North American Deer: Mule, Whitetail and Coastal Blacktail Deer

By David Petersen
Published on November 1, 1985
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North American mule deer in the snow.
North American mule deer in the snow.
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Blacktail deer.
Blacktail deer.
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Whitetail deer.
Whitetail deer.
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Mule deer.
Mule deer.
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Whitetail deer.
Whitetail deer.

Learn about our North American deer in our continent, including whitetail, blacktail and mule deer and information on the antlers and racks of deer. (See the photos of North American deer in the image gallery.)

Deer are mysterious and ancient creatures, their ancestors having first
appeared in Mongolia during the Miocene and Pliocene geological epochs,
some 10 to 20 million years ago. From there they spread to populate most
of Asia and Europe, eventually crossing the Alaskan land bridge to
North America. Once here, North American deer continued evolving until–a mere million

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