John Wade wrote:Riggs, where the heck are you from? That's a woman, not a deer.
John
And there's a few of us women in the woods...! Great deer - what a great colour - looks like all the deer that are sneaking around here after dark... LOL
Melanistic deer are very dark sometimes even black. Melanism results from overproduction of pigment and is less common than albinism. Hunters see dark deer with some frequency but to actually see a Melanistic deer is rare.
Protecting albinos, piebald and melanistic deer from hunting would have no biological impact and probably would not result in an increase of these traits.
Digger wrote:Melanistic deer are very dark sometimes even black. Melanism results from overproduction of pigment and is less common than albinism. Hunters see dark deer with some frequency but to actually see a Melanistic deer is rare.
Protecting albinos, piebald and melanistic deer from hunting would have no biological impact and probably would not result in an increase of these traits.
I shot a piebald nub buck 7 years ago in rifle season. (Thought it was a doe but probably wouldn't have passed given his unique features) He had a white stripe between his eyes, white legs, and hooves. Looked like a goat more than a deer and really had to look him over in the scope to make sure. After realizing he was a nub buck, I kinda wish I'd let him grow so I'd have had some horns on him for the wall. Apparently, where I hunt, this trait pops up from time to time.
piebalds are supposed to occur 1 in 30,000deer. I SHOT A PIEBALD IN PA 12 YRS AGO.you are right MAKOMACHINE it did look lie a goat. it was at least 90o/o white.in following years I have seen more piebald taken and a true albino doe. I have pictures of all three but I post them.