With a 3 million year record of it, it’s safe to say hunting is one of the oldest forms of human activity. Stacker compiled a complete list of the states with the most registered hunters using 2020 data from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Outfitters and trophy-minded deer hunters have convinced Wyoming wildlife officials to retain tight antler point rules that biologists say are likely to reduce the future number of big bucks in two crown-jewel mule deer herds.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist Gary Fralick, who's now retired, chats with a group of Oregon hunters who emerged from the Wyoming Range with three bull elk and a mule deer buck, pictured.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologist Gary Fralick, who's now retired, chats with a group of Oregon hunters who emerged from the Wyoming Range with three bull elk and a mule deer buck, pictured.
