A Hybrid in the making?

[Pathfinder101]

Check this out.  My boy and I were headed back from a quick scout to the blues this evening and we see this little buck out in a farmer's small (maybe 2 acre) pasture, so we stop so the boy can get some pics.  There was a doe out there too.  The buck (as you can see) is a mulie, and the doe is a whitetail.  Just the two of them, hanging out together, like they were siblings.  My son walked up to the fence to get a pic through the wire, and the doe walked up to him like it wanted to get fed (someone must be feeding them).  After a while the buck did the same thing.
Wonder what is going to come of this little "relationship" (assuming he makes it to the rut, which is doubtful)?
 

[Gutpile]

That buck will probably end up on one of those hunting shows and the host can tell everybody how hard he hunted.

[norsepeak]

It's extremely rare, like less than 1% that mulies and whitetails can actually breed.  So I doubt anything will happen.

[D-Rock425]

what about mulies and blacktail to they.

[mossback91]

That buck will probably end up on one of those hunting shows and the host can tell everybody how hard he hunted.

hey its hard work climbing fences gut!!

[tonymoe]

what about mulies and blacktail to they.

yes, this is what washington calls the "cascade blacktail"

[robb92]

Cool pics!!

[jeepasaurusrex]

what about mulies and blacktail to they.

yes, this is what washington calls the "cascade blacktail"

AKA  Benchlegs.

[MichaelJ]

It's extremely rare, like less than 1% that mulies and whitetails can actually breed.  So I doubt anything will happen.

Really???  Not doubting you, but where'd ya here that?

Michael

[PolarBear]

On my land in Republic there was a whitetail doe with 2 mulie fawns on her last year.  I doubt if she adopted them, they were still nursing when I saw them.  I shot a whitie/mulie cross above Brewster many years ago.  I think that it is more common than you might think.

[andrew_12gauge]

saw a big whitey/muley cross taken out near othello, ive read that where whitetails and mule deer intermingle that crosses are fairly common but only about 1% survive their first year

[elkaholic123]

I was told by a reliable source that it is mostly whitetail bucks breeding muley does,but sometimes it is the other way around!

[blacktailer]

Agreed elkaholic.  Whitetail bucks are a lot more agressive breeders during the rut and tend to breed about anything they can pin down

[Pathfinder101]

I went by the pasture again today.  They were both out there again this afternoon.  This is the third time in a week I have seen them in the same pasture together.  No other deer around.

[gunnarnewt]

    Those deer are tame. The guy who's pasture you saw them in has raised them from fawns. They don't even know they can jump the fence. But I agree, they will make some interesting fawns if they figure things out. How does he get away with raising them in captivity is my question.