The author with a stud mule deer buck. “Mule deer are dumb.” I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard that incredibly infuriating statement. My typical sarcastic response is something like, ...

If you’ve never been mule deer hunting on the prairie or in the mountains, then you should start making a plan to do it right now. Why? You know those dreams in your head of wide, forking antlers ...

Things were opposite in the Southwest Region where despite a normal winter in Unit 39, which is one of the state’s most-popular mule deer units, only 31% of collared fawns survived. No need to panic, ...

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 ...

It was more of an “I thought I saw it” than a real movement that drew my attention to some thick weeds and grass on the lip of a small terrace about 85 yards below. Through my 7X35 binoculars, I ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– The Idaho Department of Fish and Game released its 2025 Deer/Elk Hunting Outlook report earlier this week, and deer and elk populations should be strong across the state for ...

DARBY — Clark “Bart” Bartkowski knew last summer that he had hit the mule deer jackpot on the day the permit arrived in his mailbox. For nearly 20 years, the Darby man joined thousands of other ...

Thirty-one years ago, 1,321 mule deer were shot by hunters in Hunting District 502 — a record high. The district extends south from Billings with the Crow Reservation to the east and the Clarks Fork ...

LEWISTOWN, Mont. — Regulations will change for the Missouri Breaks region of central Montana for deer hunters in 2024. Wildlife officials changed hunting regulations after the mule deer population ...

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