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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Salmonstalker on January 02, 2018, 04:56:27 PM

Title: Black tail w/radio collars
Post by: Salmonstalker on January 02, 2018, 04:56:27 PM: Checked my trail cam on 12/31 to find a picture of this..... What looks to be a radio collar fixed to this little buck's neck. This is in 407. Have you guys seen this before? If so, let's hear it!
Title: Re: Black tail w/radio collars
Post by: Tbar on January 02, 2018, 05:21:54 PM: It's part of a new study.
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Post by: monster on January 02, 2018, 05:25:25 PM: I know a guy who shot one in North Bend with a radio collar
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Post by: lewy on January 02, 2018, 05:26:34 PM: The mucks have got a very surprising number of blacktails in my neck of the woods collared, usually does tho
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Post by: fishnfur on January 02, 2018, 05:30:42 PM: Radiotelemetry study on deer movements? I think I saw somewhere that Eric Holman, the head biologist at WDFW, may be involved in a current study.
Title: Re: Black tail w/radio collars
Post by: bobcat on January 02, 2018, 09:12:08 PM: I know the WDFW just recently began a blacktail deer study. They have an agreement with the DNR to do the study on DNR lands. I'm not sure if it's happening on other lands as well.
Title: Re: Black tail w/radio collars
Post by: fish vacuum on January 03, 2018, 12:49:09 AM: Email the regional biologist. They've been pretty cool about sharing info when I've emailed them about similar things. I was going to post the link for the biologist contact list but I can't get it to open on my phone right now.
Title: Re: Black tail w/radio collars
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 03, 2018, 05:16:45 AM: Yea the WDFW started a study to keep track of what deer are left in the state!!
Title: Re: Black tail w/radio collars
Post by: LayMdown on January 05, 2018, 02:35:28 PM: The oldest boy and I saw 2 collard does on his Green River youth buck hunt this season 1 of which was left lonely after he put her boyfriend in the back of the truck. We also saw a collard cow in there, the inspectors said the muckleshoots are doing the study :dunno: