Do mule deer and Elk mix?

[Centi]

After an 8 year wait I drew my bull elk tag For the 208/210/220 zones. So far everywhere that I have found elk sign, even had bulls on my trail camera in the middle of the night, during the day seems over run with mule deer.

Will elk and mule deer share the same land?
It seems like once the mule deer show up, they show up in force, and the elk signs dry up.

[Rhino81]

Originally Posted by Centi

After an 8 year wait I drew my bull elk tag For the 208/210/220 zones. So far everywhere that I have found elk sign, even had bulls on my trail camera in the middle of the night, during the day seems over run with mule deer.

Will elk and mule deer share the same land?
It seems like once the mule deer show up, they show up in force, and the elk signs dry up.

the mule deer are just there. The elk will typically pattern and especially in 208 and 166. Are they visiting your camera every night or every 2-3 days?

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by Centi

After an 8 year wait I drew my bull elk tag For the 208/210/220 zones. So far everywhere that I have found elk sign, even had bulls on my trail camera in the middle of the night, during the day seems over run with mule deer.

Will elk and mule deer share the same land?
It seems like once the mule deer show up, they show up in force, and the elk signs dry up.

Have you considered that you are looking at this backwards?
Perhaps the Mule deer are showing up because the elk have left.

Your camera proves that they will share the same land
Now you need to figure out where the bulls are during the day.