“big mule deer”

Have a persistent shoulder injury keeping you from enjoying bow season? Contributor Phil Phillips walks you through why crossbows could be your new best friend.

Mule deer don’t have regular patterns like whitetails, making them more challenging to take with a bow. Try these tactics to increase your odds of success this season.

Grand old cartridges like the .30-06 Sprg. and the .270 Win. still kill game just as well as they ever have, but many of the new cartridges out-perform them, especially at extended ranges. Here are a few reasons why.

How do you determine whether the buck you’re looking at is good, great or a monster? Here are a few tricks you can use to quickly and confidently judge a mule deer’s real proportions.

Making elevation corrections to hit distant targets will be quick and easy if you follow these steps to prepare your gear.

In the open Sonoran Desert, where mule deer can be spotted at the edge of your range, it pays to prepare for long shots. A decent short game doesn’t hurt either.

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.

Hunters who pursue the monarchs of the West for the first time face steep learning curves if they don’t do their homework.

Here’s how to set up a ground blind for bowhunting including location, brushing in and scent control.