Origins: A very unusual genetic color variation in white-tailed deer — rarer even than albinism — produces all-black offspring in that species which are known as "melanistic" or "melanic" deer ...

Then there are albino and melanistic white-tailed deer. Albinos are easier to notice and develop cult followings, while melanistic deer are virtually unheard of. Well, ...

Melanistic deer are much less common in most of the white-tailed deer's vast range. They've been documented in 29 states.

Melanistic deer. Named because an excessive production of melanin darkens their hair and skin, melanistic white-tailed deer are less common than albino whitetails.

Melanistic whitetail deer spotted only in six states; color a genetic mutation. BY ALEXA ZOELLNER azoellner@record-eagle.com. Alexa Zoellner. Features writer. May 31, 2019 May 31, 2019; ...

From an all-black whitetail to a Booner unicorn to an ancient spike, these are some of the rarest deer we’ve ever seen By Spencer Neuharth Feb 10, 2022 You don’t see these bucks every often.

Melanistic deer have been recorded in 29 states. According to North American Whitetail , the Edwards Plateau in Texas, which lies south of Stephens County, produces more melanistic deer than any ...

A rare albino deer was recently spotted in our viewing area, and ABC13 reached out to wildlife experts to ask some questions ...

The first known melanistic whitetail spotting on record was in 1929, the association said, but these pitch black deer have been reported in Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Texas and ...