Mule Deer

The troubles plaguing deer and deer hunting in the United States are the same ones plaguing hunting. Whether it’s fewer hunters, access to land or poor public perceptions of hunting, their impacts on deer hunting are obvious.

The Pope & Young Club is one of North America’s leading bowhunting and wildlife conservation organizations. The Club prides itself on its mission to protect our bowhunting heritage – promoting its rich values and the adherence to strong fair chase ethics.

In an effort to better work with wildlife agencies, lobby lawmakers and shape policy nationwide, several top deer hunting organizations have banded together to pool their strength in an effort to preserve America’s top game species.

Declining habitat and some tough winters have taken a toll on deer. Deer populations remain well below management objectives in most hunting units, and a conservative approach to hunting is needed to help with recovery efforts.

North Dakota hunters will not be able to go after mule deer does in the western badlands for a fourth straight year, as officials continue work to boost numbers of the animals that have been impacted by severe winters and the region's energy boom.

43,500 hunters killed about 26,300 North Dakota deer, for a success rate of only about 60 percent. That was up only slightly from 55 percent the previous year.

The goal of the 2015 Summit will be to identify specific strategies, timelines and metrics to address issues impacting deer hunting and management.

This year's winning bidder to hunt a mule deer buck on Antelope Island paid a whopping $390,000, and that was just for the right to score one set of antlers.

The Indiana state house has passed a measure that would protect high-fence hunting preserves currently operating in the state.

A few hunters were in the right place at the right time during last fall’s hunting season. By being there and keeping their composure at the moment of truth, they reorganized the record books.

A mule deer that grew to trophy proportions because it lived inside Twin Falls city limits where hunting is illegal and became something of a celebrity has been poached.

Here are four great ways to gain and hold access to hunting private property.

Following the success of their 3-D Booner Buck Archery Target, Rinehart’s Booner Buck – Mule Deer Addition is sure to help tame buck fever for Mule Deer enthusiasts.

Grand View Outdoors catches former Miss Kansas and Limitless hunting show host Theresa Vail at the Kodiak trail cameras booth during the 2015 Archery Trade Association for a quick video interview.

He’s fun. He’s flamboyant. He’s absolutely lethal with a bow in his hand. Yep, that pretty much sums up Elite Archery’s Anthony Dixon in a nutshell.

Patience is a particular virtue of bowhunting. It was an ample supply of patience thatresulted in the harvest of a potential new world’s record typical mule deer.

Bob Robb travels to Utah to shoot beyond 1,000 yards using suppressed rifles. Find out the details of how suppressors helped his shooting.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has approved funding for several projects to improve habitat for mule deer in Carbon County.

Which deer gear is the most enjoyable, a centerfire rifle, crossbow or muzzleloader? Author Joe Byers got to test all three in a single season as he accomplished the Great Plains Triple Play.

Southwest Kansas has long been seen as a hunters' paradise, with some of America's biggest whitetail and mule deer bucks and some of the state's best pheasant populations. Now, it could be a paradise for poachers.

Bowhunting World/Archery Business Editor Jace Bauserman is back afield after battling a sudden and serious medical condition this summer.

You can find big deer in small spaces — if you know where to look.

Guaranteed MOA accuracy and superior craftsmanship make Weatherby's Mark V Accumark RC all-American rifles worthy of any serious deer hunter’s consideration.

Early-season deer hunters can find great success in Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina and Montana.

The herd near Baggs is one of the most popular for both resident and nonresident hunters in Wyoming, receiving nearly 10,000 hunter use days each year.

Looking to get into traditional bowhunting or find a new trad adventure? Here's a great look at some extreme, pulse-pounding high-country muley action.

Wyoming is proposing to allow more hunting of white-tailed deer in most reaches of northwest Wyoming in order to protect mule deer from being driven out.

Missouri officials are advancing tougher rules for deer breeders and hunting preserves, potentially stripping the conservation agency of power over captive deer.

Daniel Gomez was ordered to pay $6,000 for poaching a buck that scored 184 inches and was considered a trophy.