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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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Heaton operates an outfit that offers high-dollar mule deer hunts on Heaton Ranch, a working cattle operation located on the Paunsaugunt Plateau.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2024
Shooters in helicopters will not gun down Catalina’s mule deer population after all.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
The White Tank Mountains are home to a variety of wildlife, including mule deer, mountain lions, bobcats, javelinas, and, most recently, some bighorn sheep that have returned to the area.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
The fact that mule deer are known to migrate seasonally should also concern wildlife officials in Nevada, who have yet to confirm CWD in their state’s wild deer and elk herds.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1805, in the meaning defined above
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“Mule deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule%20deer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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mule deer
noun
: a long-eared deer of western North America that is larger and more heavily built than the white-tailed deer
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