Mule Deer – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Odocoileus hemionus

Mule Deer have very large ears, black tipped tails, bifurcated antlers, gray brown fur and large dark eyes.

This Mule Deer is not a “dumb animal”

By Mia McPherson|October 24th, 2010|Categories: Captive killing - large game, Elk, Moose, Mule Deer, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: canned hunts, captive hunts, Elk, fairchase, game farms, hunting ethics, large game, Moose, Mule Deer, nature photography, nature photography ethics, not a dumb animal, private game preserves, Utah, wildlife, wildlife photographer, wildlife photography|

The truly dumb animals are the people who install high fences on private property to cage large game animals inside and then for enormous fees encourage and allow other dumb animals to shoot captive animals and call it hunting.

Colorful Capitol Reef National Park

By Mia McPherson|September 9th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Downy Woodpeckers, Mule Deer, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, bird photography, buck, buttes, campground, canyons, Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, Fremont people, male, Mule Deer, nature photography, wildlife photography|

The geological features of Capitol Reef National Park are amazing. About 75 miles of the 100 mile long monocline known as the Waterpocket Fold are within the park's boundaries extending from Lake Powell north to the Thousand Lake Plateau.