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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: jeff100 on August 04, 2008, 07:04:21 PM

Title: Whitetail invasion
Post by: jeff100 on August 04, 2008, 07:04:21 PM: What's the furthest west you've seen a whitetail deer?? Years ago I saw a huge whitetail doe about 10 miles north of Winthrop. That's the biggest doe I've ever seen, and one of the biggest deer I've ever seen, buck or doeThat was probably the late nineties. How about you guys. What's your story?

Jeff
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: PolarBear on August 04, 2008, 07:10:25 PM: Ilwaco. On the East side the farthest West was Teanaway.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: Gobble on August 04, 2008, 07:31:30 PM: I've saw a 4 pt right after dark in the Tanum area about 20 years ago.

The WT that you saw in Illwaco was a Columbian WT. Not the same as the eastside WT
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: PolarBear on August 04, 2008, 07:36:05 PM: I'm aware of that it was a Columbian, he didnt specify so I threw in the East side spotting as well. We saw over a dozen at the upper Teanaway Valley, but it was over 20 years ago.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: Gobble on August 04, 2008, 07:40:16 PM: Wow, I haven't seen any in there but it wouldn't surprise me. I had to do a double take when I saw the 4 pt in the Tanum (sp) area 20 yrs ago. They were not know to be there at that time
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: jeff100 on August 04, 2008, 09:44:27 PM: Yeah, I meant eastern whitetail. You know...6, 8, 10, 16, 22 pointers.... :chuckle:

Interesting in that all the sightings so far, are relatively old. Mine included. I wonder if the WDFW have been doing something to prevent the western expansion of the whitetail range in Washington. Far fetched, I know, to expect them to do anything useful, but I wonder...
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 04, 2008, 09:54:14 PM: Saw on another thread that they're in the Chiwawa...that's as far west as I've heard. I spend a lot of time there and have a cam up, but haven't seen any whities there myself.

Slight tangent...last week I saw a large framed photo of a whitie doe titled "Lopez Deer" in an art gallery on Lopez Island. They wanted a bunch of $$ for it. Pretty sure that pic wasn't from Lopez!
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: BC CHASER on August 04, 2008, 10:05:15 PM: Saw a doe outside of Leavenworth memorial day weekend.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: jstamp on August 04, 2008, 11:04:10 PM: saw a nice 3 point buck in the entiat last year.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: hunterbuilder on August 04, 2008, 11:17:30 PM: I have seen them all the way up just West of Mazama. Also, a few years ago, we spotted a small whitetail buck several times during the season up by Banker Pass north of Mazama.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: PolarBear on August 05, 2008, 05:49:15 AM: 6, 8, 10, 22 pointers, what are we on the East coast now? ;) We talked to a couple of ranchers at Teanaway who were determined to kill off all the whitetails in the area. They were afraid that they would mess up the mulie gene pool.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: DeKuma on August 05, 2008, 06:41:20 AM: On the Wetside, I have seen them on several occasions around Kanaskat-Palmer. Will see if I can find the photos. Have not been in the area in about 8 years, so they are somewhat old.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: Gobble on August 05, 2008, 06:50:28 AM: Quote from: DeKuma on August 05, 2008, 06:41:20 AM
On the Wetside, I have seen them on several occasions around Kanaskat-Palmer. Will see if I can find the photos. Have not been in the area in about 8 years, so they are somewhat old.

What? Are you kidding me? Wow, Lets see the pics if you have some, I'd be real interested on where they came from.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: DeKuma on August 05, 2008, 06:57:03 AM: Nope, not kidding. Was bear hunting and they walked into my stand. I could not believe it myself. They winded me and up went the white flags and they bolted off. Next week, the were feeding in a cut and I stalked up and snapped some pics with a disposable 35mm camera. They flagged me then as well and I got some shots of them from about 50 yards as they trotted up the cut away from me.
Local warden did not believe me until I gave him copies of the pictures and showed him the area. Never heard anything back from him after that, so do not know what came of it.
Pictures are in a box somewhere. I will try to see if I can find them. 8 years is a long time to try and find a needle in a haystack in my storage!
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: ThePascoKid on August 05, 2008, 07:08:09 AM: About 12 years ago I saw a decent wt buck get hit my the car in front of me crossing I-82 near union gap that's as far west as I have seen them.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on August 05, 2008, 07:32:30 AM: Lake Wenatchee
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: boneaddict on August 05, 2008, 07:44:38 AM: Sawtooth
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: oneshotkill on August 05, 2008, 08:31:15 AM: Quote from: WAcoueshunter on August 04, 2008, 09:54:14 PM
Saw on another thread that they're in the Chiwawa...that's as far west as I've heard. I spend a lot of time there and have a cam up, but haven't seen any whities there myself.

Slight tangent...last week I saw a large framed photo of a whitie doe titled "Lopez Deer" in an art gallery on Lopez Island. They wanted a bunch of $$ for it. Pretty sure that pic wasn't from Lopez!

I hunt an island very close to Lopez, Shaw Island, and all we have is blacktails.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: rosscrazyelk on August 05, 2008, 08:52:37 AM: I saw a buck in the Entiat two years ago and last year I saw Three just a tad east of Othello
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: jeff100 on August 05, 2008, 06:32:46 PM: I have fished that area for thirty years, I know every inch of it well. But I haven't spent much time there in the last dozen years or so. If you're serious about this and not pulling my leg, I'll consider posting a trail cam in there...would love to see your pics....
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: DeKuma on August 05, 2008, 06:52:59 PM: I have not been able to find mine as of yet. I have moved probably 6 times since taking them so who knows where they are.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: huntnphool on August 08, 2008, 12:51:30 PM: I saw a couple does along the Cowlitz just below the barrier dam a couple years ago. I called F&G and they told me flat out that I was wrong, they were blacktail. :dunno: I laughed and said "okay" guess I don't know the difference. They should take a look in my house :chuckle:
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: CP on August 08, 2008, 01:34:32 PM: I saw a whitetail doe just outside of Everett this morning on my way to work. Probably a Columbia whitetail, I don’t know how you tell the difference.
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: jeff100 on August 08, 2008, 01:51:56 PM: Quote
Probably a Columbia whitetail, I don’t know how you tell the difference.

I think the best way to tell is by taste... :tung: :cue:
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: wf70gonehunting on August 11, 2008, 08:51:39 PM: I agree with Jeff100 taste is the best way. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Whitetail invasion
Post by: buckmaster_wa on August 12, 2008, 08:58:00 AM: I have seen a couple of does and one small buck about ten miles east of Othello. I predict they will fallow the Columbia river upwards.