mule deer
Big-eared cervid
A mule deer is a deer native to western North America, distinguished by its large, mule-like ears and black-tipped tail.
Larger than white-tailed deer, mule deer inhabit mountainous and arid regions from the Canadian Rockies to Mexico: We spotted a mule deer buck on the trail.
Male deer or dollar
- doeAdult female deer
- fawnYoung deer, or flatter
- herdGrazing animals together
- ungulateMammal with hooves
ruminant · blacktail · mammal · hoofed · quadruped · herbivore · game animal · North American
Frame for holding items
- velvetThick-pile textile
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- sheddingLosing outer covering
forked · bifurcated · point · trophy · sparring · rutting · headgear · growth
Moving by leaps
- browsingCasual examination of options
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- yardingCentralizing harvested timber
wary · skittish · crepuscular · alert · cautious · flagging · freezing · flight response
Aromatic arid-land shrub
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
- high desertElevated arid region
scrubland · conifer forest · canyon · mesa · Great Basin · brushland · Sierra Nevada · manzanita
All inhabitants combined
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- collarNeck encirclement
telemetry · carrying capacity · winter kill · cougar · coyote · wolf · roadkill · wildlife crossing
Identifier or classifier
- seasonYearly division or series
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- archeryShooting with bows
- glassingSmoothing to shine
spot-and-stalk · trophy · venison · field dressing · draw · unit · public land · outfitter
buck
Male deer or dollar
ungulate · ruminant · blacktail · mammal · hoofed · quadruped · herbivore · game animal · North American · subspecies
rack
Frame for holding items
shedding · forked · bifurcated · point · trophy · sparring · rutting · headgear · growth · buck
bounding
Moving by leaps
- browsingCasual examination of options
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
yarding · wary · skittish · crepuscular · alert · cautious · flagging · freezing · flight response · startle
sagebrush
Aromatic arid-land shrub
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
- Rocky MountainsWestern North American cordillera
high desert · scrubland · conifer forest · canyon · mesa · Great Basin · brushland · Sierra Nevada · manzanita · aspen grove
population
All inhabitants combined
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
collar · telemetry · carrying capacity · winter kill · cougar · coyote · wolf · roadkill · wildlife crossing
tag
Identifier or classifier
glassing · spot-and-stalk · trophy · venison · field dressing · draw · unit · public land · outfitter · backcountry
- Chihuahuan Desertmesquite, yucca, prickly pear, javelina, roadrunner
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- Rocky Mountain Wildernesswilderness areas, alpine meadow, backcountry, alpine lake, alpine lakes
- wildlifebirds, mammals, elephant, reptiles, kangaroo
- huntinghunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license, hunting season
- big gameAfrican elephant, elephant, bison, grizzly bear, brown bear
mule deerwhite-tailed deer
Common American cervid species
whitetail · elk · moose · caribou · black-tailed deer
mule deerlivestock
Domesticated farm animals
goat · domestic cattle · cattle · sheep · farm animal
deer, mule, reindeer, mules, red deer, roe deer, white-tailed deer, fallow deer, whitetail deer