Mule Deer Buck is a photograph by Bob Hislop which was uploaded on December 5th, 2012.
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Mule Deer Buck
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Bob Hislop
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This young mule deer buck looks in wonder...does he have a gun or a camera. The shutter click sent him off through the woods. Normally, this time of year, there is usually two or three feet of snow on the ground making it difficult for the wildlife to find food. However, this year's drought has made searching for food a little easier. This buck looks very healthy. This image was captured on Missouri Heights near Carbondale, Garfield County, Colorado, with a Canon 60D camera.
The most noticeable differences between whitetails and mule deer are the size of their ears, the color of their tails, and the configuration of their antlers. In many cases, body size is also a key difference. The mule deer's tail is black-tipped, whereas the whitetail's is not. Mule deer antlers are bifurcated; in other words, they "fork" as they grow, rather than branching from a single main beam, as is the case with whitetails. Each spring, after mating season, a buck's antlers start to regrow almost immediately after the old antlers are shed. Shedding typically takes place in mid February, with variations occurring by locale. Although capable of running, mule deer are often seen Stotting (also called "Pronking"), with all four feet coming down together.
The mule deer is the larger of the two 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). Adult bucks (male deer) normally weigh 55�150 kg (120�330 lb), averaging around 92 kg (200 lb), although trophy specimens may weigh up to 210 kg (460 lb). Does (female deer) are rather smaller and typically weigh from 43 to 90 kg (95 to 200 lb), with an average of around 68 kg (150 lb).[8][9][10][11] Unlike the whitetail, the mule deer does not generally show marked size variation across its range, although environmental conditions can cause considerable weight fluctuations in any given population. An exception to this is the subspecies, the Sitka black-tailed deer (O. h. sitkensis). This race is markedly smaller than other Mule Deer, with an average weight of 54.5 kg (120 lb) and 36 kg (79 lb) in males and females, respectively.
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