Let’s assume a doe is either quartering toward you or standing broadside and looking your way. You can’t rely on tail or antlers to win the “mule deer vs. whitetail deer” game. How do you tell the two ...

To me, mule deer hunts are more fun than most because ... the reward is big muley bucks that don’t mind standing in the wide open during the mornings and evenings when you’re trying to spot ...

Nebraska is home to two species of deer: the white-tailed deer and the mule deer. Though both belong to the Cervidae family and often are found in overlapping habitats, they exhibit several ...

On average, mule deer stand between 31 and 42 inches at the shoulder and weigh between 121 and 331 lbs. Male mule deer are usually larger than females. Elk vs. Mule Deer: Antlers ...

The mule-deer buck was about 150 yards away, standing broadside and looking at me. Through my 4X rifle scope I could see that he was a dandy. I guessed that his antlers had about a twofoot spread. As ...

Park officials in Yosemite are warning visitors about what they say is “one of the most dangerous animals” in the park — and the unlikely culprit has neither fangs nor claws. Mule deer ...

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 ...

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 ...

A plan by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to increase the mule deer population statewide has been approved, setting the stage for sweeping changes to the way they are managed.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is developing a new Statewide Mule Deer Management Plan and is looking for public feedback through a series of workshops. “It’s a challenge to assess the current ...