while also aiming to make more tags accessible to a wider range of hunters. The last deer tag that was auctioned off on Saturday night brought in a whopping $675,000.

The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a highly recognizable and beloved Western North American icon. Western Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Pacific Coast (including Alaskan islands and southern ...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of two trumpeter swans and three mule deer in Southeast Idaho during the last week of December 2024.

The reality of habituated mule deer in Anaconda dying from starvation conflicts with the more sentimental view that the town’s doe-eyed deer are cute and even a draw for tourists. Wildlife ...

“Regionwide, CWD prevalence in adult mule deer has increased from around 3% of the 2018-19 samples to almost 18% of 2024 samples,” said Scott Hemmer, Havre-area FWP biologist. “Prevalence is ...

The desert mule deer is a common sight in the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas, but when wildlife biologists conducted surveys recently, they came across an extremely uncommon sight. In fact ...

Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to both pin the blame on mountain lions and “resolve” the issue by using cruel ...

Editor’s note: A version of this post was first published on March 30, 2022. The desert mule deer is a common sight in the Trans-Pecos region of west Texas, but when wildlife biologists ...

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department tested 1,456 animals for chronic wasting disease during the 2024 sampling season. Game and Fish confirmed 17 deer tested positive for CWD, 15 ...

Cementum annuli costs money but it’s more accurate for deer when they get past three years old.” Mule deer hunting tends to be more heavily regulated than whitetail hunting. This means many mule deer ...

CWD is a neurological disease that is fatal to white-tailed deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose. Once an animal is infected, there is no cure for CWD. According to the ...