White-tailed Deer

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	70–80%
2	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	70–80%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
5	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
7	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
9	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
13	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
14	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
15	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
17	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
18	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
19	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
20	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
21	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
24	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
26	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
29	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
30	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
31	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
32	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
33	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
35	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
36	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
38	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
39	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
40	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
41	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
44	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
51	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
55	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
57	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
59	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Deer in Big Bend National Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a White-tailed Deer sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 362 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-tailed Deer in Big Bend National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Deer in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.