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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: cascademountainhunter on November 29, 2008, 06:13:35 PM

Title: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: cascademountainhunter on November 29, 2008, 06:13:35 PM: I was just wondering how old do blacktail deer get before they die of old age? My guess would be about 10 years but to be honest I have no idea. What do you guys think?
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: rasbo on November 29, 2008, 06:25:19 PM: I would guess 8 to 10,my wife shot a doe that was the oldest the biologist seen he took the head,he thought 13 to 15 yrs on that one
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: bobcat on November 29, 2008, 06:29:12 PM: I believe 20 to 25 years is possible but probably isn't common. And probably a lot less common now with the abundance of cougars and hair loss disease.
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: boneaddict on November 29, 2008, 06:32:56 PM: I am thinking about 10-12 years
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: bobcat on November 29, 2008, 06:42:55 PM: OK, I did a quick google search and for whitetails it says 19 to 20 years is possible but 4 to 5 years is typical. I would think blacktails wouldn't be any different than whitetail deer.
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: FireMedic on November 30, 2008, 04:14:49 PM: Mule deer are around 6-7, and blacktail are longer 8-9, especially if they have few predators to deal with.
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: Charlie on November 30, 2008, 08:28:16 PM: Not very long if I still have a tag. :chuckle:
Title: Re: How Old Do Blacktail Get?
Post by: Dmanmastertracker on December 01, 2008, 09:13:01 AM: I have seen muleys listed up to 18YO on the YTC data collection site.