Where to See Mule Deer in Badlands National Park

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Mule Deer sightings in Badlands

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Where Mule Deer has been reported, from 304 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM4% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM6% of the busiest hour5 AM78% of the busiest hour6 AM94% of the busiest hour7 AM78% of the busiest hour8 AM56% of the busiest hour9 AM39% of the busiest hour10 AM28% of the busiest hour11 AM22% of the busiest hourNoon20% of the busiest hour1 PM20% of the busiest hour2 PM24% of the busiest hour3 PM33% of the busiest hour4 PM50% of the busiest hour5 PM72% of the busiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM78% of the busiest hour9 PM44% of the busiest hour10 PM22% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Mule Deer is most seen 6 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Mule Deer sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	4%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	6%
5 AM	78%
6 AM	94%
7 AM	78%
8 AM	56%
9 AM	39%
10 AM	28%
11 AM	22%
Noon	20%
1 PM	20%
2 PM	24%
3 PM	33%
4 PM	50%
5 PM	72%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	78%
9 PM	44%
10 PM	22%
11 PM	11%

Audio tour

Hear about Mule Deer on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Badlands, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Badlands Tour Guide

The Mule Deer's Springy Bound

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“If a deer suddenly moves in springy, stiff-legged bounds, watch how its feet land. Mule deer can bring all four feet down together, a gait called stotting.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Badlands Tour Guide.

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Where to see Mule Deer in Badlands