All mule deer seasons – rifle/any weapon, archery, antlerless, youth and muzzleloader – will be affected in 2026. The 2025 total for tags issued is 56,543, although thousands more applied ...

Winter survival is typically the biggest single factor affecting mule deer herds, and the long-term average is about 60% of ...

The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry a rifle or a bow, could see a ...

Tens of thousands of mule deer hunters, resident and non, who are mulling choices for this fall’s deer hunts in eastern Oregon need to know significant changes are afoot for 2026. The changes ...