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Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
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11/19/09 07:56 PM
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rfamilyhunting
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So here is a deer you do not see everyday. I've been watching this guy for several years. Knowing it was the same buck really demonstrates how much the antlers can grow each year. I wanted him to breed every doe possible, even though his skin condition may not be inheritable. The last I heard someone across the highway was feeding heavy and he has since stayed over there. The local taxidermist know about him and so do many people in this area. So everyone will know if he was taken legally and from which property. This is in Northern Hays County. Year 2005 Year 2006 Year 2007 Year 2008
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: rfamilyhunting]
#1048733
11/19/09 07:59 PM
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Shifnasty
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wow. thats very rare. more rare than an albino. i seen a doe that was all black one time. bout 500 yards away. truly amazing
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Shifnasty]
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11/19/09 08:18 PM
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B-swit
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that is awesome. never seen that before.
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Shifnasty]
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11/19/09 08:18 PM
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ChickenWilly
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Awesome buck! That is really cool. There is a group of albino/white deer in the adamsville area that we have seen a few times on the way to and from our lease! Really cool to see
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Shifnasty]
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11/19/09 08:20 PM
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d.g.ruff
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That's cool. He must be the "Black Sheep" of the family?
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: d.g.ruff]
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11/19/09 08:28 PM
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cody
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very cool progression. For all the folks practicing their aging you can really see the body mature in these pics...
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: cody]
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11/19/09 08:34 PM
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Justin T
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That is awesome. I got a picture of a doe like that. I took it on my cell phone on the side of the road in North Austin. It got blurred up really bad. Something similar to a picture of bigfoot!
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Justin T]
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11/19/09 08:38 PM
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Bucks and Ducks
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Thats pretty cool, we have a white doe at our place. I will try to get a pic this weekend.
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Bucks and Ducks]
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11/19/09 09:25 PM
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hornet527
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
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11/19/09 09:38 PM
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WyattT
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theres a doe or two like that in kerby springs right by drippin
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: hornet527]
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11/19/09 09:40 PM
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Tres
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"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Tres]
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11/19/09 09:44 PM
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J Cobos
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Cool pics, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: ChickenWilly]
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11/19/09 10:16 PM
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LuckyCatch
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Awesome buck! That is really cool. There is a group of albino/white deer in the adamsville area that we have seen a few times on the way to and from our lease! Really cool to see I drive through there going to work sometimes and I've seen these. I usually see two does together, but this morning I saw three. Man, them suckers are bright white. It's amazing to me that they have all survived, naturally, and from road hunters. Of course when I tell people about them, they think I'm nuckin' futs.
We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to strive. -Aldo Leopold
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: LuckyCatch]
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11/19/09 10:29 PM
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jg1
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I've seen one of these before as well... it was in New Braunfels just West of town off HWY 46. Spooked him up while I was running early one morning and then again while working on a property out there near the original site.... pretty crazy. Great to see the progression of antler growth and body aging.
On the "albino deer" the absence of color doesn't mean they are true albino (even though they are cool looking and I'd like to see the black buck breed one of those... just to see what might happen with the genetics). The only way they are a true albino is if they have a super sensitivity to light and absence of color in the eyes.
"A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool... A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it." - Shane
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: cody]
#1049180
11/19/09 10:41 PM
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TxTechsan
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very cool progression. For all the folks practicing their aging you can really see the body mature in these pics... X2
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: TxTechsan]
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11/20/09 12:35 AM
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10pointers
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I have seen a ton of the malinistc deer in Lakeway on Lakje Travis. But none of them sported antlers like this one
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: 10pointers]
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11/20/09 12:59 AM
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Reggie
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: 10pointers]
#1049467
11/20/09 01:00 AM
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jim1961
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Nice job catching the progression. That is an awesome deer
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: TxTechsan]
#1049954
11/20/09 03:58 AM
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BradyBuck
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very cool progression. For all the folks practicing their aging you can really see the body mature in these pics... X2 +3
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: BradyBuck]
#1050314
11/20/09 07:16 AM
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Kaveman
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Cool looking white tarsel in the velvet photos.
I should be huntin'!
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: LuckyCatch]
#1050326
11/20/09 08:37 AM
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ChickenWilly
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Awesome buck! That is really cool. There is a group of albino/white deer in the adamsville area that we have seen a few times on the way to and from our lease! Really cool to see I drive through there going to work sometimes and I've seen these. I usually see two does together, but this morning I saw three. Man, them suckers are bright white. It's amazing to me that they have all survived, naturally, and from road hunters. Of course when I tell people about them, they think I'm nuckin' futs. Yeah everytime we have seen them there has been 4 or more! They are always in a little herd of just white ones.. Pretty neat though! I will see if my grandad still has the video we got of them one afternoon
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Kaveman]
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11/20/09 02:24 PM
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: rfamilyhunting]
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11/20/09 03:45 PM
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TX_Huntress
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I've never seen one like that, pretty cool! Thanks for sharing the pics!
The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: WyattT]
#1050854
11/20/09 04:23 PM
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Eagle Eye Impson
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There are a couple does and a buck just like that in a friend of mine's neighborhood near Dripping Springs. They see them all the time in their backyard.
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Re: Black Melanistic Whitetail Buck (Pic heavy)
[Re: Eagle Eye Impson]
#1051257
11/20/09 06:16 PM
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Cody Malone
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