Kansas Mule Deer
Kansas Mule Deer as seen when pressured to hard. While this herd was pressured out of the weeds where loafing at no more than a baseball throw distance, they made good use of running a branch of the dry drainage avoiding our observation. They stayed below the ridge until seen again and in time with camera just before crossing the far ridge.
Enlarged below are the Mule Deer in the far ground in the picture above. There was one buck in this herd that caught our eye.
The nine animals in this herd is typical of Kansas Mule Deer herd size.
To put further perspective on this Kansas Mule Deer spot is the aerial of the land seen in pictures on this web page and the earlier web page. Our lease is outlined in yellow, in this case a 160 acre, 1/2 x 1/2 mile, quarter section.
Over the years we have found aerials of Mule Deer country far less useful than that of whitetail country. Mule Deer seem to have a less reliable daily movement pattern even with being seemingly anchored to particular spots. Each of the drainage's shown in the aerial would have to be stalked and while this particular drainage does have trees suitable for stand most successful Mile Deer are tagged by ground hunters. Those successful ground Mule Deer hunters commonly describe their movement at a mile an hour at the fastest. Those not willing to glass and remain motionless for long periods typically tell of bad hunts. This farm would be a first and last light spot.