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 […]
Montana Officials Seeking Information Regarding Two Poached Elk
As most of us eagerly set out into the woods during this cherished time of year, tag in hand, there are still, unfortunately, those that operate with brazen ignorance to both the laws and the management of wildlife. This month, officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks made two separate discoveries of illegally killed bull […]
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 […]
Michigan’s 10th Case of CWD Surfaces During Youth Hunt
Harvested in Montcalm County during last months youth hunting season, a 3 1/2 –year-old doe is believed to be Michigan’s 10th free-ranging deer with chronic wasting disease. After an initial round of testing, the preliminary results indicate the presence of the disease but the DNR has stated that they are still awaiting final confirmation from […]
Idaho Elk Mortality Study Takes Crime Scene Investigation Approach
Looking to gain additional insight into both the causes and perpetrators of elk mortality in Idaho’s panhandle region, state biologists look very closely at the clues left at each site. For the past two years, biologists with the Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Region have been monitoring the activity of elk through the use of […]
EHD Infiltrates Ontario for First Time in History
It was early in September when a pair of dead deer were recovered displaying signs of an odd sickness that prompted the autopsy. Two deer were submitted to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative with systemic bleeding as typically seen with deer infected with the deadly Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD). After the autopsy was completed, officials […]
Arizona Anti-Hunting Group Aims to Remove Predator Hunting
Attempting to tug on the heartstrings of thousands of uninformed Arizona voters, another animal activist group is making an emotional play on sound wildlife management practices. Earlier this week a group known as Arizonans for Wildlife filed paperwork to collect signatures for a ballot initiative they hope will eventually ban the hunting and trapping of […]
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 […]