black deer?
 

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?

RE: black deer?
 

follow this link to a post about them

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

RE: black deer?
 

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.

RE: black deer?
 

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....

RE: black deer?
 

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.

RE: black deer?
 

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

RE: black deer?
 

North American Whitetail: Weird Whitetails

RE: black deer?
 

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

RE: black deer?
 

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

RE: black deer?
 

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