Strange looking buck - hybrid?

[J.B.]

Snapped these pics at our shop the other day in Lethbridge AB where we have a good population of both muleys and whitetails. At first glance I thought it was a muley, but his butt and tail looked off. I believe hybrids are rare, and most bucks people think are hybrids or not…curious on RS thoughts?

 

[92xj]

The only thing that looks weird to me is his hairdo, kids these days…

 

[CC11]

I'd say so.

 

[92xj]

The tail does have more hair and missing the white/lightness at the top half of the tail than what I’m used to seeing.

 

[S-3 ranch]

We see lots of hybrid deer out near the pecoes river in Texas
Some white tail with mulie horns and vice versa

 

[bigmoose]

Sure looks like a hybrid to me.

 

[RockAndSage]

Sure does look hybrid.

Muleys themselves are a hybrid between Blacktail and Whitetail, btw - only about 12,000 years old as a species, IIRC.

 

[RockAndSage]

The only thing that looks weird to me is his hairdo, kids these days…

Lol, looks like someone's kid got into their mom's makeup kit:

 

[Montucky]

I remember reading that Whitetail does will NOT let a muley mount them but a mule doe will let a Whitetail buck breed her…..either way their offspring is sterile. That buck is hard horned. My guess is if it were a true hybrid it wouldn’t have Nutz therefore it would be a Stag Buck & carry velvet all year…….I dunno

 

[J.B.]

Kinda does hey lol

Lol, looks like someone's kid got into their mom's makeup kit: