An unusual piebald deer has been spotted in the vicinity of Gann Store Road in Hixson.A motorist said the young deer crossed the road on Gann Store Road near Greenway Farm. The motorist said, “I thought it was a goat at first until I saw several other deer with it. I pulled into some people’s driveway to get pictures. They have put out corn to feed the deer.”
A piebald deer is described as a half albino deer, which has some brown pigment, brown eyes and often has some deformities like a shortened leg, or curved spine, or crooked nose.
A piebald is a rarity, occurring in less than one percent of the deer population.
