Growth of the mule deer population has grown each of the last three years, including being up another 39 percent from last year.
The answer isn't always clear when deciding to take a monster muley or the whopper whitetail.
North Dakota's continual increase in mule deer in the western Badlands raises the possibility of doe hunting for the first time in five years.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is investigating the illegal killing of a mule deer doe.
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.
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 Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has approved funding for several projects to improve habitat for mule deer in Carbon County.
It is the farthest recorded mule deer migration in the world, and an ancient rite vital to the long-term survival of Wyoming's iconic mule deer populations.
Officials with the state Game and Fish Department say some residents are concerned the high deer population is damaging the landscape.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual fall mule deer survey indicated production this year was higher than in 2012.