Whats tougher to kill, 170" whitetail or 190" mule deer?

[Miles]

170 muley.   My goal every year in recent years

I think so too.

[boneaddict]

and there is alot that can be said about them being bigger when you only get glimpses of them and the flash of their tails.....that is if they don't have it tucked which they usually do when they are that big.

[boneaddict]

If it weren't for trail cameras, about 95% of these big whitetail would be "non-existent"

[Miles]

If it weren't for trail cameras, about 95% of these big whitetail would be "non-existent"

Very true, many people wouldn't ever see them.

[Alchase]

I honestly have not hunted whitetail specifically, though i would definitely not kick a 170" or any other legal whitetail buck out of my sites while hunting mulies, lol

Now add a 150" Blacktail to the list

[BLR 243]

A 135 or bigger Blacktail is the toughest.

[coachcw]

it would be tough for me to kill a big whitey since I can't sit in a tree stand all day . that being said I think a big muley is the toughest mainly because where they live .

[MtnMuley]

If it weren't for trail cameras, about 95% of these big whitetail would be "non-existent"

 

......and if it weren't for bait hunting primarily during the post rut, 95% of the big whitetails that get killed, would still be alive.

As for the question, with the hunting over bait being allowed during Nov/Dec for whiteys, it's much harder to kill a 190" muley....by far.

[Arteman]

A 135 or bigger Blacktail is the toughest.

Haha you beat me to it, was scrolling through to see if it was posted yet and if not I was going to.  Ok, ill go back to my westside corner now and just watch.   

[Kowsrule30]

The mule deer by far.... I've only seen 5 ever that I think would be in that range....

[carpsniperg2]

I have never spent much time in whitetail area's. Last year I got into a area when hunting season was over and saw 3 whitetail bucks in one group that would smash the 170" mark. It was one of the coolest things ever to see that many masher bucks in one group. Plus there was atleast 4 that was around the 140-150 range. That was a amazing day! I have only seen a few mule deer that would come close to the 190" mark in my life.

[Jellymon]

100" blacktail 

[Kowsrule30]

I've got 7 BT well over 100"      One scores 140 and is just a 3 pointer!!   

[steen]

I would say, for me, it would be a whitetail cause I have never hunted a whitetail.  I put in for quality deer and it would be muledeer so my chances of seeing a 190 class mulie is higher than a 170 whitetail.

[Jellymon]

I've got 7 BT well over 100"      One scores 140 and is just a 3 pointer!!   

Settle down there, just kidden around.