Mule Deer Hunting

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

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

By Jim Carmichel

A hunter packs out a buck; a busted ankle injured during the hunt.

I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me I Fell in a Hole While Packing Out My Buck in a Storm. This Old SOS Trick Saved Me

an illustration of a bear dragging a dead cow by hunters.

The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided The Worst (and Best) Hunters I’ve Ever Guided

A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge.

Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal Why Mule Deer Are North America’s Greatest Big-Game Animal

Freel and Miller Drag a Buck

Hunter Amnesia: What It Is, and How You Can Avoid It Hunter Amnesia: What It Is, and How You Can Avoid It

an illustration of two hunters and a deer

The Biggest Mishaps of My Deer-Hunting Career, by Jim Zumbo The Biggest Mishaps of My Deer-Hunting Career, by Jim Zumbo

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

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

By Natalie Krebs

Two hunters sit and pose in the bed of a truck next to a mule deer.

An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads An Old-School Western Mule Deer Hunt, in Memory of Two Midwestern Dads

By Andrew McKean

An illustration of a woman carrying a mule deer skull through the yellow aspens.

My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers My First Buck Was the Biggest Typical Mule Deer Ever Taken with a Bow. I Almost Discarded the Antlers

By Bill Barcus as told to Lee Kline

A buck in a field during the rut.

When and How to Use a Grunt Tube to Call in Deer When and How to Use a Grunt Tube to Call in Deer

By Charles J. Alsheimer, Michael Hanback, Natalie Krebs

An illustration of an old-school bowhunter glassing a hillside.

A Dozen Blown Stalks: Teaching My Buddy to Bowhunt Mule Deer A Dozen Blown Stalks: Teaching My Buddy to Bowhunt Mule Deer

Three riders on the edge of a big canyon.

Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip Carmichel Hunts Mule Deer in the Legendary Arizona Strip

By Jim Carmichel

A Colorado bowhunter with mule deer buck.

Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain Velvet Mule Deer Buck from Colorado Could Be a New Archery World Record, but Questions Around the Hunt Remain

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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

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

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.

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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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

mule deer hunting south dakota

Decoying Prairie Bucks with Dad Decoying Prairie Bucks with Dad

By Derek Horner

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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