Description Mule deer

small herd of mule deer in sulphur springs valley of southern arizona



stotting mule deer

the noticeable differences between white-tailed , mule deer size of ears, color of tails, , configuration of antlers. in many cases, body size key difference. mule deer s tail black-tipped whereas whitetail s not. mule deer antlers bifurcated; fork grow, rather branching single main beam, case white-tails.

each spring, buck s antlers start regrow after old antlers shed. shedding typically takes place in mid february, variations occurring locale.

although capable of running, mule deer seen stotting (also called pronking), 4 feet coming down together.

the mule deer larger of 2 odocoileus species on average, height of 80–106 cm (31–42 in) @ shoulders , nose-to-tail length ranging 1.2 2.1 m (3.9 6.9 ft). of this, tail may comprise 11.6 23 cm (4.6 9.1 in). adult bucks weigh 55–150 kg (121–331 lb), averaging around 92 kg (203 lb), although trophy specimens may weigh 210 kg (460 lb). (female deer) rather smaller , typically weigh 43 90 kg (95 198 lb), average of around 68 kg (150 lb).

unlike whitetail, mule deer not show marked size variation across range, although environmental conditions can cause considerable weight fluctuations in given population. exception subspecies, sitka black-tailed deer (o. h. sitkensis). race markedly smaller other mule deer, average weight of 54.5 kg (120 lb) , 36 kg (79 lb) in males , females, respectively.