If the “mule deer vs. whitetail deer” game were about who would win in a fight, muleys might take the prize. Mule deer will get a little bigger than whitetails, especially leading up to the rut. Mule ...

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It’s no secret that mule deer face some serious challenges. Habitat loss, climate change, pressure from predators, chronic wasting disease, and a host of other factors are issues for the West’s most ...

While the mule deer has 99 problems, it’s too early to tell if the whitetail is one, at least in a direct competition, though there has certainly been pearl clutching on the matter.

California wildlife officials have confirmed the state's first case of COVID-19 in a wild animal, detected in a mule deer killed in 2021 in El Dorado County.

Based on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ data, nonresident deer hunter numbers climbed from around 47,600 in 2012 to more than 59,000 by 2022, an increase of more than 11,300.

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 ...

Washington’s Record Deer. Thomas E. Adrian harvested his record typical buck in 2004 with a Boone and Crockett score of 203-7/8. Adrian’s buck is the only one harvested in Washington that has ...

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 ...