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The Vanishing Icon of the West
I recently had the chance to sit down and interview MDF’s India Barker. As I am one of the newer me…
Summer of Stewardship: Finding Common Ground with India Barker
I recently had the chance to sit down and interview MDF’s India Barker. As I am one of the newer me…
Mule Deer Foundation and USFS Solving Problems Together
The USDA Forest Service manages nearly 200 million acres of public land all over the country. That’…
The Mule Deer Foundation Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen and Expedite Emergency Restoration Actions Post Natural Disasters
These bills, the Making Access to Cleanup Happen (MATCH) Act and the Watershed Protection and Fores…
Mule Deer Foundation to Fund Record Amount of $2.5 Million In Utah Wildlife Conservation Projects
For the 2026 fiscal year, MDF is funding one-third of the total $6.6 million allocated for projects…
Efforts to Implement Mule Deer Habitat Work on Federal Lands as Part of Fix Our Forests Act.
The Fix Our Forest Act focuses on restoring forest health, increasing resiliency to catastrophic wi…
15 Days Left to Enter to Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime British Columbia Mule Deer Hunt in Support of Conservation
With just a $35 ticket, participants will become an annual member of MDF and be entered to win a 5-…
New Video Series Showcases the Mule Deer Foundation and USDA Forest Service’s Long-term Partnership
For nearly four decades, the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) has worked in tandem with the USDA Forest S…
Support Utah’s Monroe Canyon Fire Recovery Efforts
Every dollar raised will directly support on-the-ground recovery projects. These include restoring…
Cold Goose Breast with Spiced Ponzu Sauce
I find the flavor of ponzu goes very well with cold red meats, and chose rare goose breast to highl…
We’re Not Victims—We’re Veterans
We volunteered. We raised our hands. No one tricked us into it. In fact, if you asked most veterans…
Venison and Ramp Mapo Tofu
One thing I’ve learned from Eastern cooking is that tofu comes in myriad forms, and each one of tho…
Why Migration Corridors Matter for Hunters
There’s something about standing on a ridgeline in the last light of day, glassing the folds of the…
MDF Employee Spotlight!
I am an avid outdoorsman and conservationist who grew up in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This r…
Three Numbers That Define Federal’s New 7mm Backcountry Cartridge
Federal Ammunition has recently launched a ground-breaking long-action hunting cartridge focused on…
Migrations Across the West: Following the Old Roads
If you’ve never seen a line of mule deer moving across the skyline at dawn, nose to tail, mile afte…