Thursday, March 16, 2006

The Legend of the Black Buck Lives on


Melanistic whitetails are very rare, even more rare than piebald or albino deer. You can recognize a melanistic deer because their bodies produce far too much of the pigment known as melanin which makes them much darker than your average whitetail. Of the millions of deer taken each year only a few with melanism have been reported. Most people don't know they exist due to the extreme rarity, making a melonistic buck a true trophy.
We do not know the lady holding the deer, but the deer looks familiar.
(The Christmas Place has a giant Black Buck reported to roam the Odom Field area. This article proves without a doubt that it is true.)