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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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In Utah, for example, the long term effects of a wildfire were a net-positive for mule deer.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 12 July 2024
The megafauna didn’t survive that change, but smaller animals like coyotes, mule deer, raccoons and turkey vultures adapted and managed to hang on, and so did many plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
But, for Arizona mule deer anyway, the animal was a whopper.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
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
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 12 July 2024
The megafauna didn’t survive that change, but smaller animals like coyotes, mule deer, raccoons and turkey vultures adapted and managed to hang on, and so did many plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
But, for Arizona mule deer anyway, the animal was a whopper.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
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
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“Mule deer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mule%20deer. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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