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Post by cleetus on Sept 4, 2009 11:36:37 GMT -5
I was at my god-parents who's property I hunt and they told me they saw a BLACK deer grazing in the field the other night. I told them they were crazy but they swear it was all black and a deer. Have any of you ever heard of such a thing around here?
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Post by elmo on Sept 4, 2009 11:53:29 GMT -5
not around here, but it is known to happen. They are even more rare than albino deer. If you see it take it.
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Post by johnc911 on Sept 4, 2009 12:01:59 GMT -5
Could be. Also could be changing to its winter coat and look black ?
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Post by cleetus on Sept 4, 2009 12:02:26 GMT -5
I guess these are called Melanistic whitetails and are very rare, so be curious to see if get to lay my eyes on this dude.
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Post by scrub-buster on Sept 4, 2009 18:20:52 GMT -5
They can be dark, even black. It is called a melanistic deer. Here is one that was killed in Texas.  |
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Post by stevein on Sept 4, 2009 22:32:41 GMT -5
My brother and I saw one along 69 near Anderson several years ago. From a moving truck it apeared to be all black. the antlers looked bone white. I doubt it is the same deer.
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Post by xizang on Sept 8, 2009 4:24:25 GMT -5
All black deer do exist just like albinos. There was a large buck in IL hit by a car near where my brother and I hunt several years ago. People thought they hit a cow at first, but there are no cattle farms near by. It was quit the shock. Beautiful animal being all black.
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Post by parson on Sept 8, 2009 5:55:57 GMT -5
I saw one in W. VA. one year that appeared to be black. It was with several other deer and the contrast was striking. That was the only black one that I have ever seen.
Considering that it was west virginny, I guess that it could have been a coal miner!
parson
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Post by oldhoyt on Sept 8, 2009 7:30:24 GMT -5
They do exist.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 8, 2009 7:33:42 GMT -5
I've never seen one in the wild, but have seen some dark colored deer. The place that I am hunting in Illinois has an abundance of piebalds. Her is a large doe we captured on camera.  |
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 8, 2009 7:50:12 GMT -5
I have seen one melanistic doe in my life. It was back around 87-88 in Parke county. Had her at about ten yards, but was so awestruck by what I was seeing, I never drew an arrow.
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Sept 8, 2009 8:47:18 GMT -5
We have one in our area. I've seen it once. It draws quite the conversation amongst the people here.
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