one live,” reads yet another.Deer-hunting in Michigan is an extremely popular pastime, so it’s not surprising that so many wrote in defense of Gavin Dingman.“Get over it. The law says it’s legal. Back off the kid!!! Way to go kiddo!!” reads one comment.
“He paid good money for his license. He can use it for anything HE chooses, ” reads another. “Whether it be a brown deer or an albino buck, the state of Michigan gave him permission to kill it. Leave the kid alone. He did nothing wrong. He harvested a great trophy.”
Some of the commenters criticized WZZM 13 for posting the story on Facebook, opening Gavin to criticism.
“WZZM should stick with reporting news, not trying to make an 11-year-old boy feel guilty for shooting a deer, during deer season,” reads one comment."


"Some native cultures revere the white animals, and believe that they possess the spirits of ancestors."
Do you think this is in bad taste? Blame the kid? Blame the dad? No problem whatsoever?
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I have no issue with the kill.
I wouldn't have done it, but that's just me. It'll make a good mount for conversation for years to come.
 
celticwar17 said:
albinodeer-copy.jpg

Rare albino deer bagged by 11-year-old - GrindTV.com

"“He should have let it live. There are plenty of others out there,” reads one of hundreds of comments.
“If it’s rare, why the hell would he kill it?” reads another.
“I’m fine with hunting, just hate the ‘Hey look, it’s different, let’s shoot it’ ideas. Shoot it with a camera and let the unique one live,” reads yet another.Deer-hunting in Michigan is an extremely popular pastime, so it’s not surprising that so many wrote in defense of Gavin Dingman.“Get over it. The law says it’s legal. Back off the kid!!! Way to go kiddo!!” reads one comment.
“He paid good money for his license. He can use it for anything HE chooses, ” reads another. “Whether it be a brown deer or an albino buck, the state of Michigan gave him permission to kill it. Leave the kid alone. He did nothing wrong. He harvested a great trophy.”
Some of the commenters criticized WZZM 13 for posting the story on Facebook, opening Gavin to criticism.
“WZZM should stick with reporting news, not trying to make an 11-year-old boy feel guilty for shooting a deer, during deer season,” reads one comment."


"Some native cultures revere the white animals, and believe that they possess the spirits of ancestors."
Do you think this is in bad taste? Blame the kid? Blame the dad? No problem whatsoever?
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Nice shooting for an 11yo with just a crossbow.
 
US Conservative said:
An angelic black deer on its way from church to a truth telling contest two towns over shot by guess who-YUP a white hunter. Coincidence?
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I think not. :mrgreen:
 
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