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J.R.Alcorn
1940
Odocoileus hemionus
yellowstone river,5 mi.W Forsyth,275ft, Rosebuds., Montana.
June 2,1940.
A small deer (mule tail ?) was
seen this afternoon. We were all in
camp when the animal was seen to
come within 40 yards of camp. It
was not wild and we watched it
for several minutes before it disappeared
into the timber up the river. Its
tail+rump were white+ tail had
a blue tip. It apparently was a
mule tail deer. Several ranchers in
this vicinity have told me that a
few deer inhabited the river
bottom in this section.