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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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Information about hunts on the reservation — including those for mule deer, whitetails, and black bears — is available from Vernon Scott, Hunt Manager, Mescalero Tribe, Mescalero, NM 88340.
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Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Much of the West suffered a brutal winter in 2022, which wreaked havoc on mule deer, elk, and antelope numbers.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Catalina Island has been plagued by invasive mule deer, which were introduced by humans in the 1930s for hunting.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Advertisement The invasive mule deer didn’t make the exhibit.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Much of the West suffered a brutal winter in 2022, which wreaked havoc on mule deer, elk, and antelope numbers.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Catalina Island has been plagued by invasive mule deer, which were introduced by humans in the 1930s for hunting.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Advertisement The invasive mule deer didn’t make the exhibit.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Mule deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule%20deer. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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