Look for gentle slopes that face south or west… Most years, big mule deer are going to drop their antlers during the last couple weeks of January. Smaller bucks may hold theirs longer, into March. But ...

Big-game seasons are over ... including whitetail and mule deer, elk, caribou, and moose. Every year in late winter or early spring, bucks and bulls jettison their current headgear to begin ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently tallied results of CWD samples taken during the 2024 big game season ... rates in mule deer of 30 percent. Prevalence in mule deer bucks is even higher.