See Internet Movie DataBase,
The Deer Hunter
toward the bottom of the first screen, there's a section called Fun Stuff. Then, under "Goofs," they include:
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Errors in geography: The hunting scenes supposedly taking place in the Appalachian Range are obviously filmed elsewhere: The Appalachians are a smooth rolling range, but the scenes show towering, jagged peaks. The scenes were filmed in the Cascade Range, clear across the country.
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For more specifics, look at the left margin, under "Other Info," click on "filming locations." Amongst MANY other locales, it shows:
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Mount Baker, Washington, USA
(Allegheny Mountains deer hunt)
Nooksack Falls, Mount Baker, Washington, USA
(Michael releases the deer)
Whatcom County, Washington, USA
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Me, I wonder if there's some back story as to why they used an elk for most of the deer scenes. Could it have been a foundling, adopted into a family of deer?
