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Melanistic (black) Fawns...!

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OVWdeer

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Had quite the surprise on Sunday when I went out to check my last doe that had to freshen... I saw her acting funny and knew she dropped but didn't expect to find twin melanistic buck fawns! These are out of my 280 inch brute I call Tantrum. Fawns are a little dicey right now but as you can imagine I'm treating them extra special...!!!! Enjoy the pics!



Vince Fugazzotto

Orchard View Whitetails LLC

610-554-5658
 

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I believe you are the first to produce melanistic deer in the industry. Semen should sell very well for this new color in the industry out a a good high scoring buck like Tantrum. Please put me down for some straws in the future. Congratulations. Thanks
 
Vince,

Could you put a picture of Tantrum on the site or email me one. Thanks so much.
 
Vince you have a gold mine there brother!! Work with it...do your homework....trust me their are many ...many...many trying to produce the melanistic deer!! Awesome job....and best of luck to you!
 
Jack said:
Vince,

Could you put a picture of Tantrum on the site or email me one. Thanks so much.
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Here is a pic of tantrum from 2 weeks ago... He's put on a lot of inches since!
 

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Great Deer. I'm sure your farm will be a hot topic for a while. I wish you the best of luck with these deer and Tantrum. I remember a thread on here about a year ago about these Melanistic deer. There was a lot of intrest in them. You could be setting on a gold mine.
 
How cool is that! Another industry first. I always find myself amazed with the things that occur with deer farms. Good luck with those boys!



-Johnny B
 
Deer chaser, here is a quick bit on melanistic deer.



"It may be unusual to see an albino deer, but it's even less common to see a melanistic deer. In fact, most people have never heard of this genetic mutation. Melanistic deer produce too much of the pigmentation called melanin, making them darker than normal deer. The rare "black deer" can most commonly be found in a small area of Texas, but they have also been seen in other parts of the continental United States.



Because these animals are so rare, scientists still don't much about them. Many researchers speculate that the melanistic trait developed to help them survive in areas with thick, dark vegetation. These deer range in color from dark gray to solid jet black."
 

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