“Tag: Mule Deer Hunting”

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

Fifty years ago it was tough to find a mule deer in West Texas, but today it seems like they’re everywhere … unless you’re hunting them, of course. Last year, the author scoured the area’s red rock canyons and mesquite-covered ridges to learn what has led to their abundance.

Just before the breeding season bucks make seemingly random decisions, forcing us to analyze their habitat’s food, water and cover and how each factor influences their behavior.

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

Most folks don’t consider themselves to be trophy hunters. But that doesn’t mean we all can’t hope to conjure a little magic once in a while.

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.

Two mule deer bucks taken in the Slate Creek drainage near Lucile in October have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

Today, Apr. 25, is the application deadline for Kansas so here's a reminder to put in for your tag by midnight tonight.