With the leaves starting to turn across the northern plains, residents not fully focused on the top-ranked South Dakota State University Jackrabbits football squad seeking a third consecutive national ...

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 major change in the boundaries of many hunt areas in 2026. This fall’s hunts ...

Dan Wolfe held Red’s head steady as I pulled the cinch up tight around the horse’s middle, stuck my toe in the stirrup, and swung myself up into the saddle. Dan looked up at my freshly shaven face and ...

North Dakota wildlife officials are lifting nearly all restrictions on mule deer hunting in the Badlands after a fifth straight year of significant gains in deer numbers. A spring survey indicated the ...

This national forest in hilly ponderosa pine country is so big one state can’t contain it. The entire Black Hills portion in South Dakota offers ample whitetail opportunities, but the centrally ...

A warden with the deer. Photograph via the Three Affiliated Tribes Fish and Wildlife Department. Earlier this month, a large mule deer buck was killed by a yet-to-be-identified poacher and left on the ...