Romulus, New York -
Herd of Real White Deer

Herd Of White Deer

Driving up the west side of the old army depot on route 96, to our surprise we spotted two white deer, approximately 50 yards from the road. [Julie Barnes, 09/10/2011]

Largest Herd of White Deer

During WWII, the former Seneca Army Depot was fenced in, containing 10,587 acres of forest. The native deer population was forced to interbreed, spreading their recessive gene that gave them all-white coats. The herd has grown to over 300, and can be seen through the fence, while driving along Rt. 96 or 96A. [Wesley, 09/23/2009]

Herd of White Deer

On the East side of the Old Seneca Army Depot, around dusk, we were heading north on Rt. 414 (I think). We looked over toward the Seneca Depot and spotted at a gate an albino deer. Stunned, we turned our van around and the deer was still there. We got a good look at him. As we put our windows down, he must have heard us and leapt off back into the Army Depot. [Lorrie Donohue, 09/16/2001]

[RA: November 2003 - Tipster Mary Larsen points out that "The deer you see along the Seneca Army Depot fence and nearby are NOT albino. They do not have the pink eye trait. The deer supposedly migrated here from Canada many years ago."]

Herd of Albino Deer

There is a herd of albino deer that lives on the almost-closed-practically-abandoned army base at Romulus, New York (between Seneca and Cayuga Lakes). You can nearly always see them near the western fence at twilight. Coincidentally (or not) the rumor for years has been that nuclear missiles are buried at this base. [Kerry Regan, 07/01/1997]