Deer With Black Eye/Nose

[robie]

Normally whitetails have white rings around their eyes and nose.

Is this deer sick or not a whitetail? Or just have a different pigment in the skin?

[DJM]

Fallow?

DJ

[Bazo]

Zombie

[TMEC]

Crack head

[Playa]

He done told her twice now!

[ostey22]

Looks like Melanistic whitetail doe to me.

[Sika]

Melanistic

[boh347]

Wow odd, kinda looks like a fallow. Man I dunno.

[robie]

I've got at least two of them coming in.

Fun to see something a little different.

[robie]

He done told her twice now!

Hahahaha.

[MASTERS]

I agree with those that said the melanistic whitetail doe. When she slicks off her summer hair I'd bet she is smokey black this winter....

[Coup de Grace]

Looks like Melanistic whitetail doe to me.

[robie]

I agree with those that said the melanistic whitetail doe. When she slicks off her summer hair I'd bet she is smokey black this winter....

Well it will be interesting to keep an eye on them. I will post up if the coats start to get darker.

[Deerguy]

Appears to be a whitetail and if so, definitely a weird color anomaly. Every place that is supposed to be white (throat patch, eyes, nose ring, underside/belly, inner legs, etc.), other than the underside of the tail, isn't. Be interesting to see the inside part of the ears. You can always contact John Baccus at Texas Tech. He's one of the leading authorities on color phases in deer.

[PROD49]

Normally whitetails have white rings around their eyes and nose.

Is this deer sick or not a whitetail? Or just have a different pigment in the skin?

Looks like Melanistic whitetail doe to me.Are you in the New Braunfels area? Seem to be the Texas area where they exist in numbers.