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“MDF Begins Historic Habitat Improvement Project in Gasoline Alley”

Following the fatal “Frog Fire” in the Modoc National Forest of California in 2015 in which a woodland firefighter was trapped and killed in the line of duty, the U.S. Forest Service and Mule Deer Foundation are beginning a habitat improvement project addressing 11,000 acres of fire fuels reduction and Mule Deer habitat improvement.

“Birria with Mule Deer Neck”

Tacos are an essential part of my families meal plan throughout the year. This “Carnitas with Mule Deer” recipe has become one we use over and over again because I know it will get devoured every time. With two girls in school sports 9 months of the year it’s important to me that they get quality healthy meals as often as possible. These tacos are a fast easy way to put dinner on the table, or in a tinfoil wrapper for those weeknights on the go knowing either way they are getting eaten.

“Skunk Pig & Mule Deer”

Skunk pig is the wonderfully unique colloquial term used to describe the North American native species, collard peccary also called a Javalina. The name skunk pig refers to a gland on their back with can emit a powerful oder in extreme circumstances.

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

Take Action on Proposition 127!

Colorado needs more than your votes and your donations, it needs your pen. The best way for you to express your concern over this blatant disregard for the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is to literally express it.

“Powder River Mule Deer”

My passion for the Grasslands of America is evidenced through this organizations literature over the past 5 months. In the mountains you never feel alone, as you are surrounded by the purple majesty of innumerable wonders. The plains by contrast are full of melancholy, the howling wind and vastness of sky are constant reminders of loneliness. In this landscape I find peace.

“Plum and 5 Spice Glazed Wild Boar Ribs”

Ribs are synonymous with summer, but, sometimes it’s great to switch up the typical Kansas city or Carolina style sauces with something just a bit outside of the box. These Plum and 5 Spice Glazed Boar Ribs have become one of our family’s favorites during plum season.

VOTE NO on Colorado Prop 127 and let scientists dictate Colorado wildlife policy

Proposition 127 is an attempt to uproot science-based conservation strategies in Colorado. If passed by voters in November, this ballot measure would seriously jeopardize people, pets, property, livestock, and other wildlife populations. Proposition 127 does not belong in Colorado.

“Mule Deer in the Targhee”

In 2019 a fellow retired paratrooper and I took to the mountains in South Eastern Idaho in search of a massive mountain Mule Deer and adventure.

“Lobster Mushroom and Dungeness Crab Corn Chowder”

Lobster mushrooms are one of those unmistakable mushrooms, and also happen to be the aftermath of two forms of fungi attacking one another. Prior to the “attack” lobster mushrooms are actually mildly poisonous until the second fungi, attaches and “attacks” the prior which is when you see the fruiting portion of this incredible mushroom breach the surface in that unmistakable “cooked lobster” orange that also has a slight aroma of crab or lobster. This Soup is a great soup when corn is abundant and sweet and fresh wild Dungeness is in peak season.  It also comes together in one pot in under an hour. Add a loaf of your favorite sourdough and dam if it isn’t one of the best meals around. 

“Packing the Truck to Hunt the West”

What should you put in your truck? What might you need in Idaho or Montana or Wyoming that you don’t need in Connecticut?

MDF VOLUNTEERS IN THE FIELD

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.