A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
01-16-2003, 04:31 PM
#12
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Morrisdale PA USA
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
ill say trhat a rare find!.. thats awesome.. i would defenitaly get a full body mount!
If its Brown its Down,
If it Flies it Dies!
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If its Brown its Down,
If it Flies it Dies!
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01-16-2003, 05:43 PM
#13
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Columbia MO USA
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
Great buck! Thanks for sharing. I remember seeing a dark colored deer, and it was a very nice buck, the afternoon before firearms season started in Crawford County, Missouri in the mid 70s. AS far as I know, no one ever took that buck. The story provides an explanation for what we saw that day.
01-16-2003, 06:12 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
I didn't mean to confuse you guys, but just to let you know, it was not me that shot that buck. I just thought it was a good article and I wanted to share it. Sorry for any confusion. 
Walk softly and carry a big gun...or just make accurate shots.
Walk softly and carry a big gun...or just make accurate shots.
01-17-2003, 11:02 AM
#15
Fork Horn
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
it is referred to as a MELANISTIC deer. It's caused by an overprodution of the skin pigment melanin. It is a rarer occurence than albinism.
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01-17-2003, 11:20 AM
#16
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Williamsport PA. USA
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
Awesome trophy! Congrats to the lucky young man that bagged it!
Speaking of melanism, I once shot a groundhog that had it, and didn't even have a clue as to what it was. I showed it to some of the neighbors, and they agreed that it was truly a unique animal, but everyone thought it got into a vein of coal and it stained it's fur. It wasn't until many years later that I read an article on this rare form of genetic mutation that I realized the trophy I had bagged. Wish I would have skinned it out and tanned the hide, or better yet taken some photos.
Speaking of melanism, I once shot a groundhog that had it, and didn't even have a clue as to what it was. I showed it to some of the neighbors, and they agreed that it was truly a unique animal, but everyone thought it got into a vein of coal and it stained it's fur. It wasn't until many years later that I read an article on this rare form of genetic mutation that I realized the trophy I had bagged. Wish I would have skinned it out and tanned the hide, or better yet taken some photos.
01-17-2003, 12:50 PM
#17
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fredericksburg Virginia USA
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
Thanks for posting that, I have never seen a deer that dark and with as they say virtually no white! I will be honest, I would not of beleived it unless I saw that pic!
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Proud father of a Devil Dog
The Tazman aka Martin Price
Proud father of a Devil Dog
01-17-2003, 10:20 PM
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MPLS MN USA
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RE: A BLACK BUCK!!!!! Check this out !!!!!
My dad shot a buck in MN about 1980 that was nearly as dark. We had a gray tabby cat at that time that was the same hue. I always wanted to see another deer with similar coloring because it was both unusual and beautiful. The article was great in explaining the phenomenon and tellig me why I have probably not seen another since.