Mule deer are prevalent in the Mid-Columbia Basin.
Mule deer live throughout western North America from the southern Yukon to northern Mexico.
In our region, this big game animal provided meat and clothing for Native Americans long before the first European settlers arrived. Today, mule deer also are valuable for their natural beauty, which symbolizes to some our western heritage and environmental health. These ears help keep the deer on constant alert for signs of danger. Mulies have an obvious white rump patch and a small, rope-like white tail with a black tip. Only the bucks grow antlers, which they shed each year after mating season.