Blacktail Deer Tail Flagging?

[James]

Yesterday out hiking I saw a blacktail doe and when I alarmed her, she bounded off flagging her tail in the air like a whitetail.  She bounded off about 100 yards, stopped and stared at me for a few min, then took off again with her tail flagged up.

Anyone else seen this behavior in black tail or mule deer?

[h20hunter]

Yep...have indeed seen it on local blackies.

[Blacktail Sniper]

Yup, more times than I care to admit!   

[jackelope]

Yup, more times than I care to admit!   

 

 

[boneaddict]

Just another way to smile at you on the way out

[BOWHUNTER45]

What gets me is when someone comes running to you on the wetside screaming I seen a whitetail  I have had that happen a few times ...I see them doing that all the time ...they walk away taking a dump with their tails up 

[JackOfAllTrades]

James,  Are you new to Blacktail hunting?  All deer exibit the same behavior with their tail. Each can and will stomp, snort/weeze to alert other deer in the area. Some will, some won't. It all depends on how threatened they feel. Some will just run away. However, it sees that a Whitetail will most often flag you while running away.... Blacktails don't always. Muley's don't always.  But I've been flagged by each more times than I can remember.
 
-Steve

[Blacktail Sniper]

Just another way to smile at you on the way out

I thought it was because they don't have middle fingers... 

[JackOfAllTrades]

What gets me is when someone comes running to you on the wetside screaming I seen a whitetail  I have had that happen a few times ...I see them doing that all the time ...they walk away taking a dump with their tails up 

I have seen Whitetails west of the PCT many times.   (not very far west... but well beyond what the WDFW references as whitetail area) On occasion they do drop down out of BC. I have also seen them near Trout Lake/Skamania county. (Not just Columbia Coos WT)
 
-Steve

[James]

While I am far from a blacktail hunting expert, I thought I had seen enough of them in my outdoor adventures to have witnessed this before.  I guess this just reinforces the fact you see "new to you" things in the woods every time out.

Thanks guys.

[Southpole]

What gets me is when someone comes running to you on the wetside screaming I seen a whitetail  I have had that happen a few times ...I see them doing that all the time ...they walk away taking a dump with their tails up 

I have seen Whitetails west of the PCT many times.   (not very far west... but well beyond what the WDFW references as whitetail area) On occasion they do drop down out of BC. I have also seen them near Trout Lake/Skamania county. (Not just Columbia Coos WT)
 
-Steve

I know a hand full of reputable friends that have also witnessed a rare westside whitetail, anything is possible. just because a guy hasn't seen it for themselves doesn't mean it can't be true.