Where to See Mule Deer in Yosemite National Park

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Mule Deer sightings in Yosemite

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Where Mule Deer has been reported, from 1,747 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 AM10% of the busiest hour1 AM6% of the busiest hour2 AM4% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM12% of the busiest hour5 AM30% of the busiest hour6 AM50% of the busiest hour7 AM38% of the busiest hour8 AM25% of the busiest hour9 AM18% of the busiest hour10 AM15% of the busiest hour11 AM15% of the busiest hourNoon12% of the busiest hour1 PM12% of the busiest hour2 PM18% of the busiest hour3 PM35% of the busiest hour4 PM60% of the busiest hour5 PM85% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM90% of the busiest hour8 PM60% of the busiest hour9 PM35% of the busiest hour10 PM20% of the busiest hour11 PM12% of the busiest hour

Mule Deer is most seen 5–8 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	10%
1 AM	6%
2 AM	4%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	12%
5 AM	30%
6 AM	50%
7 AM	38%
8 AM	25%
9 AM	18%
10 AM	15%
11 AM	15%
Noon	12%
1 PM	12%
2 PM	18%
3 PM	35%
4 PM	60%
5 PM	85%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	90%
8 PM	60%
9 PM	35%
10 PM	20%
11 PM	12%

Audio tour

Hear about Mule Deer on the drive.

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

Yosemite Tour Guide

A New Set of Antlers

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“A mule deer buck grows a whole new set of antlers each year. If you see one in summer, look for the fuzzy covering called velvet. It carries blood to the growing antlers, which harden into bone.”

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

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Where to look

Yosemite 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

SightTuolumne MeadowsA high-country meadow with river bends and granite domes.

Trails

EasyParsons Lodge and Soda Springs Trail1.7 mi · 1 hrA flat meadow walk to bubbling springs and a Sierra Club lodge.

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Where to see Mule Deer in Yosemite