Locally known white deer killed in Michigan's Lake County -- and people are outraged [View all]

(Detroit Free Press) State conservation officials are trying to track down who killed an albino deer that was found Sunday in Irons in Lake County.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials said this week in a Facebook post that the deer was shot with a crossbow out of season, likely from a road, between 5 p,m. and 7 p.m. and was found at the edge of a resident's yard.

The post sparked outrage.

Hundreds of angry and bewildered commenters said they felt the poacher was "complete evil" and "a disgrace" for killing such a rare animal that was known by local residents and should be shamed, caught, prosecuted, put behind bars — and worse. ............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/06/02/rare-white-deer-albino-shot-michigan/7508371002/