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

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 ...

Due to effects from wildfires in the summer of 2024, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has reduced the number of ...

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 ...

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 ...

As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will ...

"In this area, you have the most highly coveted mule deer hunt in the state of Oregon. The Trout Creek Mountains is a hunt that everybody strives for." The BLM described certain facets of the ...

The proposed changes are only for mule deer, Smith said. ODFW is not proposing to do the same thing for Rocky Mountain elk, at least for now, and hunts for elk, antelope, bighorn sheep and ...