A hill towered over the land, and at its peak a lone oak loomed like a sentry. The tree provided an escape from the punishing sun, and the hill gave us a vantage of the grounds below where blacktail ...

These questions were asked on the state Department of Fish & Wildlife website: Question: While watching hunting shows on TV, I see that most of them are hunting during the rut. Why can't deer and elk ...

AVALON, Calif. – A plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to kill nearly 2,000 invasive mule deer roaming the mountains of Santa Catalina Island has ignited a storm of protest among residents of ...

A group of Nevada County residents are facing charges in what hunting experts are calling one California’s largest deer poaching cases in years. Brought by District Attorney Jesse Wilson, six ...

Hunting season started in August for some big game species but the heart of the annual event, the major rifle seasons for deer and elk, are still to come. The buck deer season for most units runs from ...

Even though California has the biggest population and some of the biggest cities in the country, 97 percent of its land is rural. And about 24 percent of it is protected as public wilderness.

Officials charged with protecting a California island are refusing to abandon a plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to eliminate its invasive mule deer, despite a petition that's attracted ...

The deer rut combined with mild temperatures greeted hunters with disabilities at the 19th annual Lost Mound deer hunt. Bucks ...

Thousands of people signed a petition opposing a plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to curb the mule deer population that's wreaking havoc on a California island's ecosystem. "Catalina’s ...

Pennsylvania's rifle deer season opens Nov. 29, 2025, and here's a look at the answers to many questions hunters may have.

A Waupaca County deer camp brings three generations of family and friends together to sustain connections, build on ...