Never saw one of these in the woods

rigbymi · Post by **rigbymi** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:04 pm

A friend sent this picture of a deer taken in Michigan. Believe it or not??
Riggs

John Wade · Post by **John Wade** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:19 pm

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diesel · Post by **diesel** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:22 pm

Makomachine · Post by **Makomachine** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:23 pm

I've heard of melanistic deer before but hadn't ever seen one - pretty cool!

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:37 pm

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

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:40 pm

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.

Makomachine · Post by **Makomachine** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:46 pm

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.

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:55 pm

I've never seen anything like that either . . .have seen a few of these . . .

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:18 pm

Melanistic

More rare than an albino.

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:35 pm

Tye . . .there was an albino deer in there?? I was talking about the buck!

Just kidding . . .yeah, the melanistic is pretty cool.

Bucko · Post by **Bucko** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:22 pm

Darn,That's a fine looking Buck

Golden Eagle · Post by **Golden Eagle** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:23 pm

Wow. I never saw one of those.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:39 pm

It almost looks like a calf moose.

rigbymi · Post by **rigbymi** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:43 pm

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bait pile willie · Post by **bait pile willie** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:30 pm

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.