Where to See Mule Deer in Glacier National Park

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Mule Deer sightings in Glacier

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Where Mule Deer has been reported, from 485 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 AM3% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM89% of the busiest hour6 AM95% of the busiest hour7 AM63% of the busiest hour8 AM37% of the busiest hour9 AM21% of the busiest hour10 AM16% of the busiest hour11 AM11% of the busiest hourNoon8% of the busiest hour1 PM8% of the busiest hour2 PM11% of the busiest hour3 PM16% of the busiest hour4 PM26% of the busiest hour5 PM53% of the busiest hour6 PM74% of the busiest hour7 PM89% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM79% of the busiest hour10 PM37% of the busiest hour11 PM13% of the busiest hour

Mule Deer is most seen 5–7 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	3%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	89%
6 AM	95%
7 AM	63%
8 AM	37%
9 AM	21%
10 AM	16%
11 AM	11%
Noon	8%
1 PM	8%
2 PM	11%
3 PM	16%
4 PM	26%
5 PM	53%
6 PM	74%
7 PM	89%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	79%
10 PM	37%
11 PM	13%

Audio tour

Hear about Mule Deer on the drive.

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

Glacier Tour Guide

The Deer with the Black-Tipped Tail

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“Glacier has two kinds of deer, and the tail is a useful way to tell them apart. A mule deer has a slim tail with a black tip, a white rump, and oversized ears that explain its name.”

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

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Where to see Mule Deer in Glacier