“We very rarely see elk populations affected by a hard winter. But we see that fairly often with mule deer,” said Fish and ...

It’s still a little early for biologists to read the tea leaves and know how the 2024-25 winter survival will affect this fall’s hunts, so stayed tuned for more on that down the road.

In Wyoming, 14% of all deer and elk tested last year were positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Wyoming Game and ...

Winter survival is typically the biggest single factor affecting mule deer herds, and the long-term average is about 60% of fawns surviving their first winter, but during hard winters that can be ...

Tens of thousands of mule deer hunters, resident and non, are mulling choices for this fall’s deer hunts in eastern Oregon need to know significant changes are afoot for 2026.

Hunter success for antlered white-tailed deer in 2024 was 49% and 44% for antlerless whitetails. Mule deer buck success was 80% and 78% for antlerless mule deer. Hunters with any-antlered or any ...