There are so many good rifles for whitetail and mule deer that it would be a shame to carry just one over your hunting career. And the list of good options has grown significantly in the last year ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was first detected in Montana in 2017 as ... collecting samples from 150 mule deer in the Hog Heaven and adjacent Irvine hunting units to try to determine the disease ...

Approximately $53.1 million benefitted 122 deer herds across 18 states in 2024 thanks to actions taken by the Mule Deer Foundation, the nonprofit announced Monday. In 2024, MDF directly invested $17.2 ...

CWD, which was first detected in Montana's wild herds in 2017, is a contagious neurological disease that infects members of the deer family, including elk, moose, mule deer, and white-tailed deer.

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As deer hunters, we rely on facts and figures. We like analyzing data because it can help us better understand the game we manage, hunt, and work to conserve ... but it also looks at other deer ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks submitted 9,066 samples for chronic wasting disease during the 2024-2025 hunting season, the largest number collected in the state in a single year. Of these, 335 ...

When is the best time to hunt deer? Well, the short answer is whenever you can—right now if possible. If the season is open and you’ve got a few hours to yourself, get out there, because there ...

Gov. Gianforte recognized ten winning hunters, who received prizes from Stone Glacier, Sitka, Kenetrek, J2 Taxidermy, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Murdoch’s, and the Montana Outfitters and ...