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Offline Pathfinder101

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A Hybrid in the making?
« on: July 17, 2009, 09:00:51 PM »
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)?
 
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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2009, 09:44:57 PM »
That buck will probably end up on one of those hunting shows and the host can tell everybody how hard he hunted.

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2009, 09:56:47 PM »
It's extremely rare, like less than 1% that mulies and whitetails can actually breed.  So I doubt anything will happen.

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2009, 10:12:27 PM »
what about mulies and blacktail to they.

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 10:29:04 PM »
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!!

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2009, 08:47:48 AM »
what about mulies and blacktail to they.


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

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2009, 08:54:43 AM »
Cool pics!!
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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2009, 08:59:44 AM »
what about mulies and blacktail to they.


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

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2009, 01:59:11 PM »
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?

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2009, 02:09:29 PM »
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.

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2009, 03:19:21 PM »
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

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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2009, 03:24:02 PM »
I was told by a reliable source that it is mostly whitetail bucks breeding muley does,but sometimes it is the other way around! :twocents: :dunno:
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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2009, 09:32:22 AM »
Agreed elkaholic.  Whitetail bucks are a lot more agressive breeders during the rut and tend to breed about anything they can pin down
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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2009, 06:17:13 PM »
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.
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Re: A Hybrid in the making?
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2009, 10:40:33 AM »

    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. :twocents:
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