RE: Black Deer
I have been hunting New England for many yrs and did see one very large black buck. I was bow hunting and began my walk back to the truck in the rain with a few minutes left of legal shooting. As I walked up on an old logging road I picked up motion to my right and saw this big black buck slowly trotting across the road about 40 yds away. It was black as coal. Once he crossed into the woods, he made the sound of a large cat, a loud (very loud) hissing sound that continued until he was out of range. I later discovered that it was the very agressive sound made my the alpha buck . He wasn't threatened by my presence as much as he was making sounds that he wanted me away from his area. I was also told in those very rare occassions where a buck attacks man, this black buck could have fit the profile. Anyway, it was a sight to be remembered and I have never had that opportunity again.