GREAT FALLS — Montana is known for its vast wilderness and diverse wildlife, and the Mule Deer Foundation is working hard to ensure that future generations can enjoy it. The Mule Deer Foundation ...

As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will use better data to manage its annual mule deer hunts.

The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry a rifle or a bow, could see a major change in the boundaries of many hunt areas in 2026. This fall’s hunts ...

SALEM — Due to effects from wildfires in the summer of 2024, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has reduced the number of tags for two mule deer hunts in the Murderers Creek Unit in Grant ...

Tens of thousands of mule deer hunters, resident and non, who are mulling choices for this fall’s deer hunts in eastern Oregon need to know significant changes are afoot for 2026. The changes ...

In 2012 he co-founded the Muley Fanatic Foundation with Joey Faigl of Rock Springs and has served as the group’s president and CEO. The foundation has focused on mule deer conservation and habitat ...

Timely rains and above-average moisture are even more influential in arid regions, like those where Heffelfinger manages mule deer and Coues deer. “We have two different weather regimes here,” he ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wildlife health officials tested over 5,200 samples for chronic wasting disease in 2024, noting an increase in prevalence for mule deer throughout the state, according to the Wyoming ...

While the antlers are growing they're soft and covered with blood vessels, skin and hair known as "velvet." Bucks will rub this velvet off in the fall against trees and other vegetation. Mule Deer ...

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual spring aerial mule deer survey is set to begin in early April in the western part of the state. Weather permitting, the survey ...

That’s right — there are more than one kind of deer out there. In fact, the word “deer” might refer to any member of the Cervidae family of animals. This family includes elk, reindeer, moose, mule ...

Today's the deadline for hunters hoping for an opportunity to hunt antlered mule deer on Arizona's Kaibab Plateau. Hunters have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, to apply for Arizona’s Copper State ...