Mule Deer vs. Whitetail vs. Blacktail

[Wea300mag]

It's all about the muleys!!!

[Houndhunter]

i high hunt blacktails opening general, then second weekend hunt mulies, then third weekend usually ends up taking someone out or taggin with someone in timbercompany some where. then late season is blacktails again, every buck i've shot has been late buck

might give up early elk hunting this year to go them high mulie hunts, not big on hunting elk by myself so i'll probably tag along with the ol'man to get some mulies

[buckmaster_wa]

I feel it is funner hunting mule deer in the open country, but I do believe that the mature whitetail bucks are a lot smarter then the mature mule deer bucks.

[Big10gauge]

I feel it is funner hunting mule deer in the open country, but I do believe that the mature whitetail bucks are a lot smarter then the mature mule deer bucks.

I agree, the really big WT bucks go nocturnal in the blink of a eye when hunting pressure starts. At least that's what my game cameras show. There's a few bucks that I never see except at 1 am on the cameras. I expect that they are  mostly nocturnal all year.  But I have seen quite a few MD bucks just disappear in wide open country too.  1 more day!!!!!

[Caseyd]

Its a mix for me..see about 50/50 nowadays where i hunt. Use to be mostly Mulies but the whitetails have started to run the show.

[Antlershed]

Blacktails all season long. I might be making a trip east with a buddy of mine this year though.

[WonkyWapiti]

I love muley country and look forward every year to hunting muleys with my buddies.

[elkaholic]

Miles the wife is letting you fly back fro early season huh.... Ill tie a little guy to a tree for you.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

I hunt elk and that is why I start with Mule deer, Blacktail around home, head east during late season for whitetail if I haven't got one yet because they are easy.

[huntnphool]

She's eating these words right now,  "If you let me get a puppy than I won't care if you fly back to go hunting once a year" 

I hope you got her a puppy that will be an asset to your hunting

[Bean Counter]

Yesterday morning, I just saw the biggest mulley I've ever seen in my life.  Well, at least biggest I've ever seen in the flesh.  5x5 or possibly 6x6 running around east of Ellensburg.  Several of the locals know about it on his little hill.  I asked 5 landowners for permission and I got shot down all five times     I was all ready to alter the plans I've already made for opening morning just to get a shot at it.  

Ready to alter plans after knowing where two good blacktails are (a 3x3 and a 4x4) and having private land for whitetails secured south of Spokane.  

man.. that mule deer.  Well I hope nobody else gets him and he has a chance to breed some does.

[shorthair-on-point]

I think whitetail this year

[edmondshunter]

Blacktail.  WESTSIDE   

By far the hardest OF THE 3 IMO

[JBabcock]

The area I hunt in Wa has those Blacktail/Muledeer hybrids. I'll probably just go on the weekends for those, but will head to Idaho in November for Whitetail.

[Big Bucks Tim]

I'm a west side gut through and through.  Hunted Black Tail my whole life. (except that year I went to Cle Elum for deer and Elk.  Saw nothing but spike bulls during deer season and 2 nice Muleys during elk season.  One was a 3 point and the other was one of the biggest 4 points I've ever seen.)   Sorry had to vent a little.

Totally agree with above statement.  Black Tail are difficult to hunt.