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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: curlewkiller on October 29, 2015, 02:21:07 PM

Title: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: curlewkiller on October 29, 2015, 02:21:07 PM: Our hunting property on the Eastside has went from Mule deer to a mix of whitetail depending on elevation. Why does the whitetail not invade blacktail territory, or do they?
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 29, 2015, 02:25:20 PM: They would have to get over the Cascades to do this. They don't seem to like the high country that much to migrate over and stay on the west side. :dunno:
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: curlewkiller on October 29, 2015, 02:26:25 PM: This is what I was thinking but I have them at 4000 feet at times. The mostly stay below 3000 though. Is it the rain?
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 29, 2015, 02:29:03 PM: I don't know about the rain and eastern whitetails. We have the Columbian whitetails in Oregon , and Washington along the river that are endangered that live in the rain.
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: duckmen1 on October 29, 2015, 02:31:07 PM: I think the state needs to transplant. Just think if they get a bunch of whitetails over on the west side that's more deer for the wolves. :chuckle:
They might just do it if you bring up food source for wolf sustainability up.
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: 2labs on October 29, 2015, 02:36:28 PM: The ones I know are pretty right leaning. Don't know how well they would get along on the west side. :o
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: curlewkiller on October 29, 2015, 02:40:32 PM: Quote from: 2labs on October 29, 2015, 02:36:28 PM
The ones I know are pretty right leaning. Don't know how well they would get along on the west side. :o

Just fine northeast of 405 and I5 ;)
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: Smoke on October 29, 2015, 03:18:38 PM: think they'd do pretty good out along the coast or south of Hwy12 and east of I 5 too... just not close to the sound...
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: tgomez on October 29, 2015, 04:11:42 PM: Im sure a whitetail deer population would do fine on the West side. Whitetail live in the bitter cold North, to the hot dry deserts of mexico and everything in between. :twocents:
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: westsidehntr on October 29, 2015, 04:22:54 PM: Keep them dumb ugly deer over there! We don't need them messing up the gene pool of our beautiful blackies!!!
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: Bigshooter on October 29, 2015, 04:43:50 PM: Quote from: westsidehntr on October 29, 2015, 04:22:54 PM
Keep them dumb ugly deer over there! We don't need them messing up the gene pool of our beautiful blackies!!!
:yeah:
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: predatorG on October 29, 2015, 04:46:31 PM: If you're lucky you'll get a BT with a rack just like a whitetail as far as the branching goes. But it will be super dark and way sexier. Other than that we don't want any whitetails.
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: YoterHunter on October 29, 2015, 08:43:17 PM: Some thing like this. Blacktail with the white tail style horns. With darker horns .
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: link on October 29, 2015, 09:27:58 PM: Ah, we'll just take the whitetail's eyeguards for the blacktails, you can keep the rest.
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: mfswallace on October 29, 2015, 09:57:26 PM: Can u shoot a whitetail in a mule deer or blacktail unit if its there???
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: sureshotpaleface on October 29, 2015, 10:06:47 PM: Quote from: mfswallace on October 29, 2015, 09:57:26 PM
Can u shoot a whitetail in a mule deer or blacktail unit if its there???
No

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Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: sureshotpaleface on October 29, 2015, 10:07:54 PM: Quote from: sureshotpaleface on October 29, 2015, 10:06:47 PM
Quote from: mfswallace on October 29, 2015, 09:57:26 PM
Can u shoot a whitetail in a mule deer or blacktail unit if its there???
No

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Well let me rephrase that...no if whitetail is not open in that unit...yes if it is

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Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: huntnphool on October 29, 2015, 10:23:26 PM: Once wolves are confirmed on the west side and elk numbers drop, WDFW will have to transplant whitetail to maintain a viable food source for their pets.
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: justyhntr on October 30, 2015, 07:25:06 AM: Quote from: Bigshooter on October 29, 2015, 04:43:50 PM
Quote from: westsidehntr on October 29, 2015, 04:22:54 PM
Keep them dumb ugly deer over there! We don't need them messing up the gene pool of our beautiful blackies!!!
:yeah:

:yeah: X1000
Title: Re: Whitetail in Blacktail territory
Post by: rickomatic on October 30, 2015, 08:19:55 AM: I've seen whitetail 2 times in the past 10 years near my place in Snohomish. Once saw about 5 crossing Lowell Larimer Rd. halfway between Seattle Hill Rd. and Lowell, and once 3 crossing Welch Rd. just up from High Bridge. The whitetail flag tails were unmistakeable. No idea how the got there, or how long they've been there.