JLW Report post Posted January 27, 2012 interesting... very cool pics! thanks for sharing! james Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Very cool!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Good illustrative images for tails and ears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Great Pic's! Ditto! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted January 27, 2012 curious to see what their antlers would look like thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixman Report post Posted January 27, 2012 curious to see what their antlers would look like thanks for sharing Well the coues buck was with the group a few weeks ago and the big muley doe has had a fawn the last 2 years, lets hope she has a buck this summer! Pixman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted January 27, 2012 I agree Pixman, very nice pictures! Hey Slim! Check-out the rack on this little 3x3 muley that my son shot last October. He had a muley tag, and when we walked up to it after he downed it I had a quick moment of panic when I got a close-up of the rack. Quick check of the tail confirmed he killed the correct species, but based on the deer's left side he clearly has some whitetail in him. It has the typical 'single beam' of a whitetail. S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Very Cool Pixman!!! I love the muley doe and coues hybrid doe in pic 3! cool shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted January 27, 2012 You'll see mule deer in the deserts west of Phx that have antlers that look whitetailish, been told they call them burro bucks, they'll have a mainbeam that wraps like a whitetail then the bifurcations on the points that come out of it. I'd lean towards them being hybrids except there aren't any whitetails around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted January 27, 2012 Yea, antlers grow funny sometimes..... That's for sure, Bill! That little 3 point in the pic was shot down in 36A. The area of the unit we were in is particularly known for whitetails and muleys running around the same hiding places. I talked to Jim Heffelfinger (Mr. Mule Deer for AZ G&F) when I ran into him a couple of weeks later at the Youth Camp down there. He confirmed that there is cross breeding that goes on for sure. We didn't have much time to chat about it. I would be curious to know what genes dominate and which off-spring would take on what traits as a result. Jim cruises these boards on occasion, so maybe he'll jump-in. S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azslim Report post Posted January 28, 2012 did a little reading on it many years back, from what I remember it is a whitetail buck & mule deer doe, don't know why it wouldn't work the other way, maybe Amanda can shed some light on the subject, she's a lot smarter than I am. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desertdog Report post Posted January 28, 2012 Yea, antlers grow funny sometimes..... That's for sure, Bill! That little 3 point in the pic was shot down in 36A. The area of the unit we were in is particularly known for whitetails and muleys running around the same hiding places. I talked to Jim Heffelfinger (Mr. Mule Deer for AZ G&F) when I ran into him a couple of weeks later at the Youth Camp down there. He confirmed that there is cross breeding that goes on for sure. We didn't have much time to chat about it. I would be curious to know what genes dominate and which off-spring would take on what traits as a result. Jim cruises these boards on occasion, so maybe he'll jump-in. S. Here is a a good link to something Jim has to say on the subject. http://www.coueswhitetail.com/coues_biology/hybrids.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearsnagger Report post Posted January 28, 2012 Great Pics - The black border on the ears is unique! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Tub Report post Posted January 28, 2012 I hear they don't quite know what to do if you chase them. Get the video camera out and see if you can swat one on the rump? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
