iowa mule deer???

[shackdaddy]

did anyone hear about the mule deer killed in the youth season in north west iowa? i didnt think there was mule deer out this far

 

[Waddell Wannabe]

I just heard about it this morning so no, you're not insane. It's one of the weirdest things I've heard of.

 

[Kansasdeerslayer]

Was it a true mulie, or a hybrid?

 

[shackdaddy]

im not sure what it was but i would doubt its a true mulie....

 

[flatlander]

Could be a muley! My Dad and brother and his wife have seen them several times in the past. It's been 5-6 years ago they watched them on some of their ground. Spotted them several times over a two year period.
They live 30 miles East of Sioux City in Little Sioux River valley.
Where was this deer shot in NW Iowa?
flatlander

 

[NWBuck]

Haven't heard about it or seen it, but it would not be the first muley shot in NW Iowa. I have seen at least two. They may be some sort of a cross, but the ones I saw had all of the classic muley characterstics - ears, tail, split g1, no brows, etc.

NWBuck

 

[Rudd]

I think I seen it in the Sunday DM Register.

 

[teeroy]

from the picture in the paper, it looked like a true muley. if the occasional elk and cougar can cross a river to get into iowa, it can't be that hard for a mule deer

 

[bukket]

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061008/SPORTS10/610080365/1003/archive

 

[horkeymike]

We had a mule deer two miles from my dads house last fall and we live 40 miles east of the S.D. - Iowa border.

 

[NebraskaWhitetail]

May be a dumb question, but does Iowa have an open season on mulies?

 

[Ghost]

In Iowa, a deer is a deer is a deer.

 

[flugge]

my dad actually shot 2 bucks a few years ago. They were right up around the farm...we live in mitchell county..no where close to the west side of the state

 

[NEIOWAARCHER]

There have been a few mule deer around over the years I know a guy who shot a mule deer in SE Minnesota (Houston County) 25 years ago. And then it wasn't the only one around. He has the head mount in his house.

 

[okla hawkeye]

My taxidermist told me he mounted a mule deer doe shot near Sioux City a few years ago.

 

[dc240nt]

I know a guy who shot a mule deer in SE Minnesota (Houston County) 25 years ago.

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Actually, there have been quite afew mulies killed in Minnesota over the years. I live in Clay county and every few years there will be one or two taken. A taxidermist friend of mine hunted one for several years in Norman county during the late 90's. Said it was well over 200 inches. We get a few that show up at the Deer Classic as well. Biggest ever registered was taken near Sleepy Eye in the 70's and scored 194 but I cannot remember if that was typical or non typical.

Mulies in my part of the country are rare but not unheard of.

 

[dcameron]

Isnt this a major DNR violation? I was fairly certain that Iowa does not have an open exotics law.

 

[letemwalk]

I believe they are legal game in Iowa - regs don't differentiate between whitetail & mulies if my memory serves...

 

[okla hawkeye]

Mule deer isn't an exotic.