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mule deer
noun
: a long-eared deer (Odocoileus hemionus) of western North America that is larger and more heavily built than the white-tailed deer
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This allowed antler collectors and other interested buyers to walk past some of the piles of furs and stacks of trophy antlers — mostly from elk and mule deer, although the DWR says a few moose, sheep, and pronghorn are in the mix as well.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
Entire herds of mule deer and elk use the structures, as well as bears, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes and foxes.
—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The bill’s sponsor, a representative named Mike Schmid from southwest Wyoming, said the bill was more about mule deer than mountain lions.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
Entire herds of mule deer and elk use the structures, as well as bears, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes and foxes.
—Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Mountains rim blue-sky horizons, and scrub brush scattered across the rocky desert hills sustain mule deer, bighorn sheep and other wildlife.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The bill’s sponsor, a representative named Mike Schmid from southwest Wyoming, said the bill was more about mule deer than mountain lions.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Mule deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule%20deer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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