Winter survival is typically the biggest single factor affecting mule deer herds, and the long-term average is about 60% of ...

It’s still a little early for biologists to read the tea leaves and know how the 2024-25 winter survival will affect this ...

“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 ...

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.

The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east ... 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 ...

Jeff Darrah noted, "Currently in eastern Montana, our mule deer populations are ... It mandates a study by FWP to assess nonresident hunting impacts on deer and elk populations and land access ...

Hunters traveling to Montana this coming fall could be shelling out more money for a hunting license than ... $1,078 for an elk tag, and $744 for a deer-only tag. Read Next: The Bureau of Land ...

Originally introduced on a temporary basis in the early 1980s, the program allows landowners to obtain hunting tags for their own property despite potential limits on deer, elk and antelope harvests.

In a press release issued this time last year, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) applauded the incoming rule change and celebrated the hunting ... s mule deer and elk winter ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mule Deer Foundation, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and other ... bag a trophy animal during the hunting season. It is also derived ...