Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: OltHunter on November 18, 2009, 02:26:04 PM
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just curious as to how the blacktails react to the snow. i know it takes a lot to get the mule deer moving but i haven't hunted blacktails in the snow before. i'm heading up high in the next few days for a blacktail and will most definitely be in snow. i'm wondering if it will be a waste of time, as the does/bucks have moved down already, or aren't even found up high 5,000+ feet. Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated. i've hunted blackies once before in my life, in a friends backyard, needless to say it took a day to fill my tag, but unfortunately the blind is full this year. i always like to head up high and get away from people, but don't know if that is a successful formula for late blacktail, i've done it for mulies in eastern washington, just curious if it can be done for blackies. thanks.
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I have had hit and miss luck with Blacktails and the snow. In some areas, the snow will drive them down, at least a lot of them. In these areas, only the bruisers hold out in the high country in wast deep snow. Other areas I have hunted them, when snow hits, there is not a deer to be found up high and they all run down to the farms.
I am not sure how it relates to Muleys, but it most likely depends on the area you are hunting.
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I cant get high for blackies but Ive hunted them in 12inches,they will move up and down..In Idaho it took 12inches to get the mulies moving down..wish I could help ya out
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I've only hunted them in the snow in the lowlands, so they couldn't really get away from the snow. But, with 12"+ of snow on the ground, the deer were moving all day long. Good luck.
