Post by: salt n sage90 on January 17, 2023, 10:01:56 AM
I felt him out a little about knowing what an elk looks like as well as blacktails, but he says he has seen deer that are double/triple the size of blacktails.
I am not very familiar with Kitsap County, but has anyone seen reports of this or have any info. Seems pretty far fetched to me but thought I would ask.
Are there Mulies/Benchlegs in the Olympics that could have traveled? (I thought those were all BTs).
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Post by: fishngamereaper on January 17, 2023, 02:44:42 PM
Elk have been known to wander the Bremerton watershed but they are few and far between...last I heard was a cow and calf about 3-4 year's ago.
Post by: MADMAX on January 17, 2023, 03:27:36 PM
Told me that in the early 60s they brought some mulies into Jeff county and turned them loose
Urban legend I suppose
Kinda like the wild pigs
Post by: pd on January 17, 2023, 03:39:10 PM
Curious what part of the county they think they are seeing these. And is he judging body size or antlers
Elk have been known to wander the Bremerton watershed but they are few and far between...last I heard was a cow and calf about 3-4 year's ago.
:yeah:
It is not impossible to have elk wander from the Shelton/Hoodsport gap onto the Kitsap peninsula, and then onto the Tahuya forest. However, there are enough hunters in this area that such an event would not go unreported. In recent years there have been elk in the Bremerton watershed, for sure.
But, no. No mule deer west of I-5, and certainly no up the Olympic peninsula to the Kitsap peninsula. We are more likely to get grizzly bears first.
Post by: salt n sage90 on January 17, 2023, 05:17:56 PM
If I had to guess they just aren't that familiar with blacktail deer or deer in general and his eyes were playing tricks on him. He said he saw a buck one time and a doe another and they looked like deer he had seen in yellowstone...
Sometimes I forget how little people know about wildlife, prolly just saw one up close a few times finally and never realized how big deer actually are when they arent out the car window.
I would definitely say that I have seen a few blacktail bucks on my cameras that could be mistaken for a mulie for sure.
Once again I dont know the area so I was just curious if there was something weird going on over there.
thank for the input.
Post by: fishngamereaper on January 17, 2023, 06:16:08 PM
But no mule deer.
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Post by: Birdguy on January 17, 2023, 08:22:26 PM
There's allot of weird over here...
But no mule deer.
:yeah:
Post by: Hairhunter on January 17, 2023, 11:45:27 PM
Post by: bankwalker on January 18, 2023, 06:33:22 PM
I could see confusion especially if getting a fast glance!
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Post by: MADMAX on February 06, 2023, 07:26:56 PM
There are some huge Blacktail out on Bangor and a couple other bases out there. I could see how someone could be a bit confused.
They used to be
When I was on the annex 20 years ago
They bio came through and sterilized a bunch
Too many car wrecks
Post by: Alchase on February 06, 2023, 07:38:34 PM
There are some huge Blacktail out on Bangor and a couple other bases out there. I could see how someone could be a bit confused.
They used to be
When I was on the annex 20 years ago
They bio came through and sterilized a bunch
Too many car wrecks
Oh no that should be a sin!
They had some monsters out there.
Post by: MADMAX on February 06, 2023, 07:50:44 PM
https://www.ptleader.com/stories/oh-deer-how-many-of-you-are-there,24096