I was on my way into work this morning and I saw a few deer out in a field feeding and noticed these 2 deer were unusauly dark and got to thinking about hide color. I know in the summer whitetails around here have a very reddish color and then winter coats are mostly grayish in color. But I asked myself if the deers diet plays a part in their hair color, and I honestly couldn't answer that question. Does anyone know if their diet plays a part in their coloration at all? Just something I was thinking about.