Spotted a young white deer and caught it on camera.

TURBOTAXI · 17-04-2007, 07:50 PM

I was on the way home this evening and spotted a white animal off to the side of the road.
I turned around and went back to see if I could get it on film.

I was a young white deer (I have never sen one before) and I managed to get within about 50 meters.

I have photo's and video from my mobile, I just need to work out how to get it off the phone.

Are these things rare?

Outbackjack · 17-04-2007, 08:05 PM

Was Juile Andrews close by???

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You would be better off getting a picture of a Tasmanian Tiger, but I reckon that a white deer would be quite rare.

TURBOTAXI · 17-04-2007, 08:36 PM

They seem to exist in the US (according to flickr) but I have not seen or heard of one in Aust.

5L · 17-04-2007, 08:54 PM

very common here in australia, they are an introduced species. normally for deer farms, or when settlers first arrived in austrlia along with rabbits and foxes. there are now many species here aswell, fallow, red, rusa, hog,chital just to name a few.

going by this photo of my back wall at home id say they are very common lol. these are few dad has taken over the years.

edit just realised you might of been talking about a whitetail deer, common in the US, not sure ill ask the old boy.

cool65 · 17-04-2007, 08:57 PM

Geez, if I had a buck for every one I've seen...

TURBOTAXI · 17-04-2007, 09:25 PM

Are we all talking about deer with white fur? as in "white deer" If so I'll stop being excited......

5L · 17-04-2007, 09:31 PM

so basically an albino deer, i dunno. ive seen albino kangeroo's i suppose there would be albino deer.

**hmm imagine the coat that could be made lol*

Envious · 17-04-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cool65

Geez, if I had a buck for every one I've seen...

Oh dear....

TURBOTAXI · 17-04-2007, 10:04 PM

Whats the 'PUN'ch line?

But seriously, have a seen something special or routine?

MotherNatureVer2 · 18-04-2007, 01:10 PM

Have an answer for you matey ;)

According to our illustrious Post Master this is not an uncommon site, there have been a few sightings by some of the more legitimate locals out here in MBFNW. He states that a feed of one a long time ago was rather delish :P

Legend has it that they were released into the scrub when farmers were no longer able to afford feed them or their properties had gone belly up in times gone by.

At a guess, we will see more of them as they search for food after the fires

Hehehehehe ... problem solvered :P

R0BD0G · 18-04-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cool65

Geez, if I had a buck for every one I've seen...

i assume u'd be very poor

BJ · 18-04-2007, 05:29 PM

We don't have white tail deer in this country. The ones we do have are.

Fellow. mainly around NSW and also found down in Tassie
Red Deer. Queensland
Chital. Queensland and South Aus
Rusa. Queensland
Samber. Victoria and just over the boarder into Canberra
Hog Deer. Victoria down Gippsland way.

All are Asiatic.

MotherNatureVer2 · 18-04-2007, 05:41 PM

To think I was on this road at about 6.30pm and never saw a thing ....... damn !!!!!!!

Mental note to self ....... Look at sides of roads for more than just roos & emus :P

GreenMachine · 18-04-2007, 05:59 PM

Lots of deer up our way (Qld Sunshine Coast) - Make a hell of a noise, make a mess of fences, make good curry!

TURBOTAXI · 18-04-2007, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MotherNature

Have an answer for you matey ;)

According to our illustrious Post Master this is not an uncommon site, there have been a few sightings by some of the more legitimate locals out here in MBFNW. He states that a feed of one a long time ago was rather delish :P

Legend has it that they were released into the scrub when farmers were no longer able to afford feed them or their properties had gone belly up in times gone by.

At a guess, we will see more of them as they search for food after the fires

Hehehehehe ... problem solvered :P

Ha ha.

I have seen ordinary deer ever before the fires... mind you only about three sightings over the 2000+ trips through the 60k of scrub.

I have never seen a white deer before (note this is a WHITE deer, not a white tailed deer, it was white everywhere)

nugget378 · 18-04-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BJ

We don't have white tail deer in this country. The ones we do have are.

Fellow. mainly around NSW and also found down in Tassie
Red Deer. Queensland
Chital. Queensland and South Aus
Rusa. Queensland
Samber. Victoria and just over the boarder into Canberra
Hog Deer. Victoria down Gippsland way.

All are Asiatic.

We have big red deer out our way BJ,in the Warrumbungle shire 300 odd k's Norwestish from Sydney,I wont say exactly where :P
They are bow hunted regularly..
And there are Rusa in the royal national park south of Sydney..
The White deer seen would probably have been a Fallow,which are called menal? from memory..

MotherNatureVer2 · 19-04-2007, 10:14 AM

To think I have travelled that road sooooooo many times in the past 20yrs & never seen one at all. Not even the standard variety.......... I take all the belly laughing and questions as to your state of mind back :P

Mind you I havent seen any malley fowl either ....... only plenty of roos & emus ........

My wonderful OH confirmes the white ones too ...... well not that hes seen one out there but he used to work on a place locally that raised deer & they had white ones there too ;)

Must get a copy of the video for the kids ....... the love Bambi .... even if it is white

RapidBF · 19-04-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MotherNature

To think I have travelled that road sooooooo many times in the past 20yrs & never seen one at all. Not even the standard variety..........

Count yourself lucky you havent come across one... I live in Gippsland and up until fairly recently was driving an hour to and from work everyday. The drive to work was ok-7am not many around, the drive home however was a different story. On average I think I passed at least 1 deer every 2 or 3 nights, there were at least 2 a week. I hit one in my AU XR6 Ute ! He was HUGE and was killed instantly, unfortunatley so was the ute.

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