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Some of you might think I'm nuts....but how many of you have seen a black or dark grey melanistic white-tail? I saw one this past weekend in Winston County.
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I've seen some very dark mature deer, don't believe that makes them melanistic.
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I saw a dark black buck years ago squirell hunting with my dad on a lease we had in Escambia county only time ever getting a chance to see one.
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This was a 1-1.5 year old spike.
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I'm Honey Lou Lou and I voted for Obama... Twice!!!
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I'm Honey Lou Lou and I voted for Obama... Twice!!!
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weird I saw one that looked black this morning I would have shot her but she had my number and I couldn't even draw back on her at 30 yards there was another doe with her that lookmed normal. The difference was profound.
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I'm Honey Lou Lou and I voted for Obama... Twice!!!
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I'm Honey Lou Lou and I voted for Obama... Twice!!!
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i may have pics from that deer on cam i am looking now
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Freak of Nature
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I saw one yeaterday. Along with a blond/red one and a brown one.
LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!!
- - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -
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I have a friend that does taxidermy and he gets 4-5 a year that are almost black!
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it froze over
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I haven't seen but one. I was sitting beside my dad when I was 5 or 6 in the national forest in Perry co. We had some hounds run one by us, and I watched as he shot at it several times with a 30/30. Funny I still remember that, but I do, well. And I think we were backstanding the dog hunters, but he won't own up to it. 
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later... 
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I hunted one on Hollins in early 90's that was almost black. Was a BIG deer. Hunted him for 2 yrs, saw him several trips but never got a shot at him. He was 4 to 6 the years I saw him.
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I'd love to see those pics Honolua.
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Saw a Big Black doe on a food plot in 2007 in Winston county. 2 weeks later my dad confirmed it with a kill She weighed 135#
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At my dad's club years ago there was a large mature buck that was almost black. He was very big, nice rack and even moved around slow for a deer. Everyone that seen it while hunting had odd things to happen to where they couldn't kill it. Several missed shots, some at close range. One day my dad finally had a 75yd broadside shot at him. He squeezed off. Miss fire! While my dad was in a state of confusion the buck slowly walked away. Nobody at the club ever killed that deer and the opportunities to do so we're surprising. They named him the ghost buck.
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I'm Honey Lou Lou and I voted for Obama... Twice!!!
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I'm Honey Lou Lou and I voted for Obama... Twice!!!
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can't find a pic of her...i may not have saved it. Will pull the card from that cam tomorrow and look for it though
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Wheeler has some very dark gray deer. Legs are black. I have seen one of them. My brother-in-law has killed some of them.
"Make a difference, take a kid hunting".
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Yeah, I've been talking to Jeff about them. I guess they're not as rare of a sight as I thought. It was still something neat to see though.
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