White buck spotted in Waukesha County, woman captures video
White buck seen in Waukesha County
A Waukesha County woman caught video of a white buck in her yard.
OTTAWA, Wis. - A Waukesha County woman made a unique wildlife sighting in her backyard last week – and it wasn't the first time.
What they're saying:
Melissa Spellman shared video with FOX6 News that shows a white buck trotting through her yard in the town of Ottawa. She said it was the second time she saw the animal, but she has not seen it since.
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"That's Santa's deer," a child is heard exclaiming in the video.
Dig deeper:
An all-white deer is not the same as an albino deer – which has pink eyes, nose and hooves. Albino deer are roughly one in every 30,000 births.
It is illegal to harvest an all-white or albino deer in Wisconsin, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
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The Source: FOX6 News received the video and referenced information from the Wisconsin DNR.