Pair of Mule Deer bucks relax in the high country

These cool dudes seemed to know they were the big studs of the area and weren’t afraid to let themselves be seen. They were hanging out in one of the campgrounds in Rocky Mountain National Park and were quite content to people watch, unthreatened by all the humans around them.

Mule Deer are quite common across the western half of North America and can be found everywhere from the mountains to the plains. While these two bucks are clearly getting along fine right now, in another few weeks they will likely find themselves doing battle and trying to garner the attention of the area females.