Idaho has some of the most pristine wilderness in the country, largely undisturbed for generations. And as unchanging as the seasons, each fall, white-tail deer and mule deer go a little wilder than ...

When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

Mule deer hunters hoping to take trophy bucks during the breeding season will often tell you that Thanksgiving is the peak of the rut. Believe me, that’s not necessarily so. The peak of the rut ...

Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

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 ...

Wildlife experts have been predicting a mule deer extinction for decades. Luckily, no one seems to have told the deer ...

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 ...

CHEYENNE — A measure to separate mule deer hunting licenses from whitetail deer licenses made it past a panel of lawmakers Tuesday. The Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources ...

The general deer and elk hunting season is down to the final week. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ game check stations in Northwest Montana have logged more than 9,000 hunters through the first five ...