KAUKAUNA — As Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunt approaches, social media has been buzzing about recent sightings of an all-white deer in Kaukauna and reminding people it is protected.
Photos shared last to the Kaukauna Community Group by users Dawn Wege and Mickels Mick that garnered hundreds of reactions appear to show an antlered white deer wandering on the city’s north side last week.
In many of the comments, readers remind people that albino and white deer are protected species in Wisconsin.
The 2024 nine-day gun deer season in Wisconsin will take place from Saturday, November 23 to Sunday, December 1.
According to state statute, Albino and white deer are considered protected and cannot be hunted or harvested.
The law describes includes deer that have a coat of all white hair except that the hair on the tarsal glands, head or parts of the head may be a color other than white.
