I’ve always been a big woods whitetail hunter. I grew up in New England, where deer hunting meant tracking, still hunting, and roving through endless miles of mixed hardwoods and thick pine forests ...

Aram von Benedikt and his son took part in one of the oldest American traditions there is: muzzleloading for deer with a ...

Schulz's monster buck will make the Boone and Crockett record book and ranks as the largest typical mule deer ever recorded in Missoula County. Ishler's buck won't make the record book because of lack ...

A trio of deer hunters set out into a canyon deep in Washington state full of deer and without any competing fellow hunters.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are asking for the public’s help after two mule deer bucks were illegally shot and left to waste. The deer were found Friday morning, ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking the public for information about a mule deer buck that was shot with an arrow in a Billings Heights neighborhood. FWP responded to the ...

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 ...

Take a gander at the Boone and Crockett record books for Montana nontypical mule deer and you'll note that many of the entries were made 20, 30, even 80 years ago. For a number of reasons - drought, ...

Where do deer sleep? Well, as every deer hunter who’s ever jumped a bedded buck knows, they don’t do a lot of sleeping. When deer lay down to take their rest, they may dose a little here and there, ...

Trophy bucks are fun to look at. There’s no denying that. Whether its tall-tined typicals or wide-racked anomalies with tons of kickers and coke-bottle wide main beams, there’s something about a ...

In the pale dawn light, Valo Velazquez heads into a chill north wind blowing across Mexico’s Sonoran Desert. A wiry, 50ish man with skin the patina of saddle leather, Valo moves quickly across the ...

Western Montana hunters have a lot to be thankful for today. Even if we haven't tagged a deer or elk yet, we can all be grateful for the opportunity to get out and hunt in so many wonderful and varied ...