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Managing Expectations on Limited-Entry Mule Deer Tags
After years of applying, accumulating points and watching other hunters post pictures of bucks you could only dream about, your name finally came up. You have a limited-entry mule deer tag in your pocket, and suddenly you’re holding one of the most coveted opportunities in Western hunting.
How to Hunt Mule Deer in Heavily Roaded Country
More roads don’t necessarily mean fewer mule deer. In fact, heavily roaded country can sometimes make your job easier…..if you understand how to use those roads to your advantage.
The first thing to understand is that roads don’t distribute hunters evenly across the landscape. They concentrate them.
On a Wyoming hunt a few years ago, I was amazed on opening morning by the number of trucks, Jeeps and side-by-sides moving across the unit. Hunters were everywhere. Some were glassing from their vehicles. Others had parked and walked 100 yards down the road before settling in to glass.
Bolstering a Partnership in the Uinta Mountain Range
MDF and Local Landowners Help a Proactive Landscape-Scale Effort in Utah Advance Multiple Conservation Goals.
What a Mature Mule Deer Taught Me About Patience
Sometimes the best hunt is about finding the right piece of country, preparing yourself to stay there, trusting your instincts, and having the patience to wait for the deer you came to find.
Mule Deer Foundation and Infinite Outdoors Expand Public Access to 185,610 Acres Through Access Granted Initiative
Mule Deer Foundation expands its conservation work in southern Utah through a new Stewardship Agreement.
Mule Deer Foundation Partners in New Agreement for Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat in Southern Utah
Mule Deer Foundation expands its conservation work in southern Utah through a new Stewardship Agreement.
Mule Deer Foundation President Greg Sheehan Named to Federal Advisory Hunting Council
CLEARFIELD, Utah, October 1, 2026 — The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is pleased to announce that President and CEO Greg Sheehan has accepted an appointment to serve on the Hunting […]
The Gear Special: Four Pieces of Gear I’m Excited to Hunt With This Season
Every year, companies introduce new gear that promises to change the way we hunt. Some of it lives up to the hype. Some of it quietly disappears after a season or two. As someone who spends a lot of time in the field, and is fortunate enough to test new equipment before it reaches many hunters. I’ve learned to be skeptical until I can put gear through its paces myself.
This summer has given me the chance to spend time behind several new products that I’m genuinely excited to carry into mule deer season. None of them replace good woodsmanship or time spent scouting, but each one has found a place in my hunting kit because it solves a real problem I’ll encounter in the mountains.
Here are four pieces of gear I’ll be packing this fall.