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The mule deer is the larger of the three Odocoileus species on average, with a height of 80–106 cm (31–42 in) at the shoulders and a nose-to-tail length ranging from 1.2 to 2.1 m (3.9 to 6.9 ft). Of this, the tail may comprise 11.6 to 23 cm (4.6 to 9.1 in).
A typical mature male mule deer stands at around 40 inches in height at the shoulder and measures approximately 57 inches in total length, weighing in around 150 pounds in females and 200 pounds in males. The name "California Mule Deer" comes from their large, mule-like ears which, along with their black-tipped tail, make them easily ...
A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes . Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose .
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn drafted an opposition response to a proposal to shoot Catalina Island's invasive mule deer population from helicopters.
The Catalina Island Conservancy, which controls 88% of the island, announced Wednesday it was scrapping plans to eradicate the non-native mule deer population by shooting them from helicopters ...
Members of the deer family are relatively common in the Rocky Mountains, and include North American elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, woodland caribou, and moose. Population trends in North American elk and deer (mule deer and white-tailed deer combined) may be heading in opposite directions.
The severe 2022-23 winter storm negatively impacted Wyoming’s mule deer population, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Wildlife biologists estimate there are currently 11,000 ...
The Sitka deer or Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) is a subspecies of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), similar to the Columbian black-tailed subspecies (O. h. colombianus). Their name originates from Sitka, Alaska, and it is not to be confused with the similarly named sika deer. Weighing in on average between 48 and 90 kg ...