Whitetail Deer

Over five days in early February, Game and Parks staff members surveyed eight areas of the Pine Ridge Management Unit, which encompasses 429 square miles. They counted 862 mule deer, 68 bucks, 477 does and 317 fawns.

Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes have asked a federal appeals court to allow tribal hunters to shoot deer at night.

Where should you place your stand to increase your chances at whitetails during all phases of the season? It’s never too early to start locating and maximizing your next big buck hotspot.

The hearings will provide an opportunity for hunters to give biologists their observations and opinions about the status of the deer herd.

As a general rule, whitetail deer in Northern locations have larger bodies than deer in the South. But can the same be said about antler size?

Illinois state lawmakers are getting involved in an effort to find out why the latest deer-hunting season saw such a decline in harvested animals and whether action is needed to increase the deer population.

Hunters took more than 14,000 deer during the state's four deer hunting seasons last year, an increase of 2.5 percent over 2012, according to the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Gov. Gary Herbert has signed legislation that allows Utah youth to get a hunting permit without first taking a training course if they're accompanied an adult.

Levi Adams of Bowling Green, Ind., used his Rossi .410 shotgun to take his first coyote during a deer hunt with his dad this fall.

A coastal Georgia conservation and development authority is considering bringing in sharpshooters to address an overpopulation of white tailed deer.

It's not cars that Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval needs to look out for on his walk to work, it's flying deer.

North Dakota hunters had a smaller chance of downing a doe or buck last season among the lowest deer population in three decades, and wildlife officials say stemming the decline of the animals' habitat is key to restoring both.

Out-of-state deer hunters need to know where to go to find the biggest whitetail bucks.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold public meetings as it works on setting the rules for big-game hunting seasons this fall.

The annual hunt, staged this year at the South Mountain Reservation and the Hilltop Reservation, is intended to protect plant life and reduce the number of deer-related car accidents.

Gastonia is considering whether to allow bow hunting of deer to reduce the growing population.

So the question is simple. Are you hunting a farm or land now on a handshake? How confident are you in that handshake?