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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Instinct on August 15, 2011, 09:39:10 PM

Title: mule and blacktail
Post by: Instinct on August 15, 2011, 09:39:10 PM: Was wondering if there are ways to identify em besides the tail because ill be hunting lil naches/ravens roust area and that area boarders the west gmus and they got black tails. Basically i just dont want to get poped for makeing a mistake thinking the deer was a mule.
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: Alan K on August 15, 2011, 09:53:20 PM: I could be wrong, but if you're legal for mule deer you should be legal for BT. I guess I'm not sure if some seasons are different or not though. :dunno:
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: BENCHLEG on August 15, 2011, 11:43:14 PM: if you want meat . 3pts is it look in the regs for the deer that is legal in your area. :twocents:
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: bobcat on August 15, 2011, 11:45:26 PM: If you're in the Little Naches unit, it's considered a mule deer even if it's not.
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: BENCHLEG on August 16, 2011, 12:49:02 AM: 3 PT MIN GOOD LUCK.
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: Instinct on August 16, 2011, 01:10:02 AM: Well cool thanks guys
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: buglebuster on August 16, 2011, 04:26:10 AM: I know they consider anything over the east of the crest mulie but are the deer in bickleton mulies or blackies? My buddy shot a 26in wide heavy heavy mass 3x4 in late season last year that looks 100% mulies but he insists its a blacktail because its ears are tiny and it was a really small bodied deer. I have also seen some very small deer in area 145 and 178 and also cowiche that had ears that were really small. :dunno:
Title: Re: mule and blacktail
Post by: boneaddict on August 16, 2011, 06:10:29 AM: Its considered a Muledeer. Most of us refer to them as benchlegs. It all has to do with a line drawn on a map, not what the deers genetics are.