Mule Deer

As a certifiable mule deer nut you can only imagine how green with envy I was when Dan Pickar sent me pictures of Guy and himself looking over Frank Cheeney’s now world record typical mule deer buck. This buck is everything that mule deer nuts like myself fall asleep thinking …

The Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) announced drastic tag cuts in some deer and antelope hunts in eastern Oregon. Cuts range from 25% to 50%, averaging 40% for deer in the affected units and 36% for antelope. All told, there are twelve 100 Series deer units affected with …

Alert! If you applied for deer in the Gunnison area, GMUs 54, 55, 551, 66 or 67 – listen up. The Gunnison office of Colorado Parks and Wildlife Dept. (CPW) just announced the following mule deer tag reductions: GMU 54 – 54% GMU 55 – 85% GMU 551 – 65% …

There is little doubt that killing an iconic mature mule deer buck in the high country of the West is a dream that every big game hunter has. However, from the deserts of southwest Wyoming to the badlands of North Dakota there is quality low country mule deer habitat that …

A dealer’s choice public land deer hunt shared with lifelong friends and even better hunting partners! After five full days of adversity and effort mountain biking into secluded rutting buck honey holes, two trophy whitetail bucks hit the ground in the latest release from Beyond the Grid TV.   The Latest …

Swagger BiPods are a new piece of hunting gear to make steady rifle shooting possible at any and all angles. In uneven terrain, soft, hard, or rocky ground this shooting tool is at home. Press play to follow along as we test out the this BiPod from Swagger while shooting …

Bowhunter and Eastmans’ Bowhunting Journal associate editor Dan Pickar heads to the legendary western Wyoming high country on a solo archery hunt for trophy mule deer. Pickar is surprised by the size of a buck of a lifetime in this jaw-dropping hunt. Press play to see how this hunt plays …

Every year the stupidity of some people who call themselves hunters never ceases to amaze me. Someone shot a mule deer buck in Uptown Butte Montana, out of season and breaking local firearms laws. Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up. Every one of us as a sportsman is …

This is a year of transition in the atmosphere and the result will have major implications for hunters across the West.  We’re coming off a super-El Nino event that dominated the Pacific Ocean last fall and winter – one of the strongest on record – and could be diving right …

As I prepared the last part of this year’s series on weather and antler growth for this season I didn’t feel like I would be doing you any favors unless I included information on the major fires that are burning across the West. In early July the smoke rolled into …