Pennsylvania archer harvests rare piebald buck and plans unique mount
A Pennsylvania archer was able to get a unique buck that has a genetic mutation only found in about 1% of the white-tailed deer population. Kaylyn “Pip” Miller, of Butler County, harvested a 9-point buck on Oct. 10 in Westmoreland County, and it has the rare piebald genetics that blend white fur where deer are mostly brown in color. Miller, 23, of Saxonburg, has been hunting since she harvested her first deer at the age of 8, but still can’t believe she was able to get such a unique deer. “I check my freezer every couple hours when I’m home. Is he in there, did this really happen?” she said Oct. 14 in a telephone interview. The deer’s antlers have tall tines and an inside spread of 14.75 inches wide. “I was just as excited to get a buck that’s extraordinary as him, as I was to shoot my very first deer," she said. Unique deer in Pennsylvania: Drop tines to unique shapes, here's why deer antlers are so amazing Go Outdoors PA: Deer hunters are finding record-sized bucks more often in Pennsylvania. Here's why. Jeannine Fleegle, wildlife biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, was able to see a photo
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