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Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Photo by dane.a.hep
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Field Notes

Description:

Big game animal just over 1 meter high at the shoulders. Know in their feeding habits as browsers. Males drop their antlers every winter and regrow them again every summer-fall.

Habitat:

Found all over the Rocky Mountains. Especially in sagebrush habitat.

Notes:

While hiking I found this winter kill deer skull cap and foot prints.

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