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Wildlife • • <br /> NEWMONT <br /> S&ER <br /> Appendix E <br /> Wildlife Identification Chart <br /> ATTENTIONI It is quire conrrron to find both mule deer and white-tailed deer in the same areas,especially oil the Eastern <br /> plains.Since both types of deer hove the sarne general body shape and size,hunters can look for a few key differences to <br /> make a positive identification.The primary telltale characteriuic a hunter should look foris the tall. <br /> MULE DEER TRAITS WHITE-TAILED DEER TRAITS <br /> »TAIL:rope-like tail with -TAIL:broad and brown <br /> black tip with white fringe;all <br /> »ANTLERS;fork and white when tail is up <br /> then fork again,usually »ANTLERS:consist of one <br /> r very evenly,on older main beam with three to <br /> males five tines pointing upward <br /> -EARS.large in propor- »EARS:smaller In propor- <br /> st ,y A tion to head on both on to head <br /> bucks and does ' »GAIT:move with a <br /> � 7 GAIT:stiff-legged graceful lope,flag-like tail <br /> bounce:tail held down often held up <br /> »RANGE:statewide;in »RANGE:common on <br /> mountain shrubs,Foot- - `, .-• Eastern Plains;In sbeam- <br /> ow <br /> hllls,communities side woodland areas; <br /> cropland along rivers <br /> ATTENTION!Moose can be found in the some habitat as elk in Colorado.Elk hunters must <br /> know the difference between the two species to avoid accidentally killing a noose. <br /> ELK TRAITS MOOSE TRAITS <br /> w,a »BODY:reddish, •BODY:dark, <br /> lighter brown, , -black-brown with <br /> darker legs white-gray legs <br /> »NECK:chestnut »NECK:large bell <br /> ,- brown ibeard)on throat <br /> • »SNOUT:slender »SNOUT-over- <br /> -RUMP.pale hanging,bulbous <br /> yellow nose <br /> •BULLS:antlers I •RUMP:pale <br /> aren't palmated I �.� _ yellow <br /> I ,. and have obvious — t »BULLS:palmat- <br /> ed <br /> brow tinescomin9 a a.�!!• antlerswith <br /> Off main beam tines <br /> BLACK BEAR TRAITS <br /> •COAT:Adults have long. <br /> thick hair;yearlings may have <br /> thin,bleached-looking hair <br /> •EARS:Small ears and a <br /> _,. large head usually indicates a <br /> 4S large bear <br /> »FACE:Narrow face and long <br /> noses are a trait of young <br /> bears that are not yet adults <br /> IM,»w,r4»,b An• <br /> Iona r»I I�1»In fM»OM Y � ` � r,.•f FAD <br /> I» <br /> bO,Y 31»nr <br /> .. __ ... ................................._ ....._........._ ."___...._....... _. <br /> Department THIS DOCUMENT IS UNCONTROLLED IN HARD COPY FORMAT Doc Id:NNA-CCV-ER-Plan-E_042 <br /> CCV S&ER Date of This Issue: 12/13/2017 Date of Next Review:12/13/2019 Page 15 of 16 <br />