10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2011

The Black-tailed Deer , or, in this case, the Columbian Black-tailed Deer , is not a full species, but one of two black-tailed subspecies of Mule Deer.* It is found from northern California to British Columbia though it formerly ranged must further east before it was hunted out of its eastern haunts.

Deer 140

Deer Mules Alaska Mammals 140

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The combination of over hunting, and the native animals susceptibility to diseases carried by domestic livestock that were allowed to graze there, completely eliminated these Bighorns by 1915. I had the antelope greet me on my way in, and this Mule Deer doe, was there to say goodbye on my way out.

Sheep 114

Sheep Oregon Mules Livestock 114

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. As the name suggests, the National Bison Range is mostly known for its large mammals. Are the bison the stars of the show, or is the real star the range itself?

Rattlesnake 164

Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 164