WASHOUGAL — When Ray Croswell hunts for blacktail deer, he plans on being successful. At age 74, he’s killed more than 80 deer — including 55 blacktail — so his methods have passed the ...

Wind, rain, rut will help hunters in the last week of Oregon's blacktail deer season Updated: Oct. 30, 2015, 10:59 p.m. | Published: Oct. 30, 2015, 9:59 p.m.

The best blacktail hunting has shifted for the state and federal forest lands to private timber holdings and the suburban-forest fringe. “Urban areas provide protection for deer,” Croswell said.

All of these elements create ideal blacktail hunting conditions. In fact, on a recent public land hunt, I saw 31 blacktail deer. It’s a testament to the conditions.

Scott Haugen rattled his first blacktail deer 31 years ago using a pair of old, bleached antlers found at his grandmother’s house. The Oregon hunter and author of “Trophy Blacktails” says ...

Chris Palomo was glassing familiar terrain for blacktail deer high on a northern canyon ridge at 7 a.m. on Aug. 19. The 29-year-old was looking for an elusive giant Columbia blacktail he’d hunted the ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — North Dakota’s Mule Deer Foundation aids more than just the species in their name. Over their existence, they have helped to protect both Columbia and Sitka blacktail ...

MARLBORO, N.J. — After more than nine months, a doe with an arrow lodged in her face has finally found relief. The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife successfully removed most of the arrow ...

But the deer didn't return again until about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. "I've been watching vigilantly, but it could have returned each day and I just missed it," said Darrah.

The Blacktail Deer Foundation will work on conservation to help the Columbian and Sitka black-tail deer. Black-tail deer now have some more heft among humans, with the announcement this week of a ...