Mule deer Hunt question

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Adrian J Hare

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Mule deer hunting don't seem to be a big thing , as what I have read and seen.

I just wondered what it would cost for someone to go on one of these hunts ? Can it be done on a self guided trip or do you have to have an outfitter ?

What would be the season dates for this type of hunt and does one have to break the bank to hunt Mulies ?

What kind of success would one exspect on a hunt?...BT
 
Mule deer in Alberta can be hunted by a non resident if he or she is accompanied by a resident who holds a "host lisence".
This is the same as the old Class "C" lisence.
Basiclly someone who has a relative or friend who is not allowed to charge for the guiding service.

Sucsess is good in Alberta in the southern p[arts of the province and Northwest.
MNot a s good in the North East , but they are still around, and some good ones.
This pic was taken last spring u0p north, and you can see that these will get biger as the summer wears on...
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Sorry for the big pic!
I believ the smaller of the two is this one.
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In Alberta you must first have a hunter host or go with a proffesional guide. If you bow hunt you can hunt off a general tag or in some areas, up north mostly, you can rifle hunt off a general tag. Other than that you have to apply for a special draw like the rest of us and wait, the better trophy areas take longer to get a tag usually.

Tags are around $130 I believe and a bottle of Whiskey for your Hunter Host:D
 
The mule deer hunting is awesome in B.C.

What do you mean by "don't seem to be a big thing"?

It's not easy.

I personally find it hard to do right, frequently see very few deer and even fewer bucks and have sometimes gone years without bagging one.

That said, there are good mule deer hunters here (and some very lucky ones) and every year there are many very respectable and even admirable mulies taken from almost all over the province.

A Canadian citizen from any province can hunt in B.C. with a B.C. resident provided the B.C. resident has a Permit to Accompany.


Or you can hire a guide if you want.
 
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the B.C. resident has to use his tag on the animal the non-resident shoots
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Not unless they changed the reg's from the last time I took a fellow hunter from back East out. I simply applied for the permit and he paid for non-resident license & tags.
 
IMO Adrian, I wouldn't spend a pile of $$ on a mulie hunt, unless saying you took one really means a lot to you.

Mulie tastes much better than WT, and I think a better looking animal. But, our variety in northern AB are as dumb as a sack of hammers. We look at it as a mule deer harvest, not a real hunt. Everyone I have shot stared at me wondering what I was and not all that concerned.

It could make for an anti-climatic hunt.
 
Thankyou Fella's , I was not critisizing the animal , just seems I don't hear alot about them. I guess my biggest problem is I have No family from out west and No friends there either, so it maybe just a dream

At what time of year is the hunt for the Mule deer ?

Thanks again fella's ...BT
 
Late season mulie hunting in most of BC is just a matter of knowing where the big ones will be migrating thru and covering ground in that country. The bucks are on the move or hanging out with the does. Most are taken pretty close to roads. They ain't that bright when the rut is on. Haven't enjoyed eating a muley after about Mid November.

Early season is whole different ball of wax. The bachelor groups are up in the high country with the sheep.

It's easy to throw a hunt together here in BC if your a resident, unfortunately there's a few legal hirdles if your not.
 
Depending on antler restrictions (4-point only) late and early in the season and the any buck seasons (mostly October) and where you go, you can hunt Mule deer in B.C. from September 1 to December 10.

The big ones are mostly taken during the rut.
 
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