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What would you rather kill?

Mule deer
138 (53.9%)
Whitetail
35 (13.7%)
Blacktail
83 (32.4%)

Total Members Voted: 256

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2013, 10:57:19 PM »
I chose mule deer because i love them, i grew up hunting them, tho after killing a nice whitetail this past season, i may have to try again :tup: i have no desire to shoot a blacktail, i pass up multiple bucks per season while archery elk hunting. I like to fill my freezer, not have one meal :sry: :dunno:

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2013, 07:43:08 AM »
Nothin beats chasin velvet muleys in the Idaho backcountry with a bow. Warm weather, great scenery and the lack of people makes it something to look forward to every year.

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2013, 08:06:57 PM »
Two record book bucks live on my walls a muley and a blackie.... Gotta go whitetail right?? I don't think so, anyone with enough money can buy any trophy big game animal in North America except a Washington Columbia blacktail. To me that is what makes a trophy. Sundance way to go man I love it!! That buck is way more of a trophy than any 180" whitetail any day! 

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2013, 08:19:06 PM »
OK I'm boring.  I picked blacktail because they live outside my house and at this point in my hunting career I am about the meat and certain success, especially now that I have been doing archery.    :tup: 
And as a teacher, I don't have the time to travel far in the fall...but maybe someday...


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Re: What deer?
« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2013, 08:32:06 PM »
Blacktail, the smart deer. :peep:
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #20 on: January 24, 2013, 08:33:25 PM »
Two record book bucks live on my walls a muley and a blackie.... Gotta go whitetail right?? I don't think so, anyone with enough money can buy any trophy big game animal in North America except a Washington Columbia blacktail. To me that is what makes a trophy. Sundance way to go man I love it!! That buck is way more of a trophy than any 180" whitetail any day!

When you can find a place to hunt trophy South Carolina whitetail let me know.  :chuckle:   There are places you can buy a trophy blacktail but I agree that WA isn't one of those.
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #21 on: January 24, 2013, 08:41:55 PM »
 I voted blacktail again simply because they are by far the most beautiful and the hardest of the species to kill a mature animal.
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #22 on: January 24, 2013, 08:59:11 PM »
I chose mule deer because i love them, i grew up hunting them, tho after killing a nice whitetail this past season, i may have to try again :tup: i have no desire to shoot a blacktail, i pass up multiple bucks per season while archery elk hunting. I like to fill my freezer, not have one meal :sry: :dunno:
Oh no you didn't? :chuckle:   Blacktails all the way :tup:
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2013, 03:46:04 PM »
I can now saw I've hunted them all and I still pick the mule deer.  I love hunting in the country they live in. Whitetail eats better, blacktails are closest to home  for me. Still love mulies whether or not I get one.  I know I still have time for a blacktail  when I get back from a muledeer hunt.

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2013, 04:32:18 PM »
Muledeer hunting is my passion and blacktail is my obsession!
Biggest Blacktail, biggest Muley

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #25 on: February 24, 2013, 04:47:26 PM »
A couple of dandies, tgray!
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2013, 04:55:32 PM »
I love my benchlegs :chuckle:

I want to kill a nice whitetail. That is still on my bucket list.
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #27 on: February 24, 2013, 05:30:29 PM »
It just shows me a blank page and wont reload. I have tried from both mine and my wife's PC. Too bad because we harvested 3 nice blacktail's this season. Mine was a 4x5 on the 20th of Oct., another one a 4x3 on the 25th, and lastly a 2x3 on the 18th of Nov. I think. All archery tackle.

Try making your pics smaller. Great job on the blackies. My fav to .

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #28 on: February 24, 2013, 09:32:24 PM »
I got to go with blacktail,although i love the terrain mule deer live in better.i've had the same problem as sundance with posting pics.anybody have any ideas why?

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #29 on: February 24, 2013, 10:19:41 PM »
Resize your pictures.

800x600 or smaller and they will post just fine.

 


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