White/Albino Sika

diveshark

Seen a fully white sika this morning in wicklow.
Is this rare or are there some around? never seen one before.
Photos are bad quality as only had the phone with me.
You have to look closely but he is there. Some of the shots you can just make out his back or head in the crowd.

poulo6.5

I never saw a White sika before but there are White fallow down in mallow.

tfox

There are case of albino sika all right, never seen one though ! Nice herd of animals in the pics

Trouble is a white one is an easy target and lots of people would want a white sika head on there wall

diveshark

I Agree, It probably won't last too long alright, pity as it looks great. But really does stand out making it an easy target like ya said.
Will try get some proper photos over the coming weeks If it shows its head again!

Tackleberrywho

I have never seen an albino deer in the wild,I have shot white deer yes.

But not truly white as when you get up close they have fawn colour and dappled coat, yet you see them at a distance you would swear they were white

diveshark

I was within about 25 to 30m of it, let me assure you it was completely white.

Tackleberrywho

diveshark wrote: »

I was within about 25 to 30m of it, let me assure you it was completely white.

diveshark

touche!

zulu_dawn

beautiful.....

Dusty87

Wasnt there one up that direction a few year ago that got into the papers or something??

Mauser 308

diveshark wrote: »

I Agree, It probably won't last too long alright, pity as it looks great. But really does stand out making it an easy target like ya said.
Will try get some proper photos over the coming weeks If it shows its head again!

Excellent, what part of wicklow ?

Deerspotter

Don't say where it is.
It is very rare.
They are evolving for better winter cammo, due to the recent winters with lots of snow!!

diveshark

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Excellent, what part of wicklow ?

we'll just leave it as wicklow for the moment.

Mauser 308

diveshark wrote: »

we'll just leave it as wicklow for the moment.

No bother, was'nt planning to run up and shoot it.:). I do a bit of stalking down around hacketstown, and seen one about 3 years ago. Just wondering if it was out of the same stock.

diveshark

Mauser 308 wrote: »

No bother, was'nt planning to run up and shoot it.:). I do a bit of stalking down around hacketstown, and seen one about 3 years ago. Just wondering if it was out of the same stock.

no probs, just taking the advice of the previous commenter. Not hacketstown though;)

steyrprohunter

Im from Hacketstown lads!! U'd have trouble seeing a deer around here not alone a white one with the amount of poaching going on!:) I remember seeing an albino last year,Sika, near Ashford but not saying where!!!!;)