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I am curious about something about Mule Deer, do they have sub species like Whitetails do?
I have only taken a couple mule deer, but they have been from different parts of North America all in the Late November to Early December timeframe. My mulie from Northern New Mexico is light gray with streaks of black under his legs and has a big white throat patch. He has a little black on his face, but nothing outstanding. The bucks I have taken in Wyoming and Colorado are pretty similar in look. This buck was aged at 4 1/2 (if that helps).
I recently took a buck from Saskatchewan that is almost black to extremely dark gray, has virtually no throat patch and he has no color markings or differences in his shoulder or leg area. He has a very defined black streak around his mouth that looks like a gotee. The only similar traits about the animals is the big, wide ears.
Anyhow, I was just curious if Mule Deer have sub species like whitetails and what are the distinguishing marks?
I have only taken a couple mule deer, but they have been from different parts of North America all in the Late November to Early December timeframe. My mulie from Northern New Mexico is light gray with streaks of black under his legs and has a big white throat patch. He has a little black on his face, but nothing outstanding. The bucks I have taken in Wyoming and Colorado are pretty similar in look. This buck was aged at 4 1/2 (if that helps).
I recently took a buck from Saskatchewan that is almost black to extremely dark gray, has virtually no throat patch and he has no color markings or differences in his shoulder or leg area. He has a very defined black streak around his mouth that looks like a gotee. The only similar traits about the animals is the big, wide ears.
Anyhow, I was just curious if Mule Deer have sub species like whitetails and what are the distinguishing marks?