Over the past four archery seasons, I’ve chased plains mule deer in South Dakota with no success. I struck out on every stalk, whether it was because the wind swirled or a deer busted me during my ...

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, ...

I’VE GOT a shoulder mount of a fine 4×4 mule deer buck on my wall, and if I look at him from just the right angle, I’ll swear that he’s wearing a slight smirk. Shooting that buck was like backlashing ...

Hunters in Ohio have additional dates this season to pursue white-tailed deer in the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ...

For any of you headline skimmers out there, the takeaway of this year’s deer and elk hunting outlook is one of optimism; ...

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 ...

Numbers in Wyoming’s mule deer herds are down but finally bouncing back after the horrific winterkill of 2022-2023. Even so, ...

Growing up in western North Dakota, Angelo Vournas developed a passion for archery hunting in the Badlands at an early age. “My mom would call into school at noon and say I was sick, so I’d go down to ...

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 starting in 2026, and to reduce the ...