Where to See Mule Deer in Yellowstone National Park

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Mule Deer sightings in Yellowstone

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Where Mule Deer has been reported, from 648 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 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM79% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AM63% of the busiest hour9 AM42% of the busiest hour10 AM32% of the busiest hour11 AM26% of the busiest hourNoon21% of the busiest hour1 PM21% of the busiest hour2 PM26% of the busiest hour3 PM37% of the busiest hour4 PM58% of the busiest hour5 PM79% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM84% of the busiest hour9 PM32% of the busiest hour10 PM16% of the busiest hour11 PM8% of the busiest hour

Mule Deer is most seen 6–8 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	5%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	16%
5 AM	79%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	63%
9 AM	42%
10 AM	32%
11 AM	26%
Noon	21%
1 PM	21%
2 PM	26%
3 PM	37%
4 PM	58%
5 PM	79%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	84%
9 PM	32%
10 PM	16%
11 PM	8%

Audio tour

Hear about Mule Deer on the drive.

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

Yellowstone Tour Guide

Four Feet in One Bound

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“Watch the feet if you see a mule deer bounding across rough ground. It can spring upward with all four feet leaving the ground together, then land on all four again.”

Plays as you drive near Petrified Tree in Parkwolf’s Yellowstone Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Yellowstone spots that mention Mule Deer

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Mule Deer. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightMud VolcanoBubbling mud, sulfur air, and Dragon’s Mouth share a short loop.

Trails

EasyMud Volcano Trail0.6 mi · 1.5 hrA compact boardwalk loop through bubbling Yellowstone mudpots.

ModerateGarnet Hill Loop Trail8.1 mi · 4.5 hrA stagecoach road leads into Elk Creek canyon and river views.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Where to see Mule Deer in Yellowstone