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Title: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: fotoguzzi on December 11, 2020, 06:56:05 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/P59jZkh/AA985382-AFF7-4-F7-F-B272-0-F95-D637-E788.jpg) (https://ibb.co/P59jZkh)

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Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: wrbix on December 11, 2020, 07:54:32 PM
Large ears would suggest mulie
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Guzzistajohn on December 11, 2020, 08:07:48 PM
Doesn't look like the whitetails in my back yard
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Gliderjohn on December 11, 2020, 08:15:35 PM
I would say Mulie due to the ear size. Other clue would be that they tend to herd up much more than whitetails. Rarely see more than half a dozen whitetail in a group but in NW KS have seen Muiie herds of 20-30 at one time.
GliderJohn
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: delrod on December 11, 2020, 08:36:00 PM
Whitetail. The antlers provide me with the best clue. Whitetail antlers form from a main beam typically with single tines. Mule deer typically have forked tines. Where was this photo taken?
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Guzzistajohn on December 11, 2020, 08:56:09 PM
ya know, looking closer at the running away shot, you can see the rack better. I'm sayin whitetail too
(https://i.ibb.co/qp5wSGg/deer.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qp5wSGg)
this is the best buck shot I've gotten. But I see up to 8 or 9 regularly out back
(https://i.ibb.co/9ySTCgh/4deer.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9ySTCgh)
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: fotoguzzi on December 11, 2020, 09:19:45 PM
Along the Minnesota river,  we don't generally have Miley's here but I don't see much of a tail, the antlers wider and straighter up than I usually see too.  Pretty nice rack developing tho right?
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: LowRyter on December 11, 2020, 09:20:38 PM
white tail.  not mangey enough for a muley
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: cliffrod on December 11, 2020, 09:30:27 PM
Hard to say but I think whitetail as well. That should be a nice deer for someone.

As far as herds, it depends upon conditions.  About 10-15 yrs ago at Valley Forge national park in PA, there were ridiculous herds of whitetail deer until they were finally thinned before they ate everything within reach into a desert.  Groups of 75-100 in different fields at the same time with lots of smaller groups in between.  It looked like they were farming deer.  My father-in-law said "you'll like seeing this- lets go for a ride..."  There were some really big racks in there.  Very fun to see. Seeing groups of 10-15 nearby in the suburbs whether the inlaws live is still pretty normal.

It's also not uncommon to see larger groups of whitetails in VT in the winter together "shed up" in a common area of shelter.  There was one very good deer shed in some hemlock near the main road between the stone studio and home, common to see at least 20 deer at a time there at the right time of day.
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Ncdan on December 11, 2020, 09:31:38 PM
Really nice deer, IMHO
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: lucian on December 11, 2020, 09:38:22 PM
no I deer
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Ncdan on December 11, 2020, 09:44:58 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/86MnHW3/D0051223-E639-4-C6-B-A748-D9-DB787-C698-C.png) (https://ibb.co/86MnHW3)

(https://i.ibb.co/8zcmTV0/D1-FF6-F97-3368-4-C50-813-E-338-E95-BE2257.png) (https://ibb.co/8zcmTV0)

American White Tail
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: drbone641 on December 11, 2020, 10:32:29 PM
That a very nice White tail
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: nc43bsa on December 12, 2020, 01:15:00 AM
no I deer

 :bow:
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: fotoguzzi on December 12, 2020, 08:36:32 AM
Thanks everyone. I'll have to try getting my trail camera down there but it's not my property.
Just for kicks, here's some videos from our woods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD4Pj6QBWcU&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBXN3TUXMCQ&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6qg6RMUyOc&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: TOMB on December 16, 2020, 06:14:37 PM
Maybe its a pair of gloves, or jacket!

Cant help with the species but here in Connecticut there is enough dead deer to open a leather store.

TOMB
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on December 16, 2020, 07:52:45 PM
 I don't care which it is, just cook it and eat it.
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: JJ on December 16, 2020, 08:00:09 PM
I believe WHITETAIL....Mule deer's have HUGE ears, like these that were in my back yard 2 days ago...


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(https://i.ibb.co/JQtZqP4/DSC-0002.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JQtZqP4)

(https://i.ibb.co/hX70wHg/DSC-0001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hX70wHg)
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Vagrant on December 17, 2020, 08:38:09 AM
That is one hell of a whitetail! Moreover, he appears to be at most 3 1/2 years old. I'd sure like to visit your back yard next year he will be a beauty.
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: Don G on December 17, 2020, 08:38:56 AM
Looks like a White Tail, not dark enough for a Mulie.  DonG
Title: Re: NGC is this a Mule deer or Whitetail?
Post by: wymple on December 17, 2020, 09:35:04 AM
I would say Mulie due to the ear size. Other clue would be that they tend to herd up much more than whitetails. Rarely see more than half a dozen whitetail in a group but in NW KS have seen Muiie herds of 20-30 at one time.
GliderJohn

You ever been to Iowa? We get large herds of whitetails.