How do you tell the difference with a Whitetail and Mule

[wildchild04]

My permit this year is for a Whitetail Only. The area that I hunt has both. Does anybody know of a good website or resource to quickly identify the deer?

I kinda know the basics,... with the rack and main beams, muley has bigger ears, and the tail.I doubt myself quite a bit when I see one or the other, and I'd like to be able to ID quicker.

[TROPHYHUNTER25]

trust me you will know

[moosehunter30]

A mule deer "poggos" when it runs although they also trot too. A mule deer"™s under belly, especially near the chest is black and with whitetails with me anyways, the first thing I see is bits of white from their lower stomach and their tail (which they often flick and wag when they're walking like a dog) moving.A mulies tail is narrow with a black tip and the top of a whites tail is brown and bushy.

[moosehunter30]

Whitetail right, mule deer left

[SoggyCereal]

Mule deer are usually grayer in color. Pointer and bigger ears.

[arnus777]

the horns look diffrent

[wildchild04]

Thank you, moosehunter30, good pix and illustrations.

[younggun308]

Mule deer also have more white on the throat, whereas Whitetail have little color difference on the throat in comparison to their backs.

[MontanaVet]

I find the easiest way is mule deer have that black tip on the end of their tail. Also, whitetailseem skittish to me and flee for almost nothing. MV out!

[Clarkeman1954]

Well it should be pretty easy. Whitetails have a white tail and they usually run like a normal four legged animals while muleys hop or trot and they have a shorter tail and are usually darker in color, more grayish while whitetails are more bown to reddish brown.