MULE DEER

(Odocoileus hemionus)MULE DEER

How large is Jasper Alberta's Mule Deer?

• Mass: 43 to 150 kg
  Length: to 6 ft. (1.8 m)




Where do Mule Deer Live?

• Wildlife living area: tropical deciduous forest,temperate forest & rainforest,temperate grassland,chaparral,mountains,desert.
  Status: no special status.
  Range: Odocoileus hemionus occurs over most of North America west of the 100th meridian from 23 degrees to 60 degrees N. The eastern edge of the usual range extends from southwestern Saskatchewan through central North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and western Texas. Major gaps in geographic distribution are in southern Nevada, southeastern California, southwestern Arizona, and the Great Salt Lake desert region. Apart from these gaps, O. hemionus occurs in all of the Wildlife living area of western North America north of central Mexico, except the Arctic tundra.




Details on Jasper's Mule Deer

• Mule deer are characterized by a gray winter coat or brown summer coat; a white colored throat, chin, and rump; and bucks have antlers which fork and then fork again. Mule deer are commonly mistaken for white-tailed deer.

Tracks are 2 - 3 in. (5 - 8 cm.) long. Dew claws are evident in snow, mud or soft soil, and when running.