Deer season applications opened by Game and Fish

Utah Wildlife Board Approves 2025 Big Game Hunting Permits, Other Rule Updates

Division of Wildlife Resources Press Release SALT LAKE CITY —  The Utah Wildlife Board approved the big game hunting permit numbers for 2025, as well as a few other changes to big game hunting rules in Utah, during its public meeting Thursday. What Impacts Deer Populations in Utah There are a few factors that impact deer populations in Utah and can cause them to increase or decrease. Some of those factors include: Weather and precipitation (eit…

ND Deer Gun Tags Reduced to 10-Year Low

NDG&F Dept. Release North Dakota’s 2025 deer season is set, with 42,300 licenses available to hunters, down 7,800 from last year. In addition, muzzleloader licenses decreased by 150 and restricted youth antlered mule deer licenses remained the same. Casey Anderson,…

Deer season applications opened by Game and Fish

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — North Dakota Game and Fish has opened applications for deer hunting licenses for 2025, exactly six months before the deer season opens November 7. 42,300 licenses are available to hunters this year, down 7,800 from last year. Muzzleloader licenses decreased by 150, and restricted youth antlered mule deer licenses stayed the same. Western North Dakota's population of mule deer, however, is 14% lower than last year, per the …

Game and Fish announces reduction in North Dakota deer gun licenses

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering 42,300 licenses for the 2025 deer gun season, down 7,800 from last year. In addition, muzzleloader licenses decreased by 150 and restricted youth antlered mule deer licenses remained the same. Game and Fish announced the license reduction – which wasn’t unexpected – Wednesday, May 7, in a news release. According to Casey Anderson, wildlife division chief for Game and Fish in Bismar…