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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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Offline Giggles

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2013, 09:39:48 AM »
The biggest challange anyone can ask for is to kill a mature blacktail buck, not talking a small 4 or 3 point but something that scores over 130+. There is simply not a tougher deer to hunt. I love any big buck, but I'm still trying for that trophy blacktail. This one is my best blackie so far, score 117.

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2013, 09:46:34 AM »
I feel like all three are equal. The diversity of terrain you hunt them in and obviously whitetail are all over so each state prob a little different experience..

Blacktail are the toughest to hunt in my opinion and are in some awesome challenging thick terrain.

Muleys get huge, and there is just something about spot and stock in open terrain...

And I know Whitetail have a bad rap here, and all the hunting shows make them look easy to hunt, but if you ever get an opportunity to hunt then in the North East where I grew up, especially Maine!!! Its big country, the fall is beautiful, snow falls early and the bucks get 300+ pounds and have great natural genetics!

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2013, 10:16:06 AM »
Trophyhunt, Nice buck, Awesome shirt. :tup:
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2013, 11:29:38 AM »
Shot lots and lots of black tail and a few nice whitetails...but I have only shot one muly. 
I'd like to get a nice muly to add to my collection of deer mounts.
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2013, 08:06:39 PM »
Mule deer without a doubt. :tup:
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2013, 08:09:28 PM »
Very nice way to hunt those burns
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What deer?
« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2013, 08:11:38 PM »
A big Mule deer with my bow, followed in a close second to a big Blacktail. Sadly, I was a few inches away this year from fulfilling the big Blacktail dream. :(


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Re: What deer?
« Reply #37 on: February 25, 2013, 08:22:12 PM »
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #38 on: March 01, 2013, 06:51:25 PM »
High country mule deer are my # 1! That being said, I am also addicted to trying to find trophy blacktails.

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #39 on: March 01, 2013, 07:08:49 PM »
-No doubt Mule Deer!!
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #40 on: March 01, 2013, 07:32:19 PM »
   I picked blacktail because a big ol mature, stinky, sneeky, blacky buck is just so bada$$. But hunting high country mulies is not far behind for me. Any mature buck in my book is cool.......tough question   
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Re: What deer?
« Reply #41 on: March 02, 2013, 04:35:01 PM »
SWAMP DONKEYS (blacktails )

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #42 on: March 09, 2013, 08:17:22 PM »
I love hunting high country Mule Deer, but at this point Blacktail are my passion.   

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #43 on: March 09, 2013, 08:26:25 PM »
I miss hunting for mules .... Love the large herds they run in...

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Re: What deer?
« Reply #44 on: April 04, 2013, 09:42:32 PM »
blacktail

 


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