Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lone mule deer buck stands on a snowy ridge. (Photo by Matt Kaminski / Adobe Stock) I’ve always been a big woods whitetail ...

I’VE GOT a shoulder mount of a fine 4×4 mule deer buck on my wall, and if I look at him from just the right angle, I’ll swear that he’s wearing a slight smirk. Shooting that buck was like backlashing ...

This story, “2-for-2 Trophy Hunt,” first appeared in the April 1978 issue of Outdoor Life. The author’s buck remains one of the biggertypical mule deer ever taken in Colorado; it now ranks as 20th in ...

Granby, Colorado, isn’t a particularly notable mountain town. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lovely place, but its history is textbook West. Like so many of the towns scattered throughout the Rockies, it ...

This story, “Big Bucks of the Secret Canyon,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. Never belittle the beneficial effects of square dancing. My brother Harold met a cattle rancher at a ...

Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide whether to make major changes to the boundaries of some mule deer hunts in Eastern and Central Oregon starting in 2026, and to reduce the number of ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

On that day two weekends ago, 13-year-old Lyndi Ishler of Petty Creek and 30-year-old Oby Schulz of Evaro each bagged magnificent trophy mule deer bucks. For Ishler, a seventh-grade student at ...

Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide Sept. 12 whether to make major changes to the boundaries of some mule deer hunts in Eastern and Central Oregon starting in 2026, and to reduce the ...

Colorado hunters and fishers can now apply for new opportunities as Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens up applications for its ...

Big game hunting presents unique challenges for hunters seeking the thrill of pursuing large, powerful animals. From dense forests to rugged mountains, these animals inhabit diverse terrains that test ...