Growing up in western North Dakota, Angelo Vournas developed a passion for archery hunting in the Badlands at an early age. “My mom would call into school at noon and say I was sick, so I’d go down to ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Fish and Game staff are proposing to make alterations to the 2024 hunting season to give recovering mule deer and pronghorn additional reprieve. In May 2023, the commission ...

The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry a rifle or a bow, could see a major change in the boundaries of many hunt areas in 2026. This fall’s hunts ...

In the West, the general rifle season for mule deer occurs in October. Utah’s general rifle season begins Oct. 19, while units in southeast Idaho generally start on Oct. 10. Historically these seasons ...

Elk, the stalwarts of the mountains generally speaking, have stayed relatively healthy and stable. Statewide, mule deer numbers also appear to be improving, while eastern Idaho’s muleys—after ...

Mule deer appear to be heading in the right direction — including those in eastern Idaho. In a press release from Idaho Fish and Game, mule deer numbers appear to be improving, while eastern Idaho’s ...

Mule deer hunters have reason to be optimistic about this fall, and cautious about the future. Mule deer harvest increased by 30% last fall over the 2023 season, and signs look promising that we could ...

North Dakota's Game and Fish Department plans to begin its annual fall aerial mule deer survey in the western Badlands on Monday, Oct. 14. The survey takes about two weeks to complete. People could ...

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