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Mule deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

A light brown deer with large ears and a distinctive black tipped tail.

Habitat:

Spotted in woods near Cle elum, Washington.

Reference Links:

Mule deer - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Brian38
Thank you ForestDragon and Hema you are correct .
HemaShah
The range seems to be right also ,forest dragon.
ForestDragon
Nice capture. This is one of the Mule Deer subspecies, however, I believe Odocoileus hemionus columbianus has a fully black tail. I have found a couple of references that have the comparisons. See here: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZssEbOKM8fw/VfOqnp5gGEI/AAAAAAAAAjc/sULpB9Ht210/s1600/mule_deer_ca_tail_id_chart.jpg (many of the references are from hunting sites, but ID is still useful)
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PublishedMay 14, 2017

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