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melanistic deer.
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Daughter sent me this, I assume a whitetail deer.
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#8705187
10/10/22 12:13 AM
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I think it's a Sitka deer, not whitetail.
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10/10/22 12:15 AM
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I think it's a Sitka deer, not whitetail.
are Sitka and Blacktail the same animal?
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10/10/22 12:17 AM
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No. And, I don't know what the hell it is.
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10/10/22 12:35 AM
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My guess a young chocolate fallow buck. The Antlers look Fallow, the color is right for a chocolate and that adams apple says it as well
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10/10/22 01:04 AM
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10/10/22 01:11 AM
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I think it's a Sitka deer, not whitetail.
are Sitka and Blacktail the same animal?
No, and I agree with Sitka!
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10/10/22 02:15 AM
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It’s a young fallow buck
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10/10/22 02:22 AM
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It’s a young fallow buck
Yes and Yes, I think more than a few guys on here would have smoked that dog as well.
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10/10/22 01:14 PM
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10/10/22 01:28 PM
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I think it's a Sitka deer, not whitetail.
This ^^^^^
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10/10/22 01:58 PM
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It’s a young fallow buck
I was literally about to type this exact thing LOL
First of all, it is absolutely 100% a young Fallow buck (chocolate color phase).
Second, there are no Sitka (aka Sitka Blacktail Deer) in Texas. I assume those of you who suggested that are referring to SIKA deer??
Third, maybe TPWD needs to start requiring some kind of wildlife identification test before y'all are allowed to buy a hunting license LOL
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#8705460
10/10/22 02:10 PM
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Melanistic doe
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10/10/22 02:26 PM
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What's a sitka? Looks lie a young Sika but his face is long like a stag, Hybrid, Could be a fallow if that's palmation at the top end,
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10/10/22 02:27 PM
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It’s a young fallow buck
Yes and Yes, I think more than a few guys on here would have smoked that dog as well.
Everyone would have
People talking mad shyte about a girl shooting a husky in wolf country can’t even properly identify one of the most common exotics in Texas….
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10/10/22 02:43 PM
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It’s a young fallow buck
Ruined all the fun I was about to suggest chupacabra or wendigo since it seemed like a “wrong answers only” game there for a minute.
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10/10/22 02:45 PM
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It’s a young fallow buck
Yes and Yes, I think more than a few guys on here would have smoked that dog as well.
Everyone would have
People talking mad shyte about a girl shooting a husky in wolf country can’t even properly identify one of the most common exotics in Texas….
Makes me wonder how many show up to processors with a tag stuck to them each year.
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10/10/22 03:15 PM
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It’s something I’d shoot whatever the hell it is
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10/10/22 04:43 PM
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It’s a young fallow buck
No kidding.
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10/10/22 05:52 PM
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Whatever, looks like an exotic, in TX aoudad sheep, axis deer, elk, sika deer , fallow deer, red deer, and blackbuck and nilgai antelope.
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10/10/22 06:02 PM
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Interesting, actually SIL was in 4x4 with friends and it wasn't bothered by them. Still free meat if any good to eat.
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10/10/22 07:26 PM
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My guess a young chocolate fallow buck. The Antlers look Fallow, the color is right for a chocolate and that adams apple says it as well
YUP
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10/11/22 03:41 PM
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Interesting, actually SIL was in 4x4 with friends and it wasn't bothered by them. Still free meat if any good to eat.
They aren't as good as Axis, but certainly nothing wrong with it (particularly a young one). I would tell her to smoke him if she sees him again! Like you said....free meat!
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Wow, some of you all still think wolves and huskies look alike?
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