Buddy Wilkerson of Alpine told NBC that he first saw just the deer on the side of Japatul Road, then realized he had stumbled upon a mountain lion predation attempt. “All I saw was the deer.

Calling HB 286 a “mule deer bill” is “alarming, to say the least,” he said. “Sound wildlife management must be the beacon for ...

With virtually no discussion, the Utah Legislature on Wednesday passed a bill that would radically alter the rules around cougar hunting. If Gov. Spencer Cox signs HB469 into law, it will be open ...

So the number of deer roadkills going down indicates a decline in the mule deer population. The number of mountain lion roadkills going up indicates that sort of desperate search for food because ...

Furthermore, mountain lion hunters would no longer need a dedicated license — any person with a valid antelope, deer or elk ...

Looking at the Western United States, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources lists bobcats as a common predator of mule deer, especially in areas where cougar populations are lower. And in Wyoming, ...

Setting mountain lion hunting quotas for this season will also be up to the commission, which received 100 comments on four alternatives. Hunting restrictions proposed on mule deer, mountain lions ...

To investigate how deer navigated burns and avoided predators, we captured 150 mule deer and fit them with GPS collars programmed to record a location every four hours.

“The dynamic impact ranges from $3.6 million to $5.8 million — 9 to 14 times larger — when accounting for lost elk and mule deer permit revenue affected by an increase in mountain lion population,” ...

Mule deer dot the landscape in Eastern Oregon. In 2022, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife estimated the mule deer population at 162,600 animals. It’s a significant drop since mule deer ...

A San Diego County motorist unintentionally spoiled a mountain lion’s attempt to take down a deer this week by pulling up to capture the scene on video. Skip to Navigation; ...