A small herd of mule deer navigate between piles of pushed-up snow in this 2017 photo. Winter range closures to protect wildlife from human-caused disturbances begin Sunday on the Ochoco National ...

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 ...

Mule deer faces are gray, sometimes very light-gray (at least in the fall), while whitetail faces are tawny or brownish, with white typically found around the eyes, nose, and mouth.

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 ...

Invasive mule deer are pushing native plants to the brink on Catalina Island. Officials want to hunt animals from helicopters. Sharpshooters in helicopters to hunt California deer - Los Angeles Times ...

If you're new to mule deer hunting or just need a refresher, follow this guide to the 5 top tactics for tagging a muley buck this fall. Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream Stories ...

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.

A mule deer wanders the South Cuyama Oil Field, February 16, 2001, near New Cuyama, CA in Santa Barbara County. Rangers in Idaho helped a mule deer free itself from a trash can lid stuck ...

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, ...