S.D. mule deer vs. white tail

[jswilliams]

I live in Washington and have never been much of a whitetail fan but I have an oppurtunity to hunt a buddies place in S.D. this year that only has whitetails on it. Should I take this hunt or put in for a west side S.D. mule deer that might take a few years to draw. I dont know much about S.D. but I have seen some really nice deer come out of there. What are your thoughts.

 

[jlmatthew]

My former coworker was from Bonesteel, SD and his family shot some monster whitetails

 

[1_pointer]

You may be able to put in for both. I have points for both the Black Hills and West River.

That said, I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to hunt a species that you haven't!

 

[jswilliams]

I have hunted whitetails before but only saw small ones. My thought was that if I could go somewhere and see big whitetails it might change my mind a little bit about them.

 

[wyoming556]

Just get another tag in Wyoming or Nebraska and hunt both on the same trip.

 

[SDBugler]

JS - where is your buddy's place at? I assume it is west river since as a NR you are only allowed to apply and hunt west river for bucks. What unit is his ranch in? I live and hunt here in SD and could help you out a little but need more info.

 

[konasage]

Just go have fun... Hunt what you can when you can.

 

[DHaffner]

Yes, If you are still on the fence pm me his contact info and I will hang some trail cams for you to get you off the fence!