Rare deer
07-13-2008, 06:39 AM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Horse Country, VA
Posts: 937
RE: Rare deer
Melanistic: Melanistic deer are very dark sometimes even black. Melanism results from overproduction of pigment and is less common than albinism. Hunters see dark deer with some frequency but to actually see a Melanistic deer is rare.
Along time ago, sometime in the late 80's my uncle was hunting for a week in the George Washington National Forest (NW mountains of VA) and in 4 days killed 2 albino bucks. He had them hanging out beside his camper when someone stole them. I did see the pictures of them gutted and hanging.
Two nights later, about 2 in the morning they hear a gunsgot, and heard the rangers had arrested two poachers spotlighting deer, and when they seized their truck and stuff, there were two albino hides in the truck.
Along time ago, sometime in the late 80's my uncle was hunting for a week in the George Washington National Forest (NW mountains of VA) and in 4 days killed 2 albino bucks. He had them hanging out beside his camper when someone stole them. I did see the pictures of them gutted and hanging.
Two nights later, about 2 in the morning they hear a gunsgot, and heard the rangers had arrested two poachers spotlighting deer, and when they seized their truck and stuff, there were two albino hides in the truck.
07-14-2008, 12:54 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: WV
Posts: 487
RE: Rare deer
I don't think I would be that 'suprised' if i saw a nice total albino buck....but the coal black deer??? I don't know if I would trust my sanity enough to actually take a shot at such a thing if I saw it appear out of no where in the woods. Is that a deer??? What the %*^$ is that???
I saw a pic someone had on this site of a melanistic eastern turkey...reddish phase very pretty.
I saw a pic someone had on this site of a melanistic eastern turkey...reddish phase very pretty.
