CWD Found on Western Slope of Bighorn Mountains for First Time
CHEYENNE (RELEASE) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department diagnosed chronic wasting disease (CWD) for the first time in Deer Hunt Area 52 on the western slope of the Bighorn Mountains. The Game and Fish Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed CWD in a mule deer buck harvested by a hunter on Oct. 16 near Crystal Creek […]
Early South-Central Montana Harvest Numbers Show Increased Elk Harvest, Decreased Deer Harvest
BILLINGS (RELEASE) – The number of hunters who stopped at Fish, Wildlife and Parks check stations in south-central Montana during the first two weekends of the 2017 general big-game season was down from last year. The deer harvest also was lower than in 2016, but the number of checked elk was up sharply from a […]
Minnesota Police Officer Hits Deer While Traveling at 114 MPH
Ahead of the gun season in Minnesota, a sheriff’s deputy with the Isanti County Sheriff’s Office was responding to a call when he suddenly struck a whitetail deer on a secluded stretch of highway. According to reports, the officer was responding to a call about a man with a gun inside a local restaurant and after […]
Pair of Missouri Poachers Face Jail Time, Nearly $20k in Fines
PRATT, KS (Release) – Hunter BOTTCHER, 20, Otterville MO, and Samuel Hawieson, 20, Sedalia MO appeared in the Pratt County District Court on October 24, 2017 where they each pleaded guilty to seven separate Kansas wildlife violations, including Criminal Hunting, Hunting with the Aid of Artificial Light, Hunting with the Aid of a Motor Vehicle, […]
After Killing Two Pack Members, Washington Officials Suspend Action Against Wolf Pack
OLYMPIA (RELEASE) – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has ended efforts to remove members of a wolf pack that has shown no sign of preying on livestock in Stevens County since late July. Responding to repeated predation by the Smackout pack on area livestock, state wildlife managers trapped and killed two members […]
Oregon State Police Acquire Photographic Evidence of Poaching Suspects
(RELEASE) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals that were caught on camera on private property. The subjects were contacted and told they were on private property in Morrow County. After the photo was taken, at least 3 elk were illegally killed between […]
Wyoming Officials Looking for Help in Solving Two Elk Poaching Cases
GREEN RIVER (RELEASE)—Wyoming Game and Fish Department Green River Game Warden Gary Boyd is seeking information to solve two elk poaching cases that occurred in Elk Hunt Area 31, Little Mountain, between October 4 and October 6. “The first elk discovered was a cow that was shot and left on the east side of Little […]
Oregon State Police Looking for Information About Poached Bull Elk
Last weekend officials with the Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division were notified of a dead bull elk on the Silvies Valley Ranch property in central Oregon. Discovered by an employee of the ranch, OSP officers responded immediately and uncovered the animal that appeared to have been shot by a high-powered rifle and left […]
Crucial Mule Deer Migration Route More Accessible with New Fencing
Game and Fish is partnering with the Upper Green Muley Fanatics Foundation, the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Fund, and Jonah Energy to replace fencing on the property to allow for easier big game passage during migration. Cheyenne (Release) – One of the most critical mule deer migration routes in the West is the […]
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Found in West Virginia Deer
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Release) — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has found deer in eight counties that have died from a hemorrhagic disease that causes extensive bleeding. This year, deer in Boone, Brooke, Hancock, Lincoln, Marshall, Ohio, Tucker and Wayne counties have died from a disease caused by the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus […]