View Full Version : Help me ID this deer
JennaJ
06-27-2017, 02:46 PM
I saw this buck at work. I was wondering what type of deer it was, and thought where better to ask than a group of hunters. So, what am I looking at?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14sud4DC4o3dolkOt3gOIeGcAtYo8Lbv4yw
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f6K15qR67pA2VktNfk6PvV6N05PXmHSGeg
I can't see the images???
JennaJ
06-27-2017, 02:52 PM
I think you should be able to click on the links? I shared them on my google drive. I couldn't figure out how to upload them or make them showup in my thread.
bighornbob
06-27-2017, 02:57 PM
Whitetail deer
moosecamp
06-27-2017, 03:08 PM
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xs4A7nK7x0qXFI-aFvKrFr3inzOShyAohKbjyZ48-QM_Velfp2Nj9rCp-TvqJVeHyRbBknMTvyrVUDwQa0JMaw=w1919-h929https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/m6IozyOOB0NHNK_6O8CvaOhSEj7JqKLmpZ3W1yC0u73u5FTI9I j5LQu9EdnGs29SAm-ovrR8lr5TXvYXAgSYlQ=w1919-h929
Where are you located?
Definitely looks like a whitetail
DeepJeep
06-27-2017, 03:33 PM
Whitetail for sure
JennaJ
06-27-2017, 03:38 PM
Why do you guys say he is a whitetail?
Squamch
06-27-2017, 03:42 PM
Antler structure.
Location would help identify him though. No need for an address, just a general area. The island, kootneys, lower rainland, etc.
Chopper
06-27-2017, 03:44 PM
Look at the ugly horse muzzle on it ... whitetail
rocksteady
06-27-2017, 03:55 PM
Buck.... male
JennaJ
06-27-2017, 03:57 PM
I left the location out on purpose, because we shouldn't have whitetail here on the coast. But when I saw him, antlers, distinctive white circles around the eyes, I immediately thought whitetail too. I sent the pictures to my husband who showed them to several guys at his work who all agreed it looked like a whitetail. So I'm not nuts. If he's not a whitetail, and he shouldn't be, then he is the most whitetail looking blacktail/mulie I have ever seen.
DeepJeep
06-27-2017, 04:07 PM
that faded white ring around the nose for and the antler structure was a dead give away.
Here are some of the differences:
https://coloradooutdoorsmag.com/2015/03/18/a-quick-guide-to-differentiate-mule-deer-from-white-tailed-deer/
IslandWanderer
06-27-2017, 04:11 PM
I know that deer, his name's Arnold.
Darksith
06-27-2017, 04:32 PM
I know that deer...its hank. For sure dead to rights, hank is his name
ffs, beat my smart ass to it lol
Fisher-Dude
06-27-2017, 04:41 PM
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/eZ8aZJoqpSIW-jiX3l-HDjTRos5Vq3ONd22tQem54geeDNvNJ3uSUxR_IhPopdVP5YOVl PUk4-qXXgI=w1920-h970-rw
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/OBE_yUAujz_KAM9lusxN7UQ_gLbRba_m_SZy2-4a3rQt-QWQdEHBvIxIisQBA-SQV_C6DIq7NLLAw8k=w1920-h970-rw
Whitetail that gives me a sore neck, same sore neck I get road hunting in steep terrain.
Have seen Black-tailed deer on the Island with early growth horn in that configuration ....
You'd think they were Whitetails ....
Fisher-Dude
06-27-2017, 04:50 PM
Antlers are a guideline but never definitive, ever, in species ID.
White belly, white inner legs, white eye/nose rings, small ears, and the horse face mean much more.
ajr5406
06-27-2017, 05:14 PM
Small ears are a give away for white tail
ajr5406
06-27-2017, 05:15 PM
Caddisguy has some WT on his trail cam in region 2, so there is no reason to doubt it could be coastal
boxhitch
06-27-2017, 05:19 PM
White rings are the give away , for the front view.
If the rear view says BTail then its a hybrid
medic11
06-27-2017, 05:22 PM
Whitey! Tasty!
quadrakid
06-27-2017, 05:25 PM
You can,t make a definitive id from the pics. We need to see the tail.
Darksith
06-27-2017, 05:45 PM
Have seen Black-tailed deer on the Island with early growth horn in that configuration ....
You'd think they were Whitetails ....
yup swear I saw whities on the island this spring bear hunting...even the tail looked like it just no flagging when they ran, black tip was getting pretty small
Glenny
06-27-2017, 06:19 PM
[QUOTE=JennaJ;1915166]Why do you guys say he is a whitetail?[/QUO
Goggle eyes.
caddisguy
06-27-2017, 06:38 PM
Caddisguy has some WT on his trail cam in region 2, so there is no reason to doubt it could be coastal
I can confirm whitetails around Chilliwack and Hope. Trailcams are going up again this weekend. I haven't decided if we'll put one up in our whitey spot (only seen one nice BT buck on that cam and an annoying little bear mauls it year after year)
How "coastal" was this sighting?
Very interesting to see! Thanks for posting it!
JennaJ
06-27-2017, 06:51 PM
I can confirm whitetails around Chilliwack and Hope. Trailcams are going up again this weekend. I haven't decided if we'll put one up in our whitey spot (only seen one nice BT buck on that cam and an annoying little bear mauls it year after year)
How "coastal" was this sighting?
Very interesting to see! Thanks for posting it!
As coastal as it gets... Region 2
Anyone remember the late Jack O'Conner writing about his hunt for the diminutive 'Columbian Whitetail deer' ..... ?
Looks like a stunted Sunshine Coast buck. About half the size of a Fraser valley buck and pretty "whitetail" looking in the summer coat. Until you see the tail...
caddisguy
06-27-2017, 08:36 PM
As coastal as it gets... Region 2
Is it closer inland than Chilliwack? That is the furthest west I have so far.
caddisguy
06-27-2017, 08:38 PM
Looks like a stunted Sunshine Coast buck. About half the size of a Fraser valley buck and pretty "whitetail" looking in the summer coat. Until you see the tail...
X2 ... I have to see the bum/tail before I decide 100%
marek1981
06-27-2017, 10:28 PM
Could be fallow deer?
monasheemountainman
06-27-2017, 10:38 PM
100% whitetail
HarryToolips
06-27-2017, 10:51 PM
Antlers are a guideline but never definitive, ever, in species ID.
White belly, white inner legs, white eye/nose rings, small ears, and the horse face mean much more.
Yup....WT for sure........
hunter1947
06-28-2017, 04:53 AM
If I could see the tail I would give an honest answer everything else in the picture of this deer looks like a WT deer..
Squamch
06-28-2017, 06:42 AM
Could be fallow deer?
It's missing the dots.
wideopenthrottle
06-28-2017, 07:00 AM
definitely a WT buck...you can just make out the white belly
Linksman313
06-28-2017, 07:21 AM
Whitetail deer in fields surrounding White Rock on occasion, can't really get any more coastal than that unless on the VI. Suspect these "immigrated" across the border and loved what they found in the fields and stayed around.
sawmill
06-28-2017, 07:58 AM
100% whitetail
Yup, without a doubt.
Jelvis
06-28-2017, 08:14 AM
Ace has it right, maybe not 100 % whitetail, small ears, sweeping forward antlers, dainty and fawn light color. Young Blacktail buck with three points on each side looks like a whitetail.
If it's on the coast, i'd say could be a young blacktail three pointer. Small ears too no mule.
Jel -- not a muley for sure -- I think young blacktail buck --
brian
06-28-2017, 03:01 PM
Saw that pic and said that's a whitetail, I'd need to see the tail to be absolutely %100 but those facial markings are all whitetail.
Weatherby Fan
06-28-2017, 04:13 PM
It's definitely a Whitetail from my perspective and doesn't surprise me being on the coast.
PKernohan
06-28-2017, 05:09 PM
Look at the info from the picture. It was taken on the sunshine coast. When I looked at it on my phone it gave me the nearest address and brought up Google maps...if you want your location kept secret make sure your camera on your phone doesn't have permission to access your location.
Buckmeister
06-28-2017, 07:10 PM
Looks like it just had its hair done. Whitetail by all accounts without having a tail pic.
BigD_83
06-28-2017, 09:06 PM
I'm team whitetail until I see the rump, however, it is hard to picture the journey it must have taken to get to the Sunshine Coast.
REMINGTON JIM
06-28-2017, 09:52 PM
100% whitetail
You have no IDEA coming from Kelowna ! :frown: RJ
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