From unsullied alpine basins to sage-dappled plains and brushy creeks bordering agriculture, mule deer roam much of the West, and they’re one of the most fantastic deer species you can pursue. If ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge. (Photo by Matt Kaminski / Adobe Stock) I’ve always been a big woods whitetail ...

On that day two weekends ago, 13-year-old Lyndi Ishler of Petty Creek and 30-year-old Oby Schulz of Evaro each bagged magnificent trophy mule deer bucks. For Ishler, a seventh-grade student at ...

A lot of hunters dream of tagging a trophy buck in full velvet, but actually getting it done requires leg work—and a lot of planning. For starters, you’ll want to identify the handful of states that ...

The Settlemire family’s 2025 Wyoming deer hunting season kicked off with quick success and venison headed for the freezer.

Hunter dreams of bagging big mule deer buck. Back in high school I spent a lot of time reading "Outdoor Life" and daydreaming about heading out west to hunt big game. I have been pretty fortunate. I ...

We awoke to a howling wind beating against our uninsulated 14-foot enclosed trailer. As I sat up, my breath hung in the air like a fog. I fumbled around for a lighter to spark the propane buddy heater ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of a man and a buck falling down a snowy hillside. I had caugt two fleeting glimpses of the big buck. The first ...

Big male mule deer buck with large velvet antlers reaching up to get a mouthful of scrub oak leaves in the early morning autumn light. He is now shedding his summer fur coat, Wet Mountains, Colorado© ...

In the heart of Big Sky Country, where wide-open spaces have long drawn hunters chasing the thrill of a big mule deer buck, things are changing fast. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission just made ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...