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Backcountry Mule Deer Hunting: Tools and Tactics

You have to work hard and hunt smart to find a mature public-land mule deer buck. Here are the tools you need and the tactics you should employ in your quest.

Early-Season Mule Deer Hunting Tips

Shorten your mule deer learning curve with five tips learned over years of trial and error.

8 Best Places for Trophy Mule Deer Hunting in North America

A record-book mule deer is one of the most coveted trophies in North America. Here’s a list of states and provinces that consistently produce big bucks.

Mule Deer Hunting Is Chess

Start with the board, consider the pieces, and then you’ll see the moves to make on Western bucks.

Know-How: Made in the Shade

Bowhunters tackling the challenge of open-country mule deer hunting face a daunting task: find a buck in millions of acres of cover. Open country is big with unlimited mule deer hideouts, but in the early season you only have to focus on the shady locations for success. Hunt shade instead of deer.

Lessons Learned At 111 Yards

Raised on spot-and-stalk mule deer hunting in Colorado, the author discovers the truth about America’s deer in Texas.

Minutes to Mule Deer

Shooting a buck at the beginning of a hunt can be as good—or bad—as shooting one at the end.

Tips and Tactics for Hunting the West

For the hunter with courage, resourcefulness and a bit of skill, opportunities for hunting the West abound. Here’s how to begin turning your dreams into reality.

Drug Cartel Infiltrating Key Arizona Hunting Areas

Arizona sportsmen remain on alert as one county sheriff kicked off the Memorial Day weekend and beyond warning of the potential threats of Mexican drug-cartel killers as they expand their U.S. smuggling routes.

Waning Odds

Perhaps the West’s most sought after big-game species, mule deer continue to prove they are as alluring as they are hard to get.

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