Migration Initiative

Mule Deer Foundation Benefits 122 Deer Herds and Over 700,000 acres of Habitat in 2024

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) benefitted 122 deer herds in 18 states through their mission delivery in 2024. These conservation actions improved over 700,000 acres and 151 miles of fence removed or modified to wildlife-friendly standards

MDF Surpasses 1/2 Million Acres Conserved in 2024!

MDF surpasses 1/2 million acres conserved in 2024!

Chevron puts money to work for Conservation with MDF!

Chevron Donates $25,000.00 to the Mule Deer Foundation to help put more deer on the ground in Colorado!

Saving Idaho Winter Range

By: Jessie Shallow (MDF Idaho Partner Biologist) The importance of Sagebrush for Idaho Mule Deer…

Forest Service and MDF Join Forces on Habitat Projects and Wildfire Crisis work!

Following a keystone agreement on September 2023, the Tonto National Forest and the Mule Deer Foundation committed to restoring 1000 acres of landscape through lop and scatter-type projects

USDA Signs Memo on Conserving Mule Deer Migration routes!

The Mule Deer Foundation applauds the signing of this Secretarial Memo to ensure that the full suite of USDA programs and resources are coordinated to sustain mule deer and other big game populations that migrate

Atlas of Ungulate Migrations

The new world Atlas of Ungulate Migrations features Wyoming’s own Red Desert to Hoback mule…

Greg Sheehan announced as the President and CEO of the Mule Deer Foundation 

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is thrilled to announce Greg Sheehan as the organization’s new President and CEO. With over 20 years of leadership experience in habitat and wildlife conservation, coupled with notable successes in business, Sheehan is poised to lead MDF into a new era of growth and impact.

Major New Partnerships with USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) announced today expanded partnerships with the USDA Forest Service and…

Updated Big-Game Migration Maps Published

In partnership with the The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Mule Deer Foundation and other…

Mule Deer biologist holds up tree plantings.
Mule Deer Foundation Leads Idaho Migration Projects

Exploring the Idaho migration projects and the inspiration of a conservation leader. My name is…

Utah Migration Initiative Receives Conservation Permit Funding

Utah Conservation Permit Funding Raised During Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Allocated to Mule Deer…