National Parks Director: Keep Public Lands Under Federal Management
According to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis, the notion of transferring federally managed public lands to the state level is extremely ill-advised. Citing the fact that not only is the National Park Service currently experiencing a $12 billion maintenance backlog, the state park systems are experiencing even tighter cash restraints. “I have a […]
Elk Foundation Voices Their Opposition on Public Lands Transfer
With the impending election season on the horizon, the issue of public lands and whether or not they should remain public has become an often debated topic of recent. In light of the recent commotion, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation went on record, firmly stating their opposition to the transfer of public lands to […]
Michigan Landowners Can Now Get Funding for Deer Habitat
Last week the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the opening of the application period for the state’s Deer Private Land Assistance Network (Deer PLAN) grant program. The program was created to develop a collaborative approach to deer habitat improvement on private land ownerships in the state of Michigan. According to the department’s website, […]
Fawn Sightings on the Rise in Minnesota
More encouraging news surrounding survival rates in whitetail fawns and deer as a whole is coming out of the state of Minnesota after state wildlife officials are reporting multiple fawn sightings across the northeastern region of the state. Following a relatively mild winter, single fawns and twin fawns sightings are becoming more of a […]
Louisiana Considers Ban on Out-of-State Deer Carcasses
Twenty three states are now home to confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease and the state of Louisiana is taking the necessary steps it hopes will keep the disease out of the state’s cervid population. The fatal disease that affects deer, elk, moose and other cervids has grown rapidly over the past few years […]
Ontario Men Who Shot Bull Moose Decoy Handed $9K in Fines
The two Ontario men who shot a bull moose decoy on a rural roadside in the fall of 2015 pleaded guilty to their charges and were handed down suspensions and $5,000 worth of fines. On October 13, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources officers placed a bull moose decoy on a rural road east […]
13 New CWD Cases Found at Texas Breeding Facility
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials have confirmed that they have uncovered 13 new cases of chronic wasting disease at a deer breeding facility in southern Texas. With these new cases, the state total has now risen to 25 individual cases of the disease. Last week’s findings marked the highest rate of CWD found at […]
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to Purchase 729 Acres to Improve Access to National Forest Lands
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is once again strategically purchasing a tract of land that will improve access to national forest land in the state of Montana. The 729 acre parcel of land is located in the Canyon Creek drainage, and contains portions of three creeks: Canyon, Specimen and Weino creeks, with State Highway […]
Coyotes Listed as No.1 Livestock Predator in Montana This Year
What might come as a surprise to some, with record numbers of livestock killed already this year by grizzly bears, they are not, in fact, the number one predator of livestock in the state of Montana. According to Montana Wildlife Services, as of May 31, this year’s tally of livestock killed and probable by […]
Arkansas Targets Deer Rehabilitation Centers in Attempt to Contain CWD
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have tabled a proposal they hope will aid in their fight against chronic wasting disease. After recording 90 cases of the debilitative disease so far this year, officials are proposing a ban on deer rehabilitation facilities across the state, with hopes of containing the illness. “If you take […]