Mule deer have a slightly darker coloration, while white-tail deer are a bit more reddish-tan tinted, but in the summer, they have a more ... Deer rut is a biological spectacle that takes place every ...

Even before the epic winterkill of 2022-2023, mule deer number were plunging, he said. At one time, Wyoming had over 500,000 mule deer, Schmid said. Game and Fish annual reports indicate that there ...

The three main wildlife check stations near Anaconda, Bonner and Darby are reporting 108 mule deer collectively compared to 93 last year and 464 white-tailed deer compared to 376. People are also ...

The elk rut generally occurs from mid-September to mid-October, while the mule deer mating season typically occurs from late November to early December.

Native game includes mule deer, whitetails, black bears, antelope, and wild turkeys, though only tribal members are permitted to hunt antelope and turkey. All hunting on the reservation is by tribal ...

FWP has long prided itself on providing Montanans with ready access to over-the-counter deer and elk tags and multiple opportunities to harvest big game species. ... Montana is also unusual in that it ...

Elk are heading into their annual mating season, known at the ‘rut’ or ‘rutting season’, and as a result you may see male elk in particular starting to wander off more. Allison Henderson Hunter is the ...

Once ultra-prominent amongst the western areas of North America, mule deer populations are declining. At one time, a herd of over 100,000 was observed in Colorado; the same herd is down to 32,000 ...

The cow elk season would run at the same time as the antlered mule deer season. The buck mule deer season is proposed for Oct. 1-31 to avoid the fall mating season when bucks are more vulnerable.

Here’s a look at how the big three of North American deer species—deer, elk, and moose–go about rutting. The Whitetail and Mule Deer Rut Bucks should hitting rubs and scrapes hard today.

Members of the Cervidae family — including the white-tail deer, mule deer, elk, moose, and reindeer/caribou — have developed antlers to serve as a defense system. But they also have other purposes.