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Wis. hunter mistakenly shoots albino deer

PEPIN COUNTY, Wis. - After the DNR says an albino deer was mistakenly shot and killed, a local conservation club looks to use it as a learning tool for area hunters.

PEPIN COUNTY, Wis. - After the DNR says an albino deer was mistakenly shot and killed, a local conservation club looks to use it as a learning tool for area hunters.

The DNR says the area hunter turned himself in after realizing the buck he shot was actually a protected animal.

During the nine-day gun deer season, Wisconsin hunters enjoy the freedom of hitting the woods in search of a prize buck.

“We're very excited about the hunting season,” says Al Urness, president of the Mondovi Conservation Club. “Kind of our time of the year, members have been busy getting their guns cited in and now it's time to go out and use them.”

What’s not fair game? Albino, or all-white deer, according to the Wisconsin DNR’s 2017 hunting regulations.

On Saturday morning, the DNR says a local hunter mistakenly shot an albino deer in Pepin County because of the brown on its head.

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