Mule Deer Fanatic

Utah                  March 3

Wyoming           March 15

New Mexico     March 28

Colorado           April 6

Nevada              April 18

Kansas              April 29

Oregon              May 15

Washington       May 26

California           June 1

Montana           June 1

Idaho                June 5

Arizona             June 8

South Dakota    July 23

Fast facts about Oregon’s mule deer

• The estimated 2009 Oregon mule deer population of 216,154 is below the statewide management objective of 344,900 animals.
• Mule deer (found east of the Cascades) and black-tailed deer (west of the Cascades) are the same species but different sub-species of deer.
• Deer have a smaller digestive track than elk or cattle, so their forage needs to be of higher nutritional quality.
• Mule deer breed once per year, in late fall, and does generally produce two fawns.
• In 2008, about 70,000 people went deer hunting in eastern Oregon, generating almost $22 million for the economy.

Ranches, farms and other private lands provide winter range and other important habitat for mule deer.

The Utah Deer Application Deadline is March 3, 2011.

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