When bowhunter Bill Barcus finally tags his first buck, he faces a three-mile packout and considers leaving the antlers ...

When do deer shed their antlers? The general answer to when deer ... and invariably you’ll stumble on a “deadhead”; the skull of a buck that died, often long before he cast his antlers.

After protruding from the tops of the snout, the teeth look like antlers, which is how babirusas got their name — the word babirusa means "pig deer" in the Malay language. Babirusas are also ...

A case of Chronic Wasting Disease recently detected in a facility in upstate New York occurred in a captive deer facility in ...

Rural Minnesota took on a holiday feel this past weekend. Families added an extra leaf to the dining room table. They stocked the refrigerators, washed the bedding and made sure they had extra toilet ...

QUESTION: Which deer is known to have the tallest antlers? The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) holds the record for the tallest antlers in evolutionary history. Despite its name, it was not ...

Three hunters from Northeastern Oregon illegally brought back to Oregon skulls of two mule deer they had killed in Wyoming, ...

In order to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease, MDC will mandate sampling for all deer harvested this weekend in 43 ...

A black bear, on the other hand, is scored based on its skull length and width. A deer or elk rack requires a 60-day waiting period before it can be scored, to allow for the antlers to shrink a bit.

Hunters keeping just-in-case mountain lion tags in their pocket when they’re out after elk and deer is increasingly common.

Jeff Olson is a member of the Minnesota Official Measurers, a group of dedicated volunteers who have the know-how and ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking help from hunters in Herkimer County to monitor for ...