S.E. Mule deer
Looking for some info on mule deer in the south east corner of the province. This would be an archery hunt in September. I have always been interested in the prairie units. Im new to archery hunting but really looking to go all in.
Looking at the zones east of Lethbridge and south of the trans Canada. So roughly zones 102-106 and 112-118? How are the deer populations down that way? Would it be worth it to have a WT tag in your pocket as well? How is access? Are there places that are public a guy could get in on to supplement private access? Where would some good places to stay be. Either out of a tent or a trailer? Preferably some where that is close to a butcher in case the weather is hot. Maybe some camp grounds I could convince the wife to stay at this summer for scouting purposes. I know it’s early to be thinking about stuff like this. I just wanna get a jump start on the logistics and hopefully be able to firm some stuff up. Any insight of the area or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
sounds to me like you are just fishing for free information. You may want to narrow down your search area to not 25% of the province. lol. Deer are everywhere, you just need to find them. Look at some satellite maps, go for a drive and see what you can find.
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Very little in the way of public land. Grazing leases and deeded makes up 95% + of the land. There are whitetails in areas as well. Campgrounds in the Cypress Hills are good, fairly busy in summer. Deer are going to where you find them, like usual.
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40 Mile Park or Writing on the Stone for camping
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Thanks for the heads up. I’ll make sure to renew the i hunter app. Would the camp grounds still be seeing a lot of activity after labour day? I’m really hoping to head down to cypress hills once or even twice this summer with my wife for “hiking” and “bonding”. I’m thinking about focusing around the cypress hills area in 118 119. Thanks for the info. I really appreciate it. |
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I wouldn’t waste my time down in that part of the province. I would be more apt to go around the Jenner area
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Here’s what I’d do.. take 2;weeks for your hunt. The first week with a bow in your hand then if you haven’t connected switch to rifle. It’s a great way to pre-scout. Except for antelope I haven’t hunted the rifle seasons in that part of the province. I hear it’s pretty damned busy.
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I hunted 102 in 2018. One rancher said he had found dead deer in deep snow the previous winter.
In comparison to previous years, deer were hard to locate, even after a blizzard and fresh snow. So you don't find deer, but there should have been fresh tracks. Even in known honey holes, there were no tracks. Deer might be hard to locate for the next year or two. Whitetails seemed to have done a little better than the mule deer. |
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. This is going to be my first year bow hunting so I’m not overly concerned about the overall success i just want to try the new challenge. There’s some hepful info here and I’m looking forward to finding a campground and gettin down south to do some scouting and hopefully make some land owner connections.
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Hanging and Storage of Big Game Unless authorized by a Conservation Officer it is unlawful to dress, hang, or store big game in a Provincial Park or Provincial Recreation Area. Where these activities are permitted, please follow safe storage practices in order to prevent human-wildlife conflicts. http://www.albertaregulations.ca/hun...s/genregs.html |
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Well that section is one I have never really given much thought into. Good catch on your part. I would still argue with them is having in the back of the truck is not storage but transporting. Definetly not a cut a dry thing. |
In the Cypress Hills Provincial Park they require you to cover any animals in your truck bed with a tarp.
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Wmu118 has a good mule deer population. But it also has a high presence of cwd especially in mature mule deer bucks. If you hunt for the meat and don’t want to eat contaminated meat you should take the high cwd positive level zones into account before commiting to a certain wmu. I harvested 2 mule deer does in wmu 118 in 2017 and one of them tested positive for cwd. Just a little food for thought.
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