Besides the tremendous headgear this buck is sporting, a couple of things are significant about these pictures. First, the country around Rawlins is not the mountainous terrain traditionally associated with mule deer. While great bucks certainly continue to live in the high country, fellow mule deer nuts are quick to point out that many truly large mulies are now shot in prairie/foothill environments. Whitetails are given high points for their adaptability, but its clear mule deer have learned a few tricks in this department as well.