Big game hunters apparently got after it in the fall of 2024, accomplishing a statewide hat trick of harvest increases — the first time since 2020 — of elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer.

If you live in California, you’ve probably seen, or held, a western fence lizard. According to a leading dataset of animal and plant observations, the species is the most commonly spotted ...

The Idaho Fish and Game reports mule deer and elk herds across the state are healthy following a mild winter. In December and January each year, the department radio collars a few hundred deer fawns ...

The most popular hunts are for white-tailed deer but they have requests for species including turkeys, waterfowl, elk, mule deer, antelope, bear, alligator and caribou. “We have had a child ...

Whether you’re going after elk, mule deer or bighorn sheep, the draw system matters — and timing is key. Here's what you need to know about the current hunting season. If you’re born after ...

The first entry listed on an affidavit, with a date of Oct. 20, 2023, says Studer brought in an elk, mule deer cape, and two antelope. The antelope was on the list initially provided by Tom ...

As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will use better data to manage its annual mule deer hunts.

Statewide winter survival for mule deer fawns and elk calves has shown to be right in line with years past. Through the middle of March 2025, 67% of fawns and 93% of calves (with tracking collars ...

The proposed changes are only for mule deer, Smith said. ODFW is not proposing to do the same thing for Rocky Mountain elk, at least for now, and hunts for elk, antelope, bighorn sheep and ...

Many hunters like fall as their favorite time of the year because of the hunting season. But for me, spring is not far behind as my favorite time of the year. In the early spring, when day ...