Just thought Id post a pic of a melanistic (black) yearling doe. From what Ive read, they are more rare than an albino, but I think it is really ugly. It was taken by a friend of a friend about 15 miles away from my farm, during the Missouri Muzzleloader season. It is even darker than the picture makes it look, its back and almost halfway down its body is completely black, and fades to a lighter shade of gray lower on its belly, the tip of its tail is red, and has no white on its face, neck, or belly. If you look close you can see faint spots, I guess left over from being a fawn, but the pic dont show it well, and it also had some random long white hairs, about 6 inches long or so, just scattered ever its body, and a long black patch of hair almost resembling a turkey beard hanging high inside the rear legs. Like I said it is ugly, but definitely rare,He said he almos didnt shoot it at first cause he thought it was a small calf or dog or something.He is thinking of trying to sell it to Bass Pro, or something, if they are interested. Just thought some of you might want to see it.