They are one of the most adaptable species on the planet, they will thrive in almost any habitat..
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They are one of the most adaptable species on the planet, they will thrive in almost any habitat..
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I think the two WT buck or doe limit in reg 3 is adequate..it is the most liberal season for whitetails in the province..Originally Posted by Pauly
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I agree it’s very liberal and a great opportunity to put meat in the freezer. I had a few does run across the road in front of me yesterday on the goose lake road headed to Edith lake to try some fishing. Worth investigating
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A buddy of mine spotted a good herd of whitetail around mount lolo today. All does and fawns. I’ve never hunted out that way but apparently it’s known to produce some good bucks,
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I agree and disagree and not picking at you personally
They will live in any habitat but there is definitely preferred habitat and habitat they flourish in well beyond others. The Mule deer is pretty adaptable as well but they also have a preference. What many seem to miss when it comes to these species they have habitat that they are truly adapted to but if there is a lack of competition in fringe habitat they will use it as well. Example MD dominated BC for many years because there was no competition in the fridge habitat. My opinion one of the reasons we are seeing WT in fringe habitat in B.C. is a decline in MD populations providing less competition as well
Every season we see posts from hunters who can’t find WT and often it’s they are looking in poor WT habitat. Yes like many other hunters I have seen them in crazy areas to but this does not mean they inhabit these areas in good numbers
Harry I know you have no issue finding your WT and you have some good WT populations in your area. But for those hunting WT in a good portion of B.C. with lower density populations WT are often in the prime WT habitat and almost non existent in the fridge habitat
Some of this post lead into extra rambling but in simple terms if B.C. hunters want to find WY focus on WT habitat because yes they can adapt to a range of habitat but they still have preferred habitat. With a lot of B.C. WT populations being relatively new they are more focused on preferred habitat
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Sabiston creek is traditionally mule deer country,but whitetails are starting to show up there too.
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I agree with wild one. Just because you see whitetail in a area doesn’t necessarily mean that their is a huntable population. This year I had a whitetail doe run across the road in front of me at Saul lake. I highly doubt any whitetail could survive the amount of snow that country receives over the winter. I believe a lot of these deer are just passing through looking for acceptable habitats. I’ve hunted many places around Kamloops where I’ve seen one to five whitetail and never came across them again. It’s a crap shoot most times but every once in a while an area pans out.
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Pauly, you made a comment about too much snow in areas. I have to disagree. I have a cabin in a bit of a snow belt ( hwy 24 area). What we find is that mule deer migrate out in the winter but the whitetail seem to stay. I'm no expert but this is what I have seen in my area. It is not a whitetail hot spot by any means but they seem to do just fine here.
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Yes white tail yard up in deep snow. Around here we have lots of wolves .. easy pickings. But I don’t disagree with you at all. Just so many different factors in different areas. I guess that’s what makes it fun. If finding and hunting whitetail were easy I probably wouldn’t do it.
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