How do you tell the difference with a Whitetail and Mule
06-13-2007, 09:04 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 166
How do you tell the difference with a Whitetail and Mule
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.
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.
06-13-2007, 04:06 PM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Red Deer AB
Posts: 543
RE: How do you tell the difference with a Whitetail and Mule
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.
06-14-2007, 10:59 PM
#9
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Big Sky Country
Posts: 100
RE: How do you tell the difference with a Whitetail and Mule
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!
06-15-2007, 06:51 AM
#10
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: montgomery co. PA
Posts: 15
RE: How do you tell the difference with a Whitetail and Mule
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.
