I used to live in the town of Lakeway, which is a lake-side community with a couple golf course outside of Austin. Plenty of deer. One year a dark fawn popped out. Over the next several years, the number of dark deer increased. Apparently that first one was successful with the ladies.
I just spent a minute googling, and it turns out central Texas is a hotbed for melanistic deer. Who knew.
Regards,
Tom Lynch
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