The author with a stud mule deer buck. “Mule deer are dumb.” I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard that incredibly infuriating statement. My typical sarcastic response is something like, ...

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 hunts ...

A mule deer buck in Grant County. Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide Sept. 12 whether to make major changes to the boundaries of some mule deer hunts in Eastern and Central Oregon ...

Even a quarter-mile distant, the buck looked huge. His long body stood out black against golden aspens and, when he raised his head, the massive antlers glowed in the first sun of morning. “Just look ...

In the West, the general rifle season for mule deer occurs in October. Utah’s general rifle season begins Oct. 19, while units in southeast Idaho generally start on Oct. 10. Historically these seasons ...

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Poachers shot a mule deer doe with an arrow and left the carcass to waste in Madras a Madras neighborhood on Thursday, June 13. The reward for information leading to an arrest or ...

Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide whether to make major changes to the boundaries of some mule deer hunts in Eastern and Central Oregon starting in 2026, and to reduce the number of ...

A warden with the deer. Photograph via the Three Affiliated Tribes Fish and Wildlife Department. Earlier this month, a large mule deer buck was killed by a yet-to-be-identified poacher and left on the ...