Outreach
The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is dedicated to ensuring the conservation of mule deer and black-tailed deer populations and their habitats across North America. Our mission is to protect and enhance wildlife habitat, promote sound conservation policy, and engage in research and education efforts to ensure healthy deer populations for generations to come. MDF works closely with local, state, and national partners to advance our conservation goals and expand our impact.
Eric Sharpe (Regional Director for Nebraska and South Dakota) Eric – “My primary role at…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4th, 2024 CONTACT: Trevor Hubbs ([email protected]) The Mule Deer Foundation Launches…
December has come again. The season started with such promise, full of aspirations for massive antlers fitting perfectly in the empty space on the wall. A winter of deer steaks and chili enjoyed while retelling the story of conquest, of trials and tribulations that lead to the meal before you. A summer spent practicing with your rifle and optics, buying the newest “must have” gear, and watching every Mule Deer hunting video on the internet lead to a September full of deliberate scouting and combing the fields and sage flats for your target buck in anticipation of opening day.
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
Coloradans stood up for science and sound wildlife management by voting against Proposition 127,” Dan Gates, chairman of the opposition group Colorado Wildlife Deserves Better, said in a statement Wednesday morning. “This result reflects the voices of those who recognize the importance of letting wildlife experts, not the ballot box, guide decisions on the conservation of Colorado’s big cats.”
The wildfire smoke cleared and the sky was blue along the Crooked River drainage for the Eagle Rock/Sanford Creek mule deer winter range protection volunteer work day. Thanks and congratulations go out to all of you, the Prineville BLM staff/volunteers, the Mule Deer Foundation and Oregon Hunters Association – Ochoco Chapter volunteers that were on hand to accomplish the long-awaited project intended to protect our wintering mule deer in the region.
The Mule Deer Foundation steps up to help ranchers and mule deer impacted by recent wildfires in NE Wyoming
In the MDF Employee Spotlight Segment the Mule Deer Foundation would like to call attention to a specific MDF employee, and bring their efforts to the forefront of our messaging. These staff members are pivotal to the Mule Deer Foundation accomplishing our mission and it’s important that we recognize them as often as we can.
American Wildlife Conservation Partners have released: Conservation Policy Recommendations in the Seventh Edition of Wildlife…
Hunting in the Backcountry with only what you can carry in on your back can be an incredibly fun way to gain access to pieces of property not easily accessed. However, this self reliance sense of adventure also adds a level of complexity you don’t find when hunting via truck or base camp. Below we break down the Mule Deer Foundations packing list for a backcountry hunt with gear recommendations for each item and encourage you to give it a try for your next tag.
In June 2024, the Mule Deer Foundations conservation staff began a multi-partner and multi-state project to address fence entanglement concerns for mule deer migrating between Idaho and Utah.