Everyone who’s familiar with the two most popular deer species in the U.S. has their own method of telling a mule deer from a whitetail deer. If you happen to live in an area where the two species’ ...

At first glance, North America’s two main deer species—the whitetail and the mule deer—can look very much the same. But there are important differences, and being able to spot them will not only help ...

“Mule deer are dumb.” I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard that incredibly infuriating statement. My typical sarcastic response is something like, “if they are so dumb, then why are your ...

A biologist crosses the species divide and becomes part of a wild mule deer family. Joe Hutto has dedicated seven years of his life to becoming a wild mule deer. Ordinarily, the deer herd would run ...