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Caveman
01-10-2009, 11:36 PM
Found this picture while floating in the net somewhere and had never seen it before and thought you guys might enjoy it.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/cavemn94/blkwhitetail.jpg
In terms of coloration, which whitetails are the rarest of all? Most hunters would claim that distinction belongs to albinos, which lack any pigment in their skin or hair. But as unusual as it is to see a whitetail that's far too light in color, it's even less common to see one that's far too dark.



On the continent as a whole, "melanistic" or "melanic" deer - so named because their bodies produce far too much of the hair, skin and retina pigment known as melanin - are definitely the rarest of the rare. While millions of whitetails have been harvested across the continent in modern times, only a token number of cases of melanism have been documented. In fact, it's safe to say that most whitetail hunters have never even heard of melanistic deer, much less seen one. For that matter, only a few research biologists ever have observed one in the flesh.

Caveman
01-10-2009, 11:52 PM
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/cavemn94/blkwhitetail2.jpghttp://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c247/cavemn94/blkwhitetail3.jpg

mark
01-11-2009, 10:06 AM
That first one is pretty wild! The chick in the second pic almost looks like shes holding a mulie! Pretty ironic that a black guy shoots a black whitetale, he must be a racist!

Angel
01-14-2009, 05:02 PM
That first one is pretty wild! The chick in the second pic almost looks like shes holding a mulie! Pretty ironic that a black guy shoots a black whitetale, he must be a racist!

LOL thats great!!


black whitetail looks really weird,, doesnt it?

Thor Rider 88
01-14-2009, 05:14 PM
lol thats awesome mark made me giggle

dave_fras
01-14-2009, 05:21 PM
hahahahahahhaha ohhh my mark

tomahawk
01-14-2009, 05:49 PM
IMHO that first whitetail doesn't look realistic, looks painted.

I would expect an off colour animal to look more like the second set of pictures but stranger things have happened I suppose!