Blacktail in the Cheney Unit 130?

[boneaddict]

Ears bother me more than the tail does.  From this angle, just a whitie with some variance like Huntnnw said

[BOWHUNTER45]

Sounds like some people telling me they seen whitetail over here on the wetside just because they seen a WHITETAIL flipping them the bird  Blacktail will throw up their tails when running off too and it makes people think they seen a whitetail 

[robescc]

That is what I have been seeing. I was really unsure about it. Thanks for answering the question everybody. It's funny because I talked to a local guy out there the other day and he mentioned the Blacktail in the area. 
I thing people assume those small Mule Deer are Blacktails.

[DOUBLELUNG]

The only sure diagnostic short of genetic testing for whitetail x mule deer crosses is the length of the metatarsal gland, which is located on the outside of the rear leg, midway between the hock and the hoof (don't confuse it with the tarsal gland, which is inside the rear leg at the hock, and which gets pissed on throughout the rut to spread scent).

If it has white hair, rounded to oval, 1-1.5" length, it is a whitetail.
If it is the same color as surrounding hair, linear and 4-5" long, it is a mule deer (includes blacktail)
If it is 2.5"-3.5" long, oval to linear, and same color as surrounding hair, it is a whitetail x mule deer hybrid.

All other characteristics - antlers, tails, color - can run the entire gamut from appearing purely whitetail, to purely mule deer.  Most of the research on hybrids has been conducted by JIm Heffelfinger of AZ Fish and Game, and Dr. Valerius Geist, University of Calgary, Emeritus Professor.  Both have written excellent articles on the subject for both scientific and popular publications.