darker deer?

[rshultz3205]

i saw a buck opening day that seemed alot darker then any deer ive seen in the past. i was wondering what changes their color. i believe it has something to do with their food source. just wondering

[Hoytmania]

I to saw a spike buck that almost looked black in color. I don't ever recall seeing a deer that was this dark. I am not sure what causes this but am very interested in seeing this deer again.

[hippiehunter]

were these deer whats called melanistic (sp?). it's like albino deer only black in color.

[Hoytmania]

Never heard of that before.:confused: See if you can pull up some history on that thee hippie. I be interested on learning more about that.:biggrin:

[coonskinner]

there are smaller deer being found in ohio that is close to black,i doan know if this is the sitka for sure or not but i do know there was some kilt in se ohio a few yrs. back...one was pictured in the newspaper...i believe they sed they prolly escaped from a canned hunting operation...:biggrin:

[Hoytmania]

Man Skinner I'm in North Central Ohio. You think they would have traveled that far? Or do you think they might be gettin mixed up in the gene pool?

[coonskinner]

Man Skinner I'm in North Central Ohio. You think they would have traveled that far? Or do you think they might be gettin mixed up in the gene pool?

i believe they sed they will breed with reg. whitetail...i think they are foun now in most of ohio...maybe odnr knows something...this was at least 5 yrs. back i red bout it...:Dtheyre lots smaller than a whitetail...

[Woodland]

If you are hunting in Lake county it was probably a Sika Deer. There are actually quite a few in Lake County. I have taken 4 of them and have seen a few trophy 8 point Sikas running around. If they are in fact Sikas and you shoot one you do not have to tag them. They are not native to Ohio & the ODNR wants them gone.

[rshultz3205]

i believe they sed they will breed with reg. whitetail...i think they are foun now in most of ohio...maybe odnr knows something...this was at least 5 yrs. back i red bout it...:Dtheyre lots smaller than a whitetail...
well the thing is it was a pretty big bodied deer. i couldnt tell how many points but it prob. atleast an 8 pt. plus i live in vermilion on the lake so its pretty far north for them to travel.

[coonskinner]

there is whitetail thats completely black,xtremely rare...i believe they hqave been seen in ohio an one was kilt in texas i believe by a woman maybe 10 yrs. ago,called melanistic......there was pics maybe on this site too...big deer big rack...think 8 point:rolleyes:there are 5 colorations...reg. brown,piebald,albino,white,dark brown or black,the rarest...google this...WOMAN KILLS BLACK DEER IN TEXAS:dizzy:

[HeartLunger]

Melanistic deer...

http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/weirdwhitetails/wt_1201melanistic/

[Hoytmania]

Man HeartLunger great article thanks for the link. I will definitley be keeping my eyes open for this. Now that I know a little moree about this. Man would that be cool!!! My sons first bow kill a mela???? how ever you spell or say it. Man that would be awesome!!!:yikes: I will keep you guys posted to what I find out. I know in the past history of this farm the smaller bucks always seem to stick around. We will see what happens.

[ohioduckhunter2000]

If you are hunting in Lake county it was probably a Sika Deer. There are actually quite a few in Lake County. I have taken 4 of them and have seen a few trophy 8 point Sikas running around. If they are in fact Sikas and you shoot one you do not have to tag them. They are not native to Ohio & the ODNR wants them gone.
those are like small deer right

[Woodland]

Yes they are smaller than a whitetail. They are actually a Japanese elk. Very cool animal, sneakier and better tasting than a whitetail IMO.
http://www.worlddeer.org/sika.html

[rgecko23]

Melanistic deer...

http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/weirdwhitetails/wt_1201melanistic/


hahahahahaha you see the guys face in that picture??? hahahahaha

he looks like he is trying to look gangster with his deer. too funny.

[scout0324]

Check out this deer.... has an interesting coat..I've never seen a deer like this one!

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/MohicanMan/CDY_0032.jpg

[Woodland]

Looks like it's winter coat is starting to come in IMO. Where at are you in Mohican? I have a camper on wally road and am down there quite a bit. I hunt the state forest down there.

[Hoytmania]

Hey fellas your not to far from me either. I hunt about 4 miles east of Malabar Farm. Maybe we will run into each other some time.

[scout0324]

I also hunt the forest!

I love it down there. I have a cabin and go there every weekend.

...I can usually be found at Beanos in Loudonville on Saturday nights!!!:D

Street Fair is this weekend!

Enjoy!

[Mamps]

How about these photos of a Sika Bull
Blacklick Ohio (central ohio)

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh60/Mamps1228/92ec4e4d.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh60/Mamps1228/ae77c2eb.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh60/Mamps1228/b3c069e3.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh60/Mamps1228/b1b4bbc2.jpg