The mule deer has some characteristics that are much dif-ferent from the white tail. He is larger. Males stand full 36inches high or over and weigh from 175 to 250 pounds.Their ears are large; they remind one of the ears of a mule:this is probably why they are called mule deer.
Their antlers difter somewhat from those of the white tail.The brow points are not distinctly developed. The main beamswings around and forward with the same compound curveof the white tail. The tines are forked, making a mature racklook like the growth of a stubby bush. See Fig. 39.
The tail, too, differs from that of the white tail. It is ratherround in shape. It is usually white in color from the base; thelast one third of its length is black. The white hair of theunderside of the haunches extends upward beyond the baseof the tail thus giving the rump a distinguished white ap-pearance. See sketch on page 191.
