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Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« on: October 29, 2015, 02:21:07 PM »
Our hunting property on the Eastside has went from Mule deer to a mix of whitetail depending on elevation.  Why does the whitetail not invade blacktail territory, or do they?
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2015, 02:25:20 PM »
They would have to get over the Cascades to do this. They don't seem to like the high country that much to migrate over and stay on the west side.  :dunno:
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2015, 02:26:25 PM »
This is what I was thinking but I have them at 4000 feet at times.  The mostly stay below 3000 though.  Is it the rain?
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2015, 02:29:03 PM »
I don't know about the rain and eastern whitetails. We have the Columbian whitetails in Oregon , and Washington along the river that are endangered that live in the rain.
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2015, 02:31:07 PM »
I think the state needs to transplant. Just think if they get a bunch of whitetails over on the west side that's more deer for the wolves.  :chuckle:
They might just do it if you bring up food source for wolf sustainability up.

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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2015, 02:36:28 PM »
The ones I know are pretty right leaning. Don't know how well they would get along on the west side.  :o
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2015, 02:40:32 PM »
The ones I know are pretty right leaning. Don't know how well they would get along on the west side.  :o

Just fine northeast of 405 and I5 ;)
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2015, 03:18:38 PM »
think they'd do pretty good out along the coast or south of Hwy12 and east of I 5  too...  just not close to the sound...

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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2015, 04:11:42 PM »
Im sure a whitetail deer population would do fine on the West side. Whitetail live in the bitter cold North, to the hot dry deserts of mexico and everything in between.  :twocents:
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2015, 04:22:54 PM »
Keep them dumb ugly deer over there! We don't need them messing up the gene pool of our beautiful blackies!!!

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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2015, 04:43:50 PM »
Keep them dumb ugly deer over there! We don't need them messing up the gene pool of our beautiful blackies!!!
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2015, 04:46:31 PM »
If you're lucky you'll get a BT with a rack just like a whitetail as far as the branching goes. But it will be super dark and way sexier. Other than that we don't want any whitetails.
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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2015, 08:43:17 PM »
 Some thing like this. Blacktail with the  white tail style horns. With darker horns .

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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2015, 09:27:58 PM »
Ah, we'll just take the whitetail's eyeguards for the blacktails, you can keep the rest.

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Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2015, 09:57:26 PM »
Can u shoot a whitetail in a mule deer or blacktail unit if its there???

 


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