Melanistic deer??

[texaswoods8]

Just curious who all has shot one and what's the biggest buck you've seen?

[nativeaustin]

We saw a nice 8 a couple years ago maybe low 120's. We didn't shoot it because we like seeing them. Never saw it again though.

[dustoffer]

Guadalupe County - near Seguin. Not mine, but the cow man on the place.

[rjtkdplus]

^ had one a little smaller than that at my feeder last year. Haven’t seen him yet this year.

[RifleBowPistol]

Most of them I seen or heard about, people don't do any of the let it grow for a couple more years, before shooting it. If they see one, it gets shot quickly. Most I have seen where shot when they were 2 to 3 years old. Years ago, there was a melanistic buck that we used to see on my mother's place. I was hoping to see how big it would get, he did not make it through his second November, before one of the neighbors shot him. He actually had a lot bigger body than all of the other bucks of the same age. So I was hoping he was going to get pretty big, but that did not happen. I think he had about five points when he was shot.

[Legdog]

South Travis county. Supposedly the Travis and Hays county area has one of the most viable populations known.


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[airehead]

Lago Vista

Here is one up close

[rolylane6]

Man, they're just gorgeous!

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[Texas Tracker]

South Travis county. Supposedly the Travis and Hays county area has one of the most viable populations known.


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Yes sir. Urban trophy's because all the high dollar homes have moved in there and the run free with no presser. Seen some impressive buck.

[flywise]

I typically have at least 1 doe a year and some years 2 for the past 20 years on my lease but have never seen a buck

[txtimetravler]

Passed a 4 pointer on my hays county lease. Had a two does and a spike as well.

There was decent melanistic 8 point shot years ago and pics are prolly in tbh somewhere. Good luck in your search.

[texaswoods8]

I bring this up because I had a buddy kill a buck east of I35 in Hays county that grossed 155. By far the biggest I've ever seen. If he gives me permission I'll put a photo up.

[kd350]

I saw one at bar j day hunts in kingsland