Montana

MDF Awarded $250,000 from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s for Great Plains

The Bass Pro shops, and Cabela’s outdoor fund grant was generous enough to award the Mule Deer Foundation $250,000 that we can leverage with an additional $1.4 million in funds from other partners and internal sources. By combining these funds, we are implementing more than 27 projects on working lands and ranches across the Great Plains states resulting in improvements to over 55,000 acres of wildlife habitat.

Mule Deer Alley

A detour down the Mule Deer Highway known as the Alzeda highway through the most beautiful landscape in the world”

“New Non-Resident western hunter? Look No Further”

All you need to know about western style hunting for the non-resident.

“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

“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.

“Cheatgrass, What is it? Why is it bad for Mule Deer, and Why is MDF spending your donations removing it”?

First Published by MEATEATER here: https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/what-is-cheatgrass-and-why-is-it-so-bad-for-mule-deer At the Mule Deer Foundation we are blessed to…

“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.

“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.

Dillon, MT- Beaverhead Chapter Banquet

Regional Director: Chris Fortune (406) 360-1029 or [email protected]  

Kalispell, MT- Northern Rockies Chapter Banquet

Regional Director: Chris Fortune (406) 360-1029 or [email protected]  

Big Timber, MT- Boulder River Bucks Banquet

Regional Director: Chris Fortune (406) 360-1029 or [email protected]