Where to See Mule Deer in Custer State Park

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Mule Deer sightings in Custer

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Where Mule Deer has been reported, from 72 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 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM8% of the busiest hour5 AM45% of the busiest hour6 AM95% of the busiest hour7 AM82% of the busiest hour8 AM55% of the busiest hour9 AM35% of the busiest hour10 AM25% of the busiest hour11 AM20% of the busiest hourNoon18% of the busiest hour1 PM20% of the busiest hour2 PM25% of the busiest hour3 PM32% of the busiest hour4 PM42% of the busiest hour5 PM58% of the busiest hour6 PM75% of the busiest hour7 PM92% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM65% of the busiest hour10 PM25% of the busiest hour11 PM10% of the busiest hour

Mule Deer is most seen 6 AM and 7–9 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	5%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	8%
5 AM	45%
6 AM	95%
7 AM	82%
8 AM	55%
9 AM	35%
10 AM	25%
11 AM	20%
Noon	18%
1 PM	20%
2 PM	25%
3 PM	32%
4 PM	42%
5 PM	58%
6 PM	75%
7 PM	92%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	65%
10 PM	25%
11 PM	10%

Audio tour

Hear about Mule Deer on the drive.

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

Custer Tour Guide

Read the Deer’s Tail

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“To tell the park’s two deer species apart, look at the ears and tail. A mule deer has oversized ears and a narrow, black-tipped tail against a broad white rump. A white-tailed deer has a wider tail that’s dark on top.”

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

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Where to see Mule Deer in Custer