Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to pin the ...

Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states — Utah, Wyoming and Nevada — want to both pin the blame on mountain lions and “resolve” the issue by using cruel traps ...

This means lions or other trapped animals could suffer for days in leghold traps or foot snares until the trapper arrives to kill them. Here’s the basic issue: States blame lions for the decline in ...

In 2024, the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) helped 122 herds in 18 states. These actions improved over 700,000 acres and removed or modified 151 miles of fence to make the land more wildlife-friendly.

So the legislature directed the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to look into mule deer herds and rewrite lion plans in any deer areas with high lion predation. The DWR did, and hunters killed more ...

Members of the Cody herd traverse Thorofare Plateau—the most ... in the Upper Green River Valley. Just to the south, mule deer in the Hoback River Basin embark seasonally on a 300-mile round ...