Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

Idaho has some of the most pristine wilderness in the country, largely undisturbed for generations. And as unchanging as the seasons, each fall, white-tail deer and mule deer go a little wilder than ...

Mule deer hunters hoping to take trophy bucks during the breeding season will often tell you that Thanksgiving is the peak of the rut. Believe me, that’s not necessarily so. The peak of the rut ...

The rut for whitetail and mule deer peaks from late October through early December, while elk rut from September through October, and moose rut from mid-September through October. This timing ensures ...

Evidence of the mule deer rut season is easy to spot along highways in Colorado. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife intern was driving and saw a large herd of mule deer crossing a county road. Their ...

Nov. 15—Montana's general hunting season is hitting the midway point and the overall harvest is expected to increase with the onset of the deer breeding season. The general deer and elk hunting season ...