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Mule Deer Foundation Appoints Full-Time State of Arizona Field Director

by Mule Deer Foundation May 22, 2012
Mule Deer Foundation Appoints Full-Time State of Arizona Field Director

The Mule Deer Foundation appointed Terry Herndon of Glendale as its full-time Field Director dedicated to the State of Arizona, where MDF contributes hundreds of thousands of dollars for wildlife conservation projects.  At the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in February, MDF sold the Arizona Special Mule Deer Tag for a record $220,000 and returned [...]

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Colorado PWC Hunt License Numbers for 2012

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012
Colorado PWC Hunt License Numbers for 2012

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved big game hunting license numbers on Thursday for the upcoming fall hunting seasons. Agency staff utilized herd population estimates to recommend reductions in license numbers for mule deer, elk and pronghorn while recommending increases in licenses to manage growing populations of moose and black bears. According to a [...]

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Buck Deer Permits Reduced Slightly in Utah

by Outdoor Hub May 11, 2012
The Utah Wildlife Board has approved 86,500 general buck deer permits for hunts in Utah this fall. That's 500 fewer than the 87,000 permits approved in 2011.

For months now, deer hunters have wondered how many general buck deer permits will be available for Utah’s 30 new deer hunting units this fall. On May 3, the Utah Wildlife Board gave the answer: 86,500. The board divided the 86,500 permits as follows: Hunt Number of permits Archery 17,300 Rifle 51,900 Muzzleloader 17,300 Slight [...]

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Coyotes and Deer Focus of New Study in Utah

by Outdoor Hub May 7, 2012
Coyotes and Deer Focus of New Study in Utah

There’s no question that coyotes kill mule deer, especially fawns. But just how many fawns do coyotes kill? And how does the killing affect the number of mule deer in Utah? What about efforts to control coyotes? How effective are those efforts? And how do those efforts help deer in the state? Biologists with the [...]

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“Badlands” Await as Pure Hunting Searches for Mule Deer Today on Sportsman Channel

by Outdoor Hub May 2, 2012
“Badlands” Await as Pure Hunting Searches for Mule Deer This Wednesday on Sportsman Channel

The Badlands are treacherous, vast and full of big deer – a perfect recipe for Pure Hunting! Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American sportsman, is taking viewers on an epic spot and stalk archery hunt through the Badlands of South Dakota for mule deer. Hunting mule deer in a tree stand [...]

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Two Craig Area Men Sentenced, Fined for Poaching in Montana

by Outdoor Hub April 30, 2012

A pair of men from the Craig area facing 25 counts related to poaching and illegal outfitting agreed to a plea bargain recently and will pay $21,000 in total restitution and lose forever their privileges to hunt, fish and trap or accompany anyone else doing so. Steve Bruyere, 52, pleaded guilty to eight misdemeanors: three [...]

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Mule Deer Documentary Explores the “Icon of the West” on Sportsman Channel

by Outdoor Hub March 15, 2012
Mule Deer Documentary Explores the “Icon of the West” on Sportsman Channel

Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman is honored to bring mule deer enthusiasts a full hour of inspirational mule deer stories in Mule Deer Documentary. Tim Abell, Host, is a passionate mule deer hunter and will bring to light the serious issues facing the “icon of the west” – mule [...]

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Sportsmen Urge BLM to Move Cautiously on Plans for Oil Shale Development in West

by Outdoor Hub March 12, 2012
Sportsmen Urge BLM to Move Cautiously on Plans for Oil Shale Development in West

As federal officials consider how to move forward on oil shale development, a sportsmen’s coalition is urging caution because no proven technology exists and the impacts on the West’s public lands, fish, wildlife, water and air quality are unknown. Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development said Monday that the Bureau of Land Management’s recommended option, which stresses [...]

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Four Mule Deer Poached South of Great Falls, Montana

by Outdoor Hub February 27, 2012

State game wardens are seeking information regarding the poaching of four mule deer off Boston Coulee Road south of Great Falls. The four deer – three does and a small buck – were found Feb. 20. They had probably been shot the previous weekend. Nothing was taken; they were just shot and left. Deer are [...]

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Colorado Biologists Studying Pervasive Deer Disease

by Outdoor Hub February 9, 2012
Colorado Biologists Studying Pervasive Deer Disease

Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists recently began monitoring mule deer bucks in the North Fork Valley in an effort to better understand a disease that causes antler deformities and the possible long-term effects on herd health. During the past 10 years, hunters and residents of the Hotchkiss and Crawford areas have reported a high number [...]

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Use Personality Traits to Harvest Mature Bucks: Part Two

by Cliff Hunter January 10, 2012
Use Personality Traits to Harvest Mature Bucks: Part Two

Different Personalities Individual mule deer personality has been overlooked for too long. This may be because many hunting styles don’t allow or require a hunter to identify the personality traits of their prey, or it may be due to the moral complications that arise within most empathetic humans (including me). Either way, it is a [...]

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Use Personality Traits to Harvest Mature Bucks: Part One

by Cliff Hunter January 9, 2012
Use Personality Traits to Harvest Mature Bucks

Alpine buck age classes Alpine bucks are not all the same – and this fact is not to be taken lightly. They can be grouped by age, and then again by personality. Yes that’s right, I said personality. Most toddlers can’t use the toilet (age class trait), but only so many like to hit, or [...]

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Cody Robbins Bags Non-Typical Mule Deer World Record

by Outdoor Hub January 6, 2012

See it at the ATA Show in the Stealth Cam Booth, #339 Hunter and television host of Live2Hunt, Cody Robbins, bags new non-typical mule deer world record the third day of the Saskatchewan archery season on September 3, 2011. Cody Robbins, who is sponsored by Stealth Cam has hunted this buck since 2010, rarely seeing [...]

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MDF Volunteer Receives Acknowledgement from Utah Division of Wildlife

by Mule Deer Foundation December 27, 2011
MDF Volunteer Receives Acknowledgement from Utah Division of Wildlife

Darren West, Project Coordinator for the Mule Deer Foundation’s (MDF) Utah County Chapter, was recently honored by the Utah Division of Wildlife (UDOW). West was recognized for his relentless work for the benefit of wildlife and habitat. Covy Jones, the UDOW Biologist who nominated West, said he is impressed with the difficult projects Darren and [...]

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Mule Deer: Saving the Icon of the West to Debut on The Sportsman Channel

by Outdoor Hub December 27, 2011

Officials from Orion Entertainment, America’s largest producer of outdoor adventure programming, have announced that the much anticipated documentary Mule Deer: Saving the Icon of the West will debut New Years Eve, Saturday December 31 at 7PM EST on The Sportsman Channel. The documentary is presented in partnership with the Mule Deer Foundation and the Western [...]

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Chronic Wasting Disease Found in New Area in Utah

by Outdoor Hub December 20, 2011
Chronic Wasting Disease Found in New Area in Utah

A deer infected with chronic wasting disease has been found in a new area in Utah. That’s not a surprise, though—the new area is next to an area where the disease has been for years. 1,200 samples taken this fall Technicians at the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Logan have finished testing tissue samples taken [...]

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Utah DWR Launches Massive Patrol Effort

by Outdoor Hub December 20, 2011
Utah DWR Launches Massive Patrol Effort

If you’re a poacher, you should think twice before pulling the trigger on a mule deer in Utah. This winter, Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers and members of sportsman’s groups are carrying out the largest winter range patrols ever conducted in the state. “As Utahns celebrate the holidays and usher in a new year, [...]

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Black Powder Muleys

by Cabela's December 5, 2011
Black Powder Muleys

The group of mule deer does had been feeding around us for most of the morning, while we sat and glassed the distant ridges for bucks. I had almost forgotten about their presence when out of the corner of my eye I saw one break away from the group and trot up a small hill. [...]

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Another 3F2 Mule Deer Tests Positive for CWD in North Dakota

by Outdoor Hub November 22, 2011
Another 3F2 Mule Deer Tests Positive for CWD in North Dakota

A mule deer taken from unit 3F2 during opening weekend of the deer gun season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Dr. Dan Grove, North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife veterinarian, said a hunter shot a doe in western Grant County and submitted the head for testing as part of the hunter-harvested surveillance [...]

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Mule Deer Foundation Invests Over $375,000 for Utah Conservation Projects in 2011

by Mule Deer Foundation November 17, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) recently gave $376,889 to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to pay for completed habitat projects in the state during 2011. There are some $60,000 worth of projects still pending. MDF raised this money through the sale of Utah Conservation Permits throughout the year. The [...]

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