Whities

[Tim]

Took a drive to one of my usual areas to sight in with some new ammo and on the drive back I saw 8 whitetail does. Didnt see any bucks but I'm sure they must be in the area. Never seen any whites there before

Any one else finding more whites in areas usually predominantly mules?

[one-shot-wonder]

Common trend in many parts of the province, they are a very resiliant species........... many bucks are batchelored up this time of year, as for young ones pretty tough to pick out bucks from does with recently dropped antlers.

[mr7mm]

oh for sure i have seen tons of whitetails this year and lots of mulies should be a good year if this is any indication

[lovemywinchester]

Took a drive to one of my usual areas to sight in with some new ammo and on the drive back I saw 8 whitetail does. Didnt see any bucks but I'm sure they must be in the area. Never seen any whites there before

Any one else finding more whites in areas usually predominantly mules?

Where were you Tim? I see WT all over the place as well around Kamloops.

[Steelpulse]

saw 3 run across the road 10km out of town well before goose lake road

[HarryToolips]

Common trend in many parts of the province, they are a very resiliant species........... many bucks are batchelored up this time of year, as for young ones pretty tough to pick out bucks from does with recently dropped antlers.

Exactly..I would think theyve all dropped antlers by now and the bucks should start growin em shortly..and just think folks: any does in the group are hopefully pregnant and will each have two more or so!! As long as predation aint bad there will be lots of deer this year for everyone to put somethin in the freezer..Hopefully

[Tim]

Where were you Tim? I see WT all over the place as well around Kamloops.

I was south of Kamloops about 30 min. west side of the #5. I'm a new hunter with only two seasons under my belt but I'm looking to get a nice white tail rack on my wall this season!

[Muliechaser]

Depends on what you classify as nice! You might be looking for a few seasons yet :mrgreen:



I was south of Kamloops about 30 min. west side of the #5. I'm a new hunter with only two seasons under my belt but I'm looking to get a nice white tail rack on my wall this season!

[rocksteady]

Saw a buck today, starting to grow his velvet buds already...

[.300WSMImpact!]

Saw a buck today, starting to grow his velvet buds already...

ya I saw an elk starting to grow this weekend, and I saw elk with there horns still this weekend as well

[lovemywinchester]

I was south of Kamloops about 30 min. west side of the #5. I'm a new hunter with only two seasons under my belt but I'm looking to get a nice white tail rack on my wall this season!

The WT are all around here. They really are. The more people I talk to about hunting in Kamloops, the more whitey holes I hear about. The problem is the big bucks are incredibly smart and cagey. They move at dawn and dusk and are notorious for being nocturnal. Your best chance to get a big one is in the rut when they are walking hard ons and will come in to rattling. If you want to you can get into the thick stuff and hunt them down. I have been VERY close to some nice bucks in the last two seasons, all in really thick bush. Like scary thick. Log jams, swamps and thick brush is where they spend the day. If you are willing to get back in that crap you will see WT for sure. If you can hunt near farmland I think the chances are better for big bucks.

Here are some local WT.
http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/003-3.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/zippogold/media/003-3.jpg.html)

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/SUNP0012.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/zippogold/media/SUNP0012.jpg.html)

http://i1124.photobucket.com/albums/l573/zippogold/bigbuck.jpg (http://s1124.photobucket.com/user/zippogold/media/bigbuck.jpg.html)

[knighthunter]

Great pic's, Thanks for sharing.

[Tim]

Great pics! sounds like I have some thick bush to walk through, no prob!