bowhuntermws1981

Before everyone jumps all over this post...I was driving today and I caught a quick glimpse of whatI thought was a black deer (whitetail deer with a black body). It was about a 1/4 mile away, but the field was covered in snow and the thing looked as black as could be and ran like a deer. So, has anyone seen what looks like a black deer or am I just seeing things?

Okie807

You weren't seeing things. Someone posted pics of one in this forum a while back. There is a name for the condition, but I can't remember off-hand. Somebody else will probably know for sure.

krub6b

follow this link to a post about them

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1320938

Rob/PA Bowyer

A black deer, or melanistic deer is rarer than a true albino let alone a white deer. You might have been mistaken or not but they do exist....

treehunter

somone posted a pic of a black buck that was killed last year by some woman. It was as black as an angus cow. Pretty wild.

treehunter

here is a link.... http://www.ttha.com/agallery/gallery...=&shownew=

Rebel Hog

North American Whitetail: Weird Whitetails

whitetailblaster

Whoa, now that's wild! I thought a fallow deer was weird...One was shot here in caroline county maryland

mcdbrog

Guy i work with hunted in Coshocton county Ohio last year shot one.also have seen one while driving near columbus almost wrecked my car checking it out. The wife would have loved that lol

AP deer hunter

Yep, melanistic deer, I saw one up in the hill country laying by the road, nice buck to, black as coal.