Most whitetail bucks reach their prime antler growth potential between ... like those where Heffelfinger manages mule deer and Coues deer. “We have two different weather regimes here,” he notes. “With ...

The buck, which reportedly has a net score exceeding 306 inches, was displayed at the Open Season Deer and Turkey Expo in Wisconsin Dells on March 29, where it was promoted as the pending “non-typical ...

Of the samples tested, 19.4% came back positive in hunter-harvested mule deer bucks, 29.2% in hunter-harvested white-tailed ...

It’s still a little early for biologists to read the tea leaves and know how the 2024-25 winter survival will affect this fall’s hunts, so stayed tuned for more on that down the road.

Hunter success for antlered white-tailed deer in 2024 was 49% and 44% for antlerless whitetails. Mule deer buck success was 80% and 78% for antlerless mule deer. Hunters with any-antlered or any ...

Wildlife health officials tested over 5,200 samples for chronic wasting disease in 2024, noting an increase in prevalence for ...