Mule Deer Hunting

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Hunting

Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You Are You Stoked for Your DIY Western Big Game Hunt? Here’s What the Hunting Podcasts and Influencers Don’t Tell You

By Alex Robinson

Two old school hunters drag out a mule deer

Hunting

McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer McRae in Montana: Two Botched Shots and One Chance at Redemption on Mountain Mule Deer

Conservation

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting? Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Jack O'Connor spots a giant mule deer in this black and white illustration.

Hunting

O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out O’Connor in Arizona: Lost, Trigger Happy, and Tagged Out

By Jack O’Connor

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Conservation

Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses

By Alex Robinson

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Hunting

Decoying Prairie Bucks with Dad Decoying Prairie Bucks with Dad

By Derek Horner

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Conservation

Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle

By Andrew McKean

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Big Game Hunting

Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened Viral Articles Claim Two ‘Hunters Died After Consuming CWD-Infected Venison.’ Here’s What Really Happened

A buck lies half-submerged in half-frozen water.

Hunting

Question of Ethics: The Buck I Was Snow Tracking Suddenly Broke Through the Ice. Should I Shoot Him? Question of Ethics: The Buck I Was Snow Tracking Suddenly Broke Through the Ice. Should I Shoot Him?

By Nick Fasciano

High fence deer could hold the key to CWD resistance.

Conservation

Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record

By Andrew McKean

A teen with her giant blackpowder buck.

Hunting

Teen Tags Monster Mule Deer, Finds Its Sheds 50 Yards from Where It Fell Teen Tags Monster Mule Deer, Finds Its Sheds 50 Yards from Where It Fell

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Hunting

Mule Deer Hunting Tips Mule Deer Hunting Tips

By Colton Heward

hunter leads horse, carrying dead mule deer, down a steep sidehill

Hunting

Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Mule Deer Carmichel in the Backcountry: A Packtrain Pileup, Quick Shooting, and a Trophy Mule Deer

By Jim Carmichel

hunter in plaid shirt and hat, holding gun, looks out over valley and mountains from a high outcropping

Hunting

Ted Trueblood and the Game Warden’s Deer, from the Archives Ted Trueblood and the Game Warden’s Deer, from the Archives

By Ted Trueblood

Learning how to skin a deer is relatively easy, all you need is a sharp knife.

Hunting

How to Skin a Deer, Step by Step How to Skin a Deer, Step by Step

By Natalie Krebs

A young hunter watches for deer as he walks across the desert.

Hunting

A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go A Son’s First Solo Hunt, and a Father’s Lesson in Letting Him Go

By Aram von Benedikt

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Hunting

Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets Mike Hirschi Might Be the Greatest Trophy Mule Deer Hunter in America. These Are (Some of) His Secrets

By Aram von Benedikt

jack o'connor sits and holds rifle

Guns

The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor The Legacy, and Last Years, of Jack O’Connor

Hunting

Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West Shed Hunter Finds $10,000 Mule Deer Antler, One of Five Hidden Across the West

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Hunting

The Ghost of Greyback Ridge The Ghost of Greyback Ridge

By Andrew McKean