if u could only choose one for the rest of your life?

[Kola16]

Midwest WT may be easy to pattern, but Washington whities are not. I set a trail cam out last year for five days, and I got deer on all days except on one (the day I shot one before it could get to the camera  ). All of the deer were different. I like WT because almost all of them are very sciddish. MD  I can walk up to them, and give them a belly rub  I know there are some that are different that are way up in the mountains, but still. BT are not as spooky as WT, but they are certainly not like mulies. BT are the hardest to hunt because they are not easy to find  The other two are like gnats.

[Mark B]

I'd choose Benchleg's..

[Turner89]

Whitetail all the way. I would rather kill a 200 inch typical whitetail than a 400 inch bull elk. 

I feel the same way about BT. ( 160'' would work, to be a little more realistic with BT)

[Turner89]

Dvolmer, I agree WT defiately the best eating.  The bt I shot last year was 230lb easy.  Those BT near the coast and islands seem smaller though.

[Ingwe]

Blacktail. I like hunting thick brush and big timber on the west side.

[RoyBoy]

Blacktail. I like hunting thick brush and big timber on the west side.

hell yeah 

[DBHAWTHORNE]

It looks like Mule Deer are King

I actually prefer it that way. The quality of Washington's Whitetail herd is actually better becuase of it.

[3nails]

It looks like Mule Deer are King

I actually prefer it that way. The quality of Washington's Whitetail herd is actually better becuase of it.

Yup, same goes for the blacktail.

[jackmaster]

i would actually hang it up if i couldnt hunt blacktail anymore, hunting blackies in their true domain is a sickness that you cant hide from.. it calls to you at all times, sneaky little bastages, but i cant help it, hi, my name is brandon and i am a blacktail addict....

[grundy53]

i would actually hang it up if i couldnt hunt blacktail anymore, hunting blackies in their true domain is a sickness that you cant hide from.. it calls to you at all times, sneaky little bastages, but i cant help it, hi, my name is brandon and i am a blacktail addict....

  and I've killed all three. This is how I would describe my passion for blacktails.

[grundy53]

I usually hunt all three every year. I hunting mulies about the first 5 days of the season (more of a social get together) then unless I killed a muley I hunt the rest of the season for blacktails. Thanksgiving week I go chase whitetails in Idaho. I would say whitetails would be my second choice mainly because they act a lot like blacktails. The main difference between the 2's behavior is Bt are a lot more sneaky and the best way I could describe WT is paranoid Schizophrenics. Don't get me wrong, I love mulies too and would be truly upset if I couldn't hunt them too. I hope to expand my mule deer hunting into other states.

[Fish4Fun]

Having been lucky enough to hunt all 3, I would say open country Mulies would be my choice for now. I love the spot and stalk, playing the open ground game. If you can see him at a mile, he can see you too.  GAME ON   

[PolarBear]

Having hunted and killed all of them (including Sitka blackies), I like coastal blacktails the best.  They are without a doubt the hardest to hunt as far as for trophy quality.  Whitetails are by far the easiest to pattern so as a guy gets up there in age and his body starts breaking down, whities might be a good choice to be able to stay in the game and be continually successful with harvesting quality bucks.  It it hard to beat the trill and challenge of hunting blackies in the cold, wet, tangled up jungles of the coast but it gets harder and harder on a guys body.   

[autodink13]

Mule deer for me. I love getting up high on a mountain and spotting and stalking.

[dvolmer]

This has been an interesting and fun post to follow.  Its like asking all of us whats the best: Ford, Dodge, or Chevy.  Guys will get pretty animated with very strong opinions.  Its just fun to see.  I think what it gets down to is what you have done and were raised doing.  But that's what makes it so challenging and fun!  Keep up the strong opinions and remember what ever breed of deer you are hunting its better than work or doing chores for Mama!