Double throat patch odds?

[elks96]

Just curious, it seems pretty rare for a double throat patch on a buck.

How often do you find double throat patches?

 

[joesikora]

I’ve never seen one!

 

[Warbo]

Seen a few. There was one on the book cliffs me and friend saw with 2 really big and solid white patches that was really cool. The other ones I’ve seen haven’t been as big or as solid white patches as that buck but it sure is cool when you see them!!

 

[pushin_30]

Would love to get one some day. Only seen one on the hoof myself!

 

[JPickett]

I’ve got two on the wall. Always thought that was one of the coolest features to find

 

[WHT_MTNMAN]

I killed a velvet buck and under his summer hair he had a cool double throat patch

 

[Tikka]

I’ve never killed one nor have I ever glassed one up and I’ve seen a few Muleys in my day..,
hopefully one day I’ll get one…

Sitkas on the other hand I’ve killed a few, but that’s easy…

 

[yoteduster]

I've seen maybe four over many,many years of hunting mule deer and haven't been able to harvest one yet. Had one show up twice on one of my trail cams this year he was a good solid four point but we couldn't turn him up during the season.. They sure make a beautiful animal more beautiful

 

[Sallaberry]

It’s faint or dirty? I wasn’t even aware that was a desirable trait.

 

[brutus54]

My nephew got this 3 point in Colorado this year. He had a cool looking double patch..

 

[N_Corey]

Some areas definitely have a lot stronger genetic for it than others.

 

[BOHNTR]

I’ve seen two……arrowed one.

 

[Longun]

I have killed 4 here in Wyoming out of 25 years of Mule Deer Hunting..

 

[boomer]

Almost killed one this year just because of that. I have a buck that I regret not mounting and was thinking about using the double throat patch buck cape to mount. I killed one that had a very faint double throat patch and just recently videoed one that was beautiful. Here are a couple of pictures. I would say double throat patch bucks are 1/100. Just my guess.

It's a little tough to see, but the third mount on the left has a small double throat patch.

 

[Snoopdogg]

Seen a couple blacktail over the years.

 

[nochawk]

The herd I hunt seem to have alot of them.

 

[Vanilla]

I found one.

 

[elks96]

Cool I am thinking I might do an unofficial tally system and see what my results are. Mark every buck I see looking for a double or not.

I got this one year back. I have not noticed another one since. I will start by going back through all my trail cameras…

 

[Deercy]

My wife shot one once. This was in a time of check stations and the hangaroundcheckstation gang. We didn't even notice the double until it was excitedly pointed out.

 

[257Tony]

Hmmm, I didn't think they were that rare. We've killed several over the last few years. I'll have to go back and look closer at them

 

[Tiny]

 

[Tiny]

I have seen a couple over the years but not very often

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[Wyo_Roadhunter]

I only have 1 so far. Haven't seen to many with them!

 

[GLEDEASY]

I got one this year. Sad thing is, I didn't even know it. Had no intentions of mounting the buck so I didn't keep the cape. I get home and look at the harvest pics and immediately felt bad I didn't keep it.

 

[Sparks Shooter]

It would be interesting to have a better understanding of this genetic trait. I hunted an area this year where I'd estimate that 10% of the does had a double patch. I saw several bucks and none had the double patch. --------SS

 

[podini]

I have to admit, I’ve never really paid attention. Just went through my scouting pictures from this year, and two of about twenty that I have straight-on pictures of had one.

 

[nontypical]

Found one just the other day.

 

[Muleman1]

Never seen one but would love to

 

[Bluehair]

I believe this guy got whacked night before last.

 

[treedagain]

Have seen a few, my grandson got this one back in Oct.

 

[backinthegame]

Seems like I almost never see them on mule deer. One of the coolest things about Sitka blacktail is the double throat patch though, and really just their cape overall!

 

[Stillwater165]

Wyoming buck , many many years ago.

 

[rick7m]

Just curious, it seems pretty rare for a double throat patch on a buck.

How often do you find double throat patches?

My muzzleloader buck from Colorado
Didn’t notice the double patch until I picked him up from the taxidermist

Rick

 

[Lukegarrett2002]

This 4 point I shot a couple years ago had a double throat patch, he ended up getting Euro mounted though.

 

[buckspotter7]

CA blacktail

 

[buckspotter7]

CA muley

 

[Silentstalker]

Shot this one a few years ago. Not big but a beautiful cape!

 

[BrowningRage]

This is the buck my cousin killed this year... I'm hoping he made it with this doe cuz I think there's a good chance they'd have double throat patch fawns...

 

[elks96]

This is the buck my cousin killed this year... I'm hoping he made it with this doe cuz I think there's a good chance they'd have double throat patch fawns...

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cool to see both male and female in same pic.

 

[ELKOHOLIC]

I really don't view it as that uncommon. My son's last 2 were that way. We have seen a lot of them.

 

[gundog2]

Goofy buck with double throat patch

 

[fishnut]

We’ve killed a couple. Here’s my sons from 4 years ago.

 

[DeerMadness]

 

[marley]

This buck had the prettiest cape I’ve ever seen on a muley and a double throat patch to go with it.

 

[Deepcolor]

Not a great picture but this buck has been hanging by my house all summer and fall. Hope he comes back next year with more bone.

 

[buckspotter7]

I’m going to guess about. 5% or 1/20 deer. Might be less.

 

[SanJuan]

Only one I've ever seen. Still wish I could have got an arrow in him.

 

[legacy]

Wife’s deer from a couple of years ago…

 

[SS!]

Everyone knows that 7.9% of mule deer bucks have double throat patches. Pretty common knowledge. It’s like bonding a corner tapped delta transformer. My 8 year old knows that. Good grief. Get back to that letter about the one shot.