Rarely-seen ‘ghost of the forest’ albino deer spotted in Tennessee yard

Spring Hill resident, Abbey Cabler, has described the moment she and her husband first caught sight of the animal in scenes she said were like ‘something from a Christmas movie’

A rare ‘ghost of the forest’ deer has been spotted wandering the premises of a Tennessee property, with the homeowner.

The Albino Deer

The albino mammal was first seen on Tuesday, October 24, by Abbey Cabler’s husband in their Spring Hill yard. Abbey, who later caught a glimpse of it herself in a sighting, described it as a “surreal kind of almost like mystical experience”. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), experts believe albinism in deer is a phenomenon that occurs in approximately one in 20,000 to 30,000 animals.

Recalling her spouse’s experience with the deer, Abbey explained: “All of a sudden I hear my husband go, ‘Oh my gosh babe! Get out here now’, like kind of freaking out, kind of panicky, and I run out there and he goes, ‘There is a white deer. I swear.’ And we look out the window and sure enough there he is – just kind of like right on the other side of our porch, closer to the tree line just eating away on the bushes.”