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Deer Coat Color ?

OK a little bit ago , as I was loading wood to haul in for the furnace
I watched some doe's and yearlings come out of Dad's woods behind my house to feed in the clover field

1 of the doe's and her 2 yearlings have a much darker coat
Not black but a lot darker than any of the other deer I have been watching

Is the darker coat color just like our hair color ?
As it don't mean anything , other than a darker shade of hair

I would like to bag her and have the hide tanned for a wall hanging
Just to show off , as I have a "Normal" color doe hide already as a wall hanging

John
 

Fullbore

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Well John, it's more than likely that she has shed her summer coat. I have deer on TC that have lost a. 100% of its summer coat and others have both winter and summer coats. Just my 2 Cents
 

"J"

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Watched 8 deer (all antlerless) feeding in a bean field tonight and 4-5 had noticeably darker then the rest.... Like Ron said, winter coat on them...