This land is noted for the unbelievable antler growth of its mule deer but also was the scene of one of history’s most tragic examples of the evils of trying to overprotect a deer herd — the great ...

“Mule deer and whitetail deer in particular are really adaptable. If they can find their three basic life requirements, which is food, water and shelter, they can survive most places,” he said.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department hauls more than 1 million gallons of water to about 3,000 watering points each year, and the demand has grown as the drought deepens. Some water catchments are ...

There are approximately 280,000 Rocky Mountain Elk and about 400,000 mule deer in Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. East of I-25, shed hunting is allowed year-round on public lands.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Winter is an extremely stressful time of year for mule deer in southeastern Idaho and is the single largest factor shaping deer numbers on the landscape from year-to ...

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 ...

Mule deer populations briefly rose during the 1990s to almost 275,000 but then declined again after 2000. In 2022 the population estimate was 162,600 animals. Within the population, ...