Mule Deer

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Elk Island National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
3 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
4 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
5 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
7 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
10 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
11 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
12 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
13 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
15 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
16 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
17 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
18 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
19 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
20 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
21 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
22 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
23 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
25 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mule Deer in Elk Island National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Mule Deer sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mule Deer in Elk Island National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Mule Deer in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.

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