The author with a stud mule deer buck. “Mule deer are dumb.” I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard that incredibly infuriating statement. My typical sarcastic response is something like, ...

Three Nevada men were convicted of poaching a mule deer they had harassed with a drone before illegally killing the animal, state wildlife officials announced Tuesday. In October 2021, the men — ...

At the top of Mountain Pass, the glare in the rearview was like the afterglow of a device gone off in a long-­overdue airburst above the coastal city. Then the interstate descended the Nevada side of ...

Biologists estimated the number of mule deer in Nevada to be 112,000, up from 109,000 last year. The number of bucks — a key measurement biologists use to gauge the status of a deer population and the ...

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 ...

Even a quarter-mile distant, the buck looked huge. His long body stood out black against golden aspens and, when he raised his head, the massive antlers glowed in the first sun of morning. “Just look ...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A quarantine order issued in Western Nevada Hunt Units to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in the deer family was issued in western Nevada on Tuesday. With ...

Idaho’s mule deer herds are rebounding, but habitat stress and uneven fawn survival signal caution. Hunters can expect a strong 2025 season — if conditions hold.