Mule Deer Hunting
The best stories and tips on mule deer hunting in the West.
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How to Kill a Buck When the Odds Are Against You
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Randy Ulmer Tags Another Stud Mule Deer in the Colorado High Country
![Paul Martens with his mule deer buck.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/22/paul-martens-mule-deer.jpg?w=643)
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Saskatchewan Hunter Arrows Moose-Like Buck, Gets Heat Exhaustion
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Bowhunter Tags a 225-Inch Monster Buck on Vermejo Ranch
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Oregon Bowhunter Tags an Old Warrior Muley Buck on Opening Weekend
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Idaho Bowhunter Tags Monster Nontypical Buck on Opening Day
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Deer Hunting Season 2022 Forecast: A State-by-State Guide
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The Buck Moon Rises Tonight. Here’s What That Means for Deer Hunters
![After years of mule deer hunting, the author has realized how adaptable and resilient these animals are.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/27/Mule-deer-collage-illustration.png?w=643)
Memoirs of a Mule Deer Hunter
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A Colorado Mule Deer Snags Christmas Lights in Its Rack
![Will coyote bounties save mule deer?](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/17/andrew-coop-NWcH4mbPRZg-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=674)
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Nevada Considers Coyote Bounties to Increase Mule Deer Populations
![The author shot this mule deer from a treestand.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/28/The-author-with-a-respectable-mule-deer-taken-from-a-treestand-during-the-late-November..jpg?w=608)
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How to Bowhunt Pronghorn, Mule Deer, and Elk from a Treestand
![Giant 200-Inch Velvet Mule Deer Buck Taken in Utah](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/29/IMG_4741.jpg?w=610)
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Giant 200-Inch Velvet Mule Deer Buck Taken in Utah
![The author (Andrew McKean) glasses for deer on his home property in north-central Montana.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/04/CXTTTLXAJFACZI5BJSWDQ3F3UQ.jpg?w=675)
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Close To Home Adventures: Life on the Prairie
![A hunter smiles and kneels behind a large mule deer in the snow.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/08/XDZHD7NK3ZEN7CCFU772CEIV3A.jpg?w=600)
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In the Future: There Will Always Be Public Hunting Land in America
![Large mule deer walking through a field and woods.](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/15/7VGFAB6ZGJG2NJAQ3AXYKKMX6Y.jpg?w=682)
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Mule Deer Can Now Be Hunted in Interior Alaska
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Willow Creek: An Obscure Stream Shapes Life, Death, and Landscape
![The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Mule Deer of All Time](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/DPPLV4U44SXWYTUCBFMIWZXLWU.jpg?w=327)
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The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Mule Deer of All Time
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How to Bivy Hunt for Giant Public-Land Mule Deer
![chuck adams with large record mule deer buck](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/KC5YAYNO7ODRVS5V364FS6JQ2E.jpg?w=450)
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4 Secrets for Bowhunting Big Mule Deer Bucks from Chuck Adams
![Utah mule deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/HFUCFIMPQJGMPTWFFNVMQSMOPI.jpg?w=450)
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How to Scout and Hunt Muleys by Mapping 3 Types of Terrain
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Hunt Bedded Mule Deer In Their Bedrooms
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Stalking Mule Deer: See Them First
![How and When to Call Mule Deer and Blacktails](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/MGJH3IJJ6EIUEUJYFDPW6DOOTI.png?w=309)
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How and When to Call Mule Deer and Blacktails
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The Tabernacle Buck
![How to Call Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/W3QIZ5MMJ5UCSOBSBC2UBACINY.jpg?w=483)
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How to Call Mule Deer
![Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/YKOT6VXEZ32IW6KGMJFLB2XMRY.png?w=377)
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Tips and Tactics: How to Hunt Mule Deer
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Big Bucks: Colorado Hunter Brett Ross Kills 292-Inch Mule Deer
![Big Bucks: 15-Year-Old Tags Trophy Muley on Oregon Youth Hunt](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/LMN3VQXSYP4TMMAU5FQCGVTZ5A.jpg?w=672)
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Big Bucks: 15-Year-Old Tags Trophy Muley on Oregon Youth Hunt
![How to Hunt Low-Elevation Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/WEJKQ2MJVR3Z2A2QPBNIY4FMKE.png?w=677)
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How to Hunt Low-Elevation Mule Deer
![Tips from a Mule Deer Hunting Fanatic](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/CGMWSXBIOO6UMLQYBJ7I7BTAJI.jpg?w=545)
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Tips from a Mule Deer Hunting Fanatic
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Best Boots for Mule Deer Hunting
![Record Quest: Father-Son Team Takes Monster Washington Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/WESBO4DEM475TERX6KBEZE526I.jpg?w=327)
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Record Quest: Father-Son Team Takes Monster Washington Mule Deer
![Unorthodox Hunting Tactic: Calling for Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
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Unorthodox Hunting Tactic: Calling for Mule Deer
![Record Quest: Stories from a Mule Deer Hunting Career](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/V3QSMKIZ5PQM4BNE3LMY4NLWJE.jpg?w=327)
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Record Quest: Stories from a Mule Deer Hunting Career
![Rookie Season: Brett Favre’s First Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/4QYCMUJOTYTMOLYM5HSPIZOBDY.jpg?w=555)
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Rookie Season: Brett Favre’s First Mule Deer
![Photos: 239-Inch Mule Deer From the Arizona Strip](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/NM4BFQKSFA3JWQ4CQMWRMKHMGY.jpg?w=327)
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Photos: 239-Inch Mule Deer From the Arizona Strip
![Unusual Sighting: Black Mule Deer](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/UZVFWBZ2J2NK52A7GPY3S5U74Y.jpg?w=600)
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Unusual Sighting: Black Mule Deer
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Master Plan for Muleys
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Mule Deer: The Ultimate Alpine Game
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Fall Mule Deer Tactics
![Tracking El Grande](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/T3PLYRWLG2AT2C5INOVPIIMKTI.jpg?w=380)
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Tracking El Grande
![Migrating Muleys The best hunting can occur after the snows come](https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/T3PLYRWLG2AT2C5INOVPIIMKTI.jpg?w=380)
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Migrating Muleys The best hunting can occur after the snows come
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