Officials charged with protecting a California island are refusing to abandon a plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to eliminate its invasive mule deer, despite a petition that's attracted ...

Thousands of people signed a petition opposing a plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to curb the mule deer population that's wreaking havoc on a California island's ecosystem. "Catalina’s ...

A nonprofit proposes to eliminate Catalina Island's deer population using contracted hunters, saying the nonnative animals increase the fire hazard.

AVALON, Calif. — A plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to kill nearly 2,000 invasive mule deer roaming the mountains of Santa Catalina Island has ignited a storm of protest among residents of ...

The Conservancy on Friday, Oct. 3, announced “Operation Protect Catalina Island,” a 30-year restoration plan. Part of the ...

Editor’s Note: People tell stories at every hunting camp. At the F&S hunting camp, which you’ve just stepped into (put your feet up), all we do is tell stories. And we do it whether it’s hunting ...

In the wake of the shooting, the Riverside Sheriff's Association has shared a Help A Hero fundraiser on behalf of Kass's ...

Thanks to one local man, with the help of the California Deer Association, two North State veterans will have the hunting trip of a lifetime. Harold McCarthy, a member of Maxwell American Legion Post ...

Luckily, the area hasn’t seen the sharp decline in mule deer populations, only 16% below the long-term average. Since 2016 the deer numbers have remained pretty flat at around 65,000 animals. That ...