IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Despite deer and elk harvest numbers dropping across the board, numbers have shown to be relatively on track with historic 10-year averages for mule deer and elk.

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California wildlife officials have confirmed the state’s first case of COVID-19 in a wild animal, detected in a mule deer killed in 2021 in El Dorado County. The infected deer was killed by a hunter ...

IDAHO COUNTY, Idaho — Two mule deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, marking the first time the contagious prion illness has been confirmed in Idaho. The bucks were killed by hunters ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Starting this Wednesday, four winter range closures take effect across the Deschutes National Forest to provide critical habitat for deer and elk, officials said Monday. Beginning ...

Five new cases of chronic wasting disease have been detected in Manitoba, the province announced Monday. The disease, which ...

It’s no secret that mule deer face some serious challenges. Habitat loss, climate change, pressure from predators, chronic wasting disease, and a host of other factors are issues for the West’s most ...

LEWISTOWN, Mont. — Regulations will change for the Missouri Breaks region of central Montana for deer hunters in 2024. Wildlife officials changed hunting regulations after the mule deer population ...

Everyone who’s familiar with the two most popular deer species in the U.S. has their own method of telling a mule deer from a whitetail deer. If you happen to live in an area where the two species’ ...