Benjamin Chavez

This is Benjamin Chavez with a nice coues deer that he got this year with Josiah Fritzinger in the Catalina Mnts. of Arizona.

Josiah's Antelope

Here is my little brother Josiah with his first antelope with a bow. After 8 days into the hunt he was able to down this bruiser on Saturday (8/30/08). He had hunted this buck for 3 straight days before finally making a terrific 80 yard shot. The buck scores around 80". (Remember you can click on any of the pictures to make them larger.)

Colorado Record Ram

This is the largest ram ever for the state of Colorado. It lived for 12 1/2 years along the Arkansas River between Pueblo and Canon City on private property. He was driven from the herd by younger males. After being separated from the herd he moved to property owned by Fort Carson and died there of natural causes. The ram officially net scores 195 5/8", but would have scored around 203" if his right horn would have been 51" like his left.
The current world record is 208", shot in Alberta in 2000.

Gored in the Eye

This buck was gored in the eye and ripped the antler and part of the skull off of the deer. He was later shot by a hunter.The deer scored in the 190's.

Piebald Deer

Piebald deer are not as rare as albinos but are still pretty rare and are all unique with a big range of patterns and colors.

Albino deer and white deer

Albino deer are deer born with no pigment. This rare occurance happens about 1 in 75,000 in whitetail deer. A true Albino is all white with pink eyes,nose, and hooves. Often times white deer are mistaken for Albinos. White deer have dark eyes and appear like other deer except all of their fur is white. Mellanistic deer have all black fur and are even more rare than albinos.

Melanistic Deer

This is what is called a Melanistic deer. Where albinos have a lack of melanin, these deer have an over abundance of it. Extremely rare. Melanin is what makes your skin darker like when you get a sun tan. The deer on the right was shot in central Texas where there seems to be more of these than anywhere else.