The decoy didn’t hinder my draw, and my arrow passed through the buck’s vitals. The author with the Mule Deer Stalker decoy and a 4×4 buck taken in South Dakota. Derek Horner I was impressed ...

The author's dad with is first mule deer. Photo by Derek Horner We awoke to a howling wind ... As he took one more step, he opened his vitals and I released. Packing out buck number one. Photo by ...

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 ...

At first glance, North America’s two main deer species—the whitetail and the mule deer —can look very much the same. But there are important differences, and being able to spot them will not ...

The Idaho government said in a statement: "Trash can lids make awkward necklaces for deer. A mule deer doe in McCall with a trash can lid stuck on her neck. The distressed deer was first spotted ...

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. The infected deer was killed by a ...

A recent report by Western wildlife agencies found mule deer declining in four states, including Wyoming, and one Canadian province. Montana’s population was reported as stable, although certain ...

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 ...

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 ...

Being elk and mule deer country, southwest Montana isn’t heralded for booming whitetail herds, much less midwestern-style deer drives, but several had huddled midday in a block of cottonwoods ...

The state of Oregon has adopted a new mule deer management plan. A plan by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to increase the mule deer population statewide has been approved, setting the ...