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what would the regs be for that if you happen to see a whitetail in a predominatly mule deer unit where they have no regs for em? i saw a nice 2pt white tail about 7 years ago in the teanaway. now one believed me until we bow hunted it a few years later and my hunting partner was 15 yds from a doe, also a white tail.
I keep hearing rumors. Would like to see him.
There are supposed to be 4 whitetail does in Yakima living on the greenway between 40th and 1st street. I have heard of sightings from different guys for about a year now.I found a whitetail shed in the nile a few years back.... They are a coming
Whitetail are one of the most adaptable animals in the deer family. They will continue to expand. They are an invasive species and will generally outcompete Mule Deer for habitat. Being the much older species they are more resistant to parasites and diseases than Mule Deer and often they are carriers of diseases the Muleys don't handle well.. I am a whitetail guy but I know the Mule Deer across the west can't afford a bigger decline. Hopefully the WDFW has something in their mind for dealing with them in those areas before they get a stronghold.
Quote from: DBHAWTHORNE on January 02, 2011, 09:30:05 PMWhitetail are one of the most adaptable animals in the deer family. They will continue to expand. They are an invasive species and will generally outcompete Mule Deer for habitat. Being the much older species they are more resistant to parasites and diseases than Mule Deer and often they are carriers of diseases the Muleys don't handle well.. I am a whitetail guy but I know the Mule Deer across the west can't afford a bigger decline. Hopefully the WDFW has something in their mind for dealing with them in those areas before they get a stronghold.It's funny you mention disease. I seem to recall reading that it was due to a parisite found in ticks or flies in central WA that keeps them from spreading west. Blue tongue? Not sure.Not sure how a native species that has not been introduced by people into an area is an "invasive" species though.... Starlings and house sparrows brought from England; scotchbroom, also from Great Britain; northern timber wolves from Canada .... But WT deer have simply hoofed it here themselves. The Columbia Whitetail made it all the way to the coast.
It would be nice to have a clearer picture, but that sure does look like a whitetail to me too.
what would the regs be for that if you happen to see a whitetail in a predominatly mule deer unit where they have no regs for em?