fauna report- The "Mule deer".!!

The mule deer is a western animal that I like to hunt. It is a family member of other deer like the white tailed deer. In my area they are all over because there is very good vegitation from the green grass coming up, and the water is a good drinking source for them also. They eat all of the shrubs, weeds, grass, and sage brush. When a mule deer eats the grasses, and then poops it back out it fertilizes the ground for more grasses and weeds to grow there for other animals to eat.

The male deer have black on the back of there tails, and grow antlers. The female deer dont have antlers, and only have a little bit of black on there tails. They got there name the "mule deer" because there ears are bigger than white tailed deer, and about the size of a mule. when the mule deer eats the grasses and plants there, then poop it back out, it spreads the seeds for more of the plants and bushes to grow there. when they shed there antlers, people can pick them up and use them to make cool projects, and furnature for houses. My house has some shandaliers in it made by mule deer antlers. The poop from the deer make homes for little natts and other bugs. When the deer dies there, it makes food for the coyotes there and homes for bugs, and mice also. The antler is made out of there hair that has dried up and formed into the antler shape by nature. a typical antler turns into four different prongs with two little prongs called eye guards. a non typical antler turns into five or more prongs on the deers head. Little animals use the fallen off antler to naw on for calcium just like moose antlers and elk antlers.

The mule deer do tons of good, and tons of bad for the surrounding area in which it lives in. During mating season the deer pack together in groups of 2-3 females, and 1-2 males at one time. The males fight or spar with each other to win over a doe deer to mate with.