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If you’ve ever wondered what mule deer eat and what it looks like, today’s episode is your huckleberry (possible pun intended).
Luke Schultz is a Habitat Biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish and a wealth of knowledge for mule deer hunters (listen to his last visit on the Rokcast here Mule Deer on the Edge).
Luke and Robby dive into identifying the major (and some minor) plant types that mule deer in the Intermountain West and beyond eat throughout the year. It’s an in-depth discussion that also includes a visual aid: A complete thread on Rokslide.com’s mule deer subforum. You can see many of the plants they discuss in this episode here
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/plants-every-mule-deer-hunter-should-know.395040/
Plants every mule deer hunter should know:
- Big Sage Brush
- Bitterbrush
- Oak Brush
- Aspen
- Serviceberry
- Mountain Mahogany
- Sticky Geranium
- Willow
and more.
Learning what mule deer eat is one of the top questions Luke Schultz and Robby get from mule deer hunters and this episode aims to answer that question.
There is also a sweet app available that can help you identify plants. Check it out here. Wyoming Wildflowers on the App Store
Also, if you’re an iPhone user, your camera app has a plant identifying feature. Just snap a photo of any plant, and look for a button to auto-populate at the bottom of the image. It’s an ” i ” inside a circle. Press that and it should link you to a suggested plant species/genus. It’s not perfect, but a great way to start learning about what mule deer eat.
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You can find Robby’s books, Hunting Big Mule Deer and The Stories on Amazon here
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