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Harsh winters mean harsh truths for southeast Idaho mule deer

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Winter is an extremely stressful time of year for mule deer in southeastern Idaho and is the single largest factor shaping deer numbers on the landscape from year-to-year.
Idaho State Journal

Idaho Fish and Game’s Citizen-based Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Advisory Committee developed proposals for consideration by hunters and the Idaho Fish and Game Commission

It’s the beginning of a new year and the beginning of another big game season-setting process for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Very soon hunters will be asked to provide comments on ...
Post Register

SE Idaho mule deer advisory develops proposals for consideration

Soon, hunters will be asked to provide comments on proposals to help shape Idaho’s big game hunting opportunities for the next two years. Though this may not seem like anything new, the Southeast ...
KTVB

82 wild mule deer lethally removed from fenced elk facility in eastern Idaho

REXBURG, Idaho — It has taken Idaho Fish and Game several months, but 82 mule deer have been removed from a high-fenced captive elk facility near Rexburg, the agency announced. Idaho Fish and Game ...

High-Fence Ranches in Idaho Promised Biosecurity. Then Elk Started Escaping, and Wild Deer and Moose Broke in

Lawmakers loosened regulations on captive elk facilities. It put dozens of wild animals at risk for CWD, and stole ...
Outdoor Life

Podcast: Our Senior Staff Writer Nearly Died on a Backcountry Hunt. Here’s What We’ve Learned from the Experience

As many Outdoor Life readers and followers might have heard by now, our staff writer Tyler Freel was severely injured during a backcountry hunt in Idaho earlier this fall. Freel was on a mule deer ...