Albino Elk or something else

Quikspin · Jan 18, 2006

I thought I would give you guys something new to hash over . This bull was shot this last year by one of my family members on the muzzleloader hunt . this was on an open unit and on the general muzzy season in Utah . the question I have is ..... would you call this an Albino or just sun faded or what ?
he does not have pink eyes but they are a light grey color .
Let me kow what you think .

Quik Spin

AZtrophyhunter · Jan 18, 2006

Looks albino to me. What a great trophy!

ColoradoOak · Jan 18, 2006

Not albino, but maybe schizochroic. Most schizochroic animals are female, but males do exist. Nice bull!

Oak

polarbear · Jan 18, 2006

Charolais!

Eric

theridge · Jan 18, 2006

Piebald

Gator · Jan 18, 2006

What Unit in Ut, Did you get it mounted. That would be a once in a life-time mount.

BBB · Jan 19, 2006

That would be one in a miliion lifetimes!!!. Probably not albino, but piebald (very little pigment)

studpile · Jan 19, 2006

Piebald came to my mind as well.

Chef · Jan 19, 2006

He turned white when he saw himself being scoped out.

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"

Quikspin · Jan 19, 2006

He was shot on northern Utah open bull unit . yes he is being mounted full body , you are right about no pigment . even his nose and inside of his lips are light grey with black spots .

Quikspin

257Tony · Jan 19, 2006

I would call him "lucky" because hes so hard to see against all those brown trees! How in the heck did that guy see him???

deerhuntsalot · Jan 19, 2006

the bull thought chuck norris was the hunter and instantly turned pale

starman · Jan 20, 2006

Chuck Norris looked at him last year, but he was to small. But the very gaze of Chuck scared the poor beast so bad he s#$t out all his color.

MNHunter · Jan 20, 2006

I think I'd be a little freaked out seeing that thing in the woods! Then after I shot, I'd be freaked out again thinking where the heck am I going to pu this full body mount!

NDBadlandsbucks · Jan 20, 2006

That's a good one polarbear, even though most folks might not get it

Keep the Sun at Your Back and the Wind in Your Face

Cass · Jan 24, 2006

I heard about one of those peibald's shot in S. Utah around Panguitch either last year or the year before. They said he was so in the rut and covered in mud the guy didn't know it was albino till he started to gut the elk.
Just hearsay though. They truely are beautiful. I've only ever seen one and it wasn't a bull.

-Cass

polarbear · Jan 24, 2006

NDBadlandsbucks, thanks. I wasnt sure if anyone would catch that. It sounds different than it is spelled and I thought that the joke would be lost in translation.

Eric

littlebuck · Jan 25, 2006

Yep I think his nom was running with my uncles cattle.

Ghost · Jan 29, 2006

My brother said it looks like my donkey with horns. I can get you another picture if you want.

Quikspin · Jan 31, 2006

Hey Ghost ,
Why don't you post a couple more pics and let us get a better look at that bad boy .

Quikspin

groundhog · Feb 2, 2006

This is definitly a once in life time trophy but not an albino. We had a Bull like this in Washington. He was also a six point about the same size as this bull. Rumor has it that it was shot and Cabelas paid big bucks for the mount. Groundhog