texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,413
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,764
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics536,986
Posts9,719,146
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! #6881160 09/07/17 05:42 PM
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,568
S
Son of a Blitch Offline OP
Extreme Tracker
OP Offline
Extreme Tracker
S
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,568


This is a picture of a melanistic whitetail buck I harvested on Nov. 11, 2016 at my family's ranch in Central Texas. I have been waiting to share this picture and story with y'all for the last 10 months! I wrote an article about "Black Beauty," as we called him, and the article was just published in Quality Whitetails magazine this month (QDMA's magazine). I gave them first right's to the story, so I had to keep this private until the magazine came out. I have a copy of the article on my website. Feel free to check it out when you get a chance if you want to check out the full story: http://www.mapmyranch.com/black-beauty.html

~George Blitch

Last edited by George - w/ Map My Ranch; 09/07/17 05:42 PM.

George Blitch
george@mapmyranch.com
www.SonofaBlitch.com
www.MapMyRanch.com
www.YouTube.com/@sonofablitch
"Keep your aim as true as your word" - GB
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881165 09/07/17 05:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 7,918
B
bigjoe8565 Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
B
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 7,918
That's an awesome deer.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881166 09/07/17 05:48 PM
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 7,402
T
TooLow Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
T
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 7,402
Sweet Buck.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881170 09/07/17 05:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,084
B
Bucks and Ducks Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
B
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,084
awesome story and buck

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881178 09/07/17 06:02 PM
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 513
T
Txhuntr2 Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
T
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 513
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. Here's hoping his offspring display the same coloration.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881227 09/07/17 06:37 PM
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 580
E
ErnestTBass Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
E
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 580
Very cool deer. Great pic of it in your link.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881236 09/07/17 06:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,412
Z
ZK-315 Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
Z
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,412
Thanks for sharing. Great story and awesome buck!

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: ZK-315] #6881249 09/07/17 07:08 PM
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,802
E
elcasador Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
E
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,802
Originally Posted By: ZK-315
Thanks for sharing. Great story and awesome buck!


X2 cheers

Last edited by elcasador; 09/07/17 07:21 PM.
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881253 09/07/17 07:14 PM
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 110,788
dogcatcher Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 110,788
Thanks for sharing.


Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
_____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________

[Linked Image]
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881258 09/07/17 07:26 PM
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 756
D
DirtNapTET Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
D
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 756
Great story, and an awesome buck sir!

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: DirtNapTET] #6881265 09/07/17 07:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
S
SapperTitan Offline
Taking Requests
Offline
Taking Requests
S
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
Originally Posted By: DirtNapTET
Great story, and an awesome buck sir!

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881277 09/07/17 07:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,719
C
cameron00 Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
C
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,719
That's one hell of a trophy. Good job and congrats.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881289 09/07/17 08:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 691
J
JTS Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
J
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 691
What kind of mount did you get? Full body?

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: elcasador] #6881296 09/07/17 08:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,413
S
SnakeWrangler Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
S
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,413
Originally Posted By: elcasador
Originally Posted By: ZK-315
Thanks for sharing. Great story and awesome buck!


X2 cheers

Amazing looking buck...


Originally Posted by Sneaky
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored]
Originally Posted by beaversnipe
Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

"You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881305 09/07/17 08:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,568
S
Son of a Blitch Offline OP
Extreme Tracker
OP Offline
Extreme Tracker
S
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,568
Thanks, everyone. It has been a very special journey for the first day I saw him to putting out the story and pics. Glad to finally be able to share it with y'all.

I got a shoulder mount done. Will post some pics tomorrow. Got it back and it turned out great!

Also, in the printed article from Quality Whitetails, there is a subsection that discusses melanistic deer. I've cut and pasted it here to check out. Cool info:


George Blitch
george@mapmyranch.com
www.SonofaBlitch.com
www.MapMyRanch.com
www.YouTube.com/@sonofablitch
"Keep your aim as true as your word" - GB
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881307 09/07/17 08:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 8,841
D
DocHorton Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
D
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 8,841
Fantastic story and buck. That is a true trophy! I did the same thing last year with hunting one single specific deer...it's truly satisfying to get the One you are after. Congrats!

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881424 09/07/17 10:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 9,941
O
Old Rabbit Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
O
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 9,941
Thats the biggest one I have ever seen. We have a few but a 6 point is the largest we have seen.
Yours is almost beyond belief, great story and trophy.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881473 09/08/17 12:06 AM
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 13,991
N
NDN98 Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
N
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 13,991
Fantastic buck. One of the better racks I have seen on a melanistic buck.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881487 09/08/17 12:21 AM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,985
M
Michael W. Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
M
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 5,985
Thats probably the best melanistic buck I have seen. I see several a year around here but they never seem to amount to much.

Congrats



A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881489 09/08/17 12:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 536
B
B_Rod Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
B
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 536
Great article. Congrats on a once-in-a-lifetime buck. What are the odds he sired another melanistic whitetail?

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: JTS] #6881599 09/08/17 02:18 AM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 514
B
b weezy Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
B
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 514
Originally Posted By: JTS
What kind of mount did you get? Full body?
yup, I wana see the mount! Also was his left ear messed up? Regardless he's an amazing deer!

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: bigjoe8565] #6881796 09/08/17 11:54 AM
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,806
D
Deerhunter61 Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
D
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,806
Originally Posted By: bigjoe8565
That's an awesome deer.

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881827 09/08/17 12:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573
D
dlrz71 Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
D
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573
awesome buck and story. Really enjoyed it. Congrats on an awesome buck!!! cheers

Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881973 09/08/17 03:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,832
T
Texan Til I Die Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
T
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,832
That is cool. I've seen a bunch of piebald deer and one albino, but never a melanistic deer.


Silver spurs and gold tequila
keep me hanging on.
Pretty girls and old cantinas
give me shelter from the storm.
Re: Melanistic Buck - been waiting to share this with y'all! [Re: Son of a Blitch] #6881982 09/08/17 03:38 PM
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 24,258
D
dkershen Offline
Rev Dave
Offline
Rev Dave
D
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 24,258
Very cool!!


To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3