Stakeholders have a strong interest in how wildlife are managed. Wildlife managers are interested in understanding stakeholder attitudes and opinions. Licensed mule deer hunters and members of the Mule Deer Foundation were surveyed to determine their attitudes and beliefs regarding mule deer management and information. Wildlife agency administrators, board members, and biologists were asked to predict hunter responses. Results suggest that agency administrators and board members may constitute important sounding boards for agencies in the policy of mule deer management. 

Self-selecting, web-based surveys of individuals interested in mule deer were completed to determine if the Internet could be a useful survey tool. These responses were compared to mail surveys of mule deer hunters and Mule Deer Foundation members. The rankings of group responses were similar but the strengths of their opinions differed. Thus, opinions gathered using Internet surveys may not be representative of the range of stakeholders wildlife agencies serve.