I have had an opportunity to take a piebald doe. My great grandmother was a full blooded Onondaga Indian who lived on the reservation near Syracuse. We visited her when I was young and listened to her stories. When I saw the piebald I put my scope on it and I swear I heard my great grandmothers voice in my ear say “ bad medicine to kill the white deer”. Chilled me to the bone. I lowered my gun and just watched the beautiful doe walk away. Every hunter must make this very personal choice and I don’t criticize whatever it is. For me my great grandmother guided my choice and I will never put another in my scope.


Life is too short to hunt with ugly guns.