wt or mulie?

[skeld11]

me you two buddies are debating whether this is a mulie or wt, one thinks its a mulie for sure and other thinks its a wt for sure im leanin more towards wthttp://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1202.snc4/155433_474608791483_632256483_5602405_2457670_n.jp g (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5602401&id=632256483)

[The Dawg]

Hybrid!!!!!!!!!

:D

[Ddog]

any pics to really tell,?
im with Noahdawg HYBRID all the way....:)

[BigBuck155]

looks more like a whitey to me

[Islandeer]

Whitey hands down.

[marblewoodhead]

looks like a whitey

[Prowler]

Im gonna say WT....

[huntersam]

more zoomed in pic, notice the face markings in between eyes down to nose, ive only seen those on a mule
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b450/huntersam/buck.jpg

[skeld11]

ya hunter sam is the one who thinks its a mulie for sure.WT!!

[huntersam]

that fork on its left antler is typical of a mule to

[ruger#1]

Take a look at this guys in the gallery. Xoxiliv Looks cool

[Lee]

Big ears, wider than the rack almost, 5 points - 2 forks 1 spike- left side, 2 points - 1 fork 2 spike- right side. looks like a plain mulie to me, but I wouldn't shoot till I seen the hind end just to be sure....

[Sitkaspruce]

WT all the way.

The white band around the muzzle, the ears and the antler formation all lean towards a WT for me.

Nice buck!!!

Cheers

SS

[todbartell]

His face looks like a mulie, rack looks like a wt

[huntersam]

lee knows what his talkin about

[6616]

more zoomed in pic, notice the face markings in between eyes down to nose, ive only seen those on a mule
http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b450/huntersam/buck.jpg

Dark foreheads like this are not uncommon on older white tails. Also note white rings around nose and eyes and dark cheeks, definite WTD markings. In spite of the fact that the ears look big and the antlers are forked the antler arcitecture is definitely white tailed deer, downward sweeping main beams curling inward at the tips, long brow tine (one broke off). This is a fairly old mature white tailed buck with a couple of NT points (forks) in my opinion.

Note how dark the face is on this deer:
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/Sask_WTD.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=8563&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=3468)

[Kirby]

Dark foreheads like this are not uncommon on older white tails. Also note white rings around nose and eyes and dark cheeks, definite WTD markings. In spite of the fact that the ears look big and the antlers are forked the antler arcitecture is definitely white tailed deer, downward sweeping main beams curling inward at the tips, long brow tine (one broke off). This is a fairly old mature white tailed buck with a couple of NT points (forks) in my opinion.

X2. White tail absolutely and Its a big old boy. Now go kill him.

[TPB]

I know exactly what it is, it's a shooter :D

[dougan]

Whitie For Sure!!!!!

[huntersam]

i have seen many mule deer around here with antlers that come around and inwards on the main beam, my youth season buck kinda did to. also i have not seen and whitetail bucks even close to this size in the area that i put my cam up, which is the cam this was taken on, and i hunt that area pretty much everyday. lots of big mules though, shot a non typical one close to there to this year. i will try and get some more pics of him to clarify but im sticking with mule

[guest]

WT all the way, regardless of a fork on a the upper left, look at the Long Right Brow, the left is busted, smaller ears, the muzzle more pointed then blocky looking.

CT

[snareman1234]

more zoomed in pic, notice the face markings in between eyes down to nose, ive only seen those on a muleLol I would say those markings around nose and neck ive only seen on WT

[ARC]

It's a WT.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Whitey for sure.
Facial markings of a whitey...and, while antler configurations are not always reliable.....look at those brows. One is broken but the other is not. Not too often you'll find eye-guards like that on a muley.

SSS

[snareman1234]

And some guy just posted a pic of a dead WT with a fork up top

[6616]

i have seen many mule deer around here with antlers that come around and inwards on the main beam, my youth season buck kinda did to. also i have not seen and whitetail bucks even close to this size in the area that i put my cam up, which is the cam this was taken on, and i hunt that area pretty much everyday. lots of big mules though, shot a non typical one close to there to this year. i will try and get some more pics of him to clarify but im sticking with mule

There's always exceptions to every rule, but mulie main beams usually slope continuously upward to the tips irregardless of how much they curl in, while WTD main beams usually level out and curl inwards on a flatter plane (like the deer in the picture). Also, because we haven't saw big white tail bucks in an area doesn't mean they're not there. WTD bucks, especially these older dudes are very illusive, nocturnal, and are very reluctant to show themselves during daylight. If there's WTD around at all there's also big bucks around you can be almost sure of that. I can't count the times I've heard of monster white tailed bucks that no one (even the locals) knew existed until they showing up killed crossing a highway at night or hung up in a brabed wire fence.

[Brian011]

It's a whitetail

[Fishhound]

fact #1 mulie bucks=white face.. #2 notice how the tines come off of a main beam. ( yes, the G3's are forked. not uncommon for mature whitetails. #3 whitetails (typicaly) have brow tines over 5 inches. mules not so often..

and mules with that size rack would have much larger ears.

therefor, whitetail forsure. hands down, no question. BANG. nice buck by the way.. only have one more day for rifle. better get out there

[ishootbambi]

thats not even questionable. there is absolutely nothng there at all to suggest mule. its as clear as posting a pic of an elk an asking if its a moose.

[oscar makonka]

Whitetail. Another charasteristic of whitetails that is different thn muleys is the hair on the brisket between the front legs, whitetails don't generally have the dark or black hair there like most muleys do.

[BCrams]

i have seen many mule deer around here with antlers that come around and inwards on the main beam, my youth season buck kinda did to. also i have not seen and whitetail bucks even close to this size in the area that i put my cam up, which is the cam this was taken on, and i hunt that area pretty much everyday. lots of big mules though, shot a non typical one close to there to this year. i will try and get some more pics of him to clarify but im sticking with mule

Take it from the guys who have been around the block so to speak and have seen a lot of white-tailed deer versus mule deer. You remind me of PGK :-D

Thats a white-tailed buck no question about it. Certainly an old one at that.

White-tailed bucks are notoriously nocturnal.....particularly the older mature bucks.

Now lets see the picture of the mule deer you correctly identified and shot :)

[born2hunt]

i would venture to say wt the markings on the face say so but without a side view difficult to tell from that pic

[REMINGTON JIM]

Old white tail ! Jim:)

[buck slayer 642]

muley can tell from the ears

[Tyler21]

easy whitey

[mikek blacktail]

whitetail......................................... .....

[snareman1234]

muley can tell from the ears

The fact that there is controversy is scary

[BigfishCanada]

SHoot him so we can bet,, I got $10 its a WT
:)

Remember come ice fish this winter at my place!!!!!

[leadpillproductions]

100% wt tail no question

[kootenayelkslayer]

muley can tell from the ears

Seriously??? Yikes....

That's a whitey for sure.

[Shooter]

The ears are the first thing that makes me say Whitey. As a disclaimer tho, I hunt the Island lol.

[BBD77]

im going to say fallow deer

[bugler]

Whitetail for sure, pretty good buck!

[Sitkaspruce]

muley can tell from the ears

Yikes

maybe you should head back and take CORE again, then study some picts on this site so you are better informed.....

Cheers

SS

[Gunner Staal]

I was gonna go with 7 1/2 year old......6 ring...dink.....oh shit sorry...wrong thread. Thats a whitey by the way. Not even an argument.

[doubled]

Whitey, not seeing any muley there.

[andrewheth]

100% WT for sure

[sawmill]

Yup,whitie,no doubt.

[hunter1947]

I have shot mule deer in the rut before I could not even eat the meat because it stank so bad.

I am yet to find a WT that I have shot in the rut stink like a mule deer in the rut ,WT for me all the way....

[BCrams]

muley can tell from the ears

Epic fail.

Don't ever use ears.

[AT&T]

it is just a bit of a non typical wt that is all.

[Firehunter]

Definately a whitey

[Sleep Robber]

muley can tell from the ears

Your joking, right :confused: This my friend, is a white tail deer 100%, not even debatable.

[xtremearchery]

I would say Hybird. Big ears as well. Interested to see the back end (tail) . that will tell the true story. Make sure u have both tags with u. Its worth it if u have to punch both.lol

[whitetailsheds]

Chalk one more for whitetail.....the suggestions for reveiwing CORE and animal identification are VERY appropriate.

[troutseeker]

That is a whitetail, nice one too.

[blacktail_junkie]

x49 haha Whitey

[Mark_S]

No doubt in my mind. What you have there is a Jackalope! He must have lost that brow tine fighting with the snow snakes.



Whitetail all the way.

[treeclimber]

100% whitey..and a dandy at that, go kill em

[weatherby_man]

Could be a hybrid? But looks more like a WT.

[Husq]

Whitetail to me, due to body size, ears, antler shape & mass.

For those of us saying this is a WT without a doubt what makes you say that? What identifiers do you use?

Your gut isn't enough and neither are implications of idiocy. I don't think anybody here would shoot this deer with only this picture to identify it with.

[ItsGrouseTalk]

I think a mulie, look at the ears

[CTmoose]

thats a whitetail for sure

[leadpillproductions]

Whitetail to me, due to body size, ears, antler shape & mass.

For those of us saying this is a WT without a doubt what makes you say that? What identifiers do you use?

Your gut isn't enough and neither are implications of idiocy. I don't think anybody here would shoot this deer with only this picture to identify it with.
I would have no prob dumping him as a wt deer my GUT wouldn't be wrong

[Mark_S]

Whitetail to me, due to body size, ears, antler shape & mass.

For those of us saying this is a WT without a doubt what makes you say that? What identifiers do you use?

Your gut isn't enough and neither are implications of idiocy. I don't think anybody here would shoot this deer with only this picture to identify it with.


Whitie because of the antler shape and that huge brow tine. The ears look like whitetail ears, not nearly big enough to be a Mule deer. The body size also says Whitetail to me too.

I don't see any characteristics that make me think Mule deer.

[Jelvis]

a real ugly deer anyways lol must be a great white .. lol
Jello Mellow Yellow

[Sleep Robber]

For those of us saying this is a WT without a doubt what makes you say that? What identifiers do you use?




To me, the "ears are smaller" than the size of a mule deer's, and the "white ring around the snout" stands out like a sore thumb. The mulies I've witnessed, have way different faces than this one. Even without seeing that big white tail, I've seen enough to tell the difference, and to me this is easy pickings.This is why I say without a doubt, this is a white tail deer.

I won't identify this deer by it's antlers, for the simple reason that this year alone, on this site , I have witnessed some strange looking bone on both WT and MD.......... BT too for that matter.

Have a look a this white tails face and then compare, I think they look alike.

:arrow: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-tailed_deer.jpg (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White-tailed_deer.jpg)

[springpin]

it's a duck.

[muleychaser]

I see more whitetail than muley there.

[jml11]

Check out the second photo of this new thread by rifleman which shows a white-tailed buck and a mule buck buck lying side by side and you should see the differences and why the buck featured in this thread is a white-tailed deer. Antlers aside, the white-ring around the nose and the facial profile is the clincher for me.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=801125#post801125

[markt308]

Right when i saw it i thought WT

[Viper Broadheads]

WT for sure

[.330 Dakota]

Its got Muley ears

[leadpillproductions]

Its got Muley ears
What Your crazy lol

[untilthelastbeat]

id say whitey from the colouring coming further down the sides of his face almost to his nose, and the slender body, and also because of the size of the one eye guard, the other almost looks like it has been broken off. i dont think the antler configuration is enought to sway my decision to muley.

[Tuffcity]

So based on "ears" I guess this is a mule deer! lol

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a20/Tuffcity/747821e0.jpg

RC

[dawn2dusk]

WT for sure 100%

[Jetboater]

a few guys have gotta redo the core....cause if there is any questions on that buck you really need a set of glasses

[bcbrez]

Wt all the way.

[steelheadSABO]

White mule...... Mule tail.... their all the same

[Singleshotneeded]

I'm going with WT

[Jelvis]

White tail no doubts, mules don't have white around eyes like that, see the white behind it's snout and around the eyes?

[sarg]

my first though was whitetail.

[knighthunter]

If your not sure, carry both a whitetail and a mulie tag. Then you can hang both on it. LOL.

[yama49]

WT is my guess

[bcmulie]

That is clearly a whitetail. If anyone can't see that, then they should spend some time studying photos of whitetails and mule deer before they make a mistake in the field.

[Moose Guide]

Mulie brow tines angle forward, whitetail brow tines go straight up or slightly back, this is obviously a wt!

[CanuckShooter]

It's a deer, don't sweat the details.

[deer nut]

Looks like a DEWT to me. Look at the brow tine on its' right side. Also has that white patch on the front of its foot above the hoof (could be snow...)

[Hunting/addict]

Looks like a white tail to me!

[duk06]

That's a whitey hands down and not a bad one at that. Hope he is there for you next year

[cloverphil]

whitey, left antler hard to tell, but it looks like a 3x4 whitey

[Sunny]

I think is mulie

[BillyBull]

Smart old WT ... face, white-patches and antlers in the dark look like a pretty good whitey.

[BGA]

Whitie no doubt.

My first hunting season I had a 2pnt white tail in my sites for 30 seconds that I desperately wanted to shoot. All I could see was its head and front half of its body. At the time I did not know how to tell the difference between a whitie and a mulie by their face alone. I ended up watching it bound away to show me its white flag. Any white tail buck was open, 4 pnt mulie only.

Mulies, even 2 pnts have a white muzzle to their eyes, white tails have a white ring around their muzzle.

The eye guards (G 1's ?) are dead give away also.

[hunter1947]

No dought about it a WT all the way.

[C.Groves]

I think its a WT too, if you look at the main beams they come forward and you can see the tines coming up off them

[Trapper]

Whitetail...... 100%

[Ghillie]

Looks like a white tail. I dont see any fork, Its just the way on anter is growing behind the other

[Bchunter3006]

The fact that there is controversy is scary

Exactly... its a f*&%ing whitetail

[PeachlandHunter]

im gonna go with whitetail. either way he's a shooter lol

[pete_k]

WT. And one that I'd mount any day. I mean that in a good way.

[bear buster]

wt for sure

[jeff]

im going to say whitey or a hybrid

[coach]

Pronghorn!

[Calvin]

forsure wt with split G2 on right antler!

[5 spike]

looks like a whitetail to me. wouldnt shoot until i saw the but.

[604redneck]

hybrid!!!!!

[PeachlandHunter]

WT. And one that I'd mount any day. I mean that in a good way.


hahahahahahahahaha

[bcbrez]

I vote white tail.

[curt]

wt dont have those big Mule ears it is very possibly a hybrid

[notellyridge]

whitey all the way

[billjc33]

I don't think this should even be up for debate that is 100% a whitetail. besides a forked horn it has zero features of a muledeer

[vip_ruger]

whitetail deer

[fudge]

All mulie in my eyes?

[BillBraskii]

All mulie in my eyes?

are you blind??

anyone who thinks that is a mulie should have their hunting license revoked.

[SimilkameenSlayer]

silly

it's obviously a reindeer, you can tell by the tip of it's nose !!

;)

[walks with deer]

Billbraskii is dead on no debate whitetail.

[Mountain Hunter]

I don't think this should even be up for debate that is 100% a whitetail. besides a forked horn it has zero features of a muledeer


All the way Whitetail!

[scottwh]

White tail 100%

[Moosehunter64]

Any of you look at the date on this thread? How long you going to debate this?? LOL.

[jjpaulis]

Whitey for sure

[1/2 slam]

All mulie in my eyes?

Then get glasses and re do your core.

[Mountain Man]

WT, For shizle, 100%

[juiceterboost]

id have to say mulie

[1/2 slam]

See post 123 if you think thats a Mule deer.

[Hoof]

whitetail look at the face and ears its a no brainer

[420hunter]

its a whitey for sure just cause it has one split fork doesnt make it a hybrid!!!!!

[stoneguide]

Shouldnt even be a debate, Whitetail for sure. Cant beleive guys say Mule Deer.
SG