BAKER CITY — The snow line has yet to slink to the valleys in Baker County, but Brian Ratliff is already worried about the toll the coming winter will take on deer herds. The source of Ratliff’s ...

While walking through the forest, I noticed something moving in the bushes. A young deer was quietly standing there, almost completely hidden by the tall grass and branches. It stayed still for a ...

When thin shoots of cheatgrass are the first plants to green up in the spring, mule deer might nibble the tops like any of us might idly crunch last week’s pretzels still sitting on our office desks.

The low-lying meadow and scrub near our house have been home to countless generations of critters. We don’t see many of our small animal neighbors in winter. The ...