SE Alberta Whitetail

[pikergolf]

I have lived in SE Alberta my entire life, I have never seen a B&C whitetail outside of CFB Suffield or inside the City of Medicine Hat. I have seen a few cranker mules after the draw was implemented outside of CFB Suffield, The City and the Cypress Hills PP, but a never a whitetail. I have seen some really big framed three point WT, but not enough points to make 170. Has anyone else seen these deer in SE Alberta or are all the available spots to well known. I don't hunt deer anymore but am out for coyotes and pheasants a lot and am curious as to others experience.

[Rackmastr]

I saw a buck that likely grossed in the 175-180" range out by Cypress...was a hell of a WT.

[Hooter]

I’ve never seen a legit B&C WT in my life, let alone in that part of the province. I’ve seen a few cranker mulies over the years, but I’m not sure why there aren’t more WT around there. Not sure if it’s something to do with food, water, cover, hunting pressure, or something else.

[slough shark]

Buddy of mine got a whitetail in the 180’s non typical, Hard to find a whitetail over 150, in order for one to get old enough to hit booner range you probably need a safe zone for deer to get old enough. Mulies get help with the draw system keeping them safe for a few years, don’t think there’s an appetite for that to happen with whitetail.

[Family Hunter]

Couple SE Alberta deer both gross just over 180. Closest we've came
Seen 2 bigger and one was quite a bit bigger but also smarter
Daughters
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FH

[Kurt505]

Something I’ve noticed about the deer in the south, they have light colored antlers compared to where I hunt in the northern parts of the province.

[titegroup]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

I have lived in SE Alberta my entire life, I have never seen a B&C whitetail outside of CFB Suffield or inside the City of Medicine Hat. I have seen a few cranker mules after the draw was implemented outside of CFB Suffield, The City and the Cypress Hills PP, but a never a whitetail. I have seen some really big framed three point WT, but not enough points to make 170. Has anyone else seen these deer in SE Alberta or are all the available spots to well known. I don't hunt deer anymore but am out for coyotes and pheasants a lot and am curious as to others experience.

Like you I pretty much just hunt predators these days. But in the 80's there was a taxidermist on Allowance Ave. -- named Harley White. - in the same plaza as the current gun shop. I saw some monster whitetails mounted by him and some of the real bruisers were taken just outside Cypress Hills -- a few off the Jackpot-Rd. I'm assuming they were park bucks caught out of park boundary-- & some guys got lucky.