Texas: Black Whitetail Buck!

Posted At : November 19, 2009 9:31 AM | Posted By : Mike Hanback
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Eddie Stevenson sent me this:

Mike, I shot this melanistic buck yesterday afternoon. What a rare occurrence to see one of these deer! I saw my first “black” whitetail deer about 25 years ago in North Carolina. I was just a kid and I don’t think my dad believed me when I told him what I had seen.  I know he’s a young buck, but this deer was on a small tract of land and I’m quite certain that he would not survive to full maturity.  The buck came in chasing does and I had about ten seconds to make the decision to shoot.  Regardless of size, he is indeed a “trophy” in my book and already has a place on the wall.--Eddie from TX

Eddie asked if I would have shot the young black buck. I told him, "Heck yeah!" What a once in a lifetime trophy! What would you have done? Have you ever seen a black deer? I never have. comment

 

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Flatlander's Gravatar never seen a black deer, some very very dark ones, and a few with all white legs front and back. and some with more white areas
than most but not really Piebald. saw an all black Coyote and i wanted nothing more than to have his hide on the wall but he proved to be
smarter than i.

nice deer Eddie, will be a beautiful mount
# Posted By Flatlander | 11/19/09 10:14 AM
Scott from MI's Gravatar Very cool Eddie, never seen one that dark. I would have shot him in a sec. would make a great mount. Congrats
# Posted By Scott from MI | 11/19/09 11:31 AM
Matt Elder's Gravatar Cool buck Eddie, I definetely would have shot that deer. I've never seen a black deer and this is the first time that I've heard of one being shot. That has got to be extremely rare. Great Job.
# Posted By Matt Elder | 11/19/09 12:07 PM
PA Archer's Gravatar Absolutely would have shot him !
(I have a piebald running around my hilltop that will fall to a simliar fate should he happen across me)

Beautiful mount-in-the-making ...
Congrats !!
# Posted By PA Archer | 11/19/09 12:28 PM
T.J. from Louisiana's Gravatar My uncle saw an all black doe at 20 yards about a month ago. Doe was in some thick stuff, so he never got a shot. Hunting in south
Louisiana, talk about rare!
# Posted By T.J. from Louisiana | 11/19/09 8:00 PM
T.J. from Louisiana's Gravatar My dad also shot an all black coyote a few years ago, got it shoulder mounted on a pedistle, and the taxidermist won nationals with the
mount. Hunting on the same lease in southern louisiana, two mellanistic animals on the same lease in 3 years, can't get much rarer than
that!
# Posted By T.J. from Louisiana | 11/19/09 8:07 PM
dbaxter's Gravatar I saw a black doe about seven years ago while bowhunting. She was with another doe in an open field about
60 yds away and she was black!. I tried unsuccessfully to stalk within bow range. Never saw her again.
# Posted By dbaxter | 11/22/09 11:00 PM
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