Tight back muscles are sometimes an indicator of imminent back pain. Other times, tightness is a chronic concern that can create worry and discomfort for a very long time-frame.
Mule deer range from 3 to 3-1/2 feet tall at the shoulder, 4-1/2 to 7 feet long and have a tail that is 5 to 8 inches long. They can weigh between 130-280 pounds. The female deer are smaller than the male.
Mule deer are between 40 to 45 inches (100 to 115 cm) at the shoulder, and are 75 to 85 inches (190 to 215 cm) in length from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail. Unlike the white-tailed deer with their broad long tails, mule deer have a narrow tail that has a dark-grey or black tip.In the late spring mule deer appear to be reddish-brown in color, then transforming into a grey or grayish-brown in the fall and winter months.he mule deer inherited its name from the early miners who thought their ears resembled that of a mule.