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 […]
Aggressive Buck Dispatched After Attacking Marathon Runners
Voicing its disapproval for organized exercise, a young mule deer buck disrupted a marathon in eastern Washington state earlier this month. After receiving a call from one of the participants concerned about the well-being of the marathon runners, officials with Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Police were on the scene. Like a charging bull […]
Montana Officials Identify Suspects After Eight Mule Deer Found Illegally Shot with Shotgun
Early Sunday morning Block Management Technician Dave Walter received a tip that would eventually lead local game warden Todd Tryan to a gruesome scene. Scattered across an approximate two-mile radius, Trynan uncovered eight dead or mortally injured mule deer, including two pregnant does, one deathly injured fawn and 22 spent 12-gauge shells. “I’ve seen senseless […]
Two Louisiana Men Who Imported Deer from CWD Farm Plead Guilty
After a thorough investigation, a pair of Louisiana men were charged with conspiring to illegally smuggle deer by officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Cited for a number of Lacey Act violations, the two men; Edward L. Donaldson Jr., 75 and John Jared Oertling, 42, were in court this week where they entered […]
Kentucky Officials Believe EHD in Deer is Finally in Decline
As cooler fall temperatures grace much of the Bluegrass State, officials with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Department are optimistic that the presence of EHD in the state’s deer population is on its way out. Bred in watering holes during the hot summer heat, tiny midge flies act as hosts to the deadly disease and […]
Louisiana Dentist Arrows Potential Record Whitetail
Eighteen points, three drop tines and a third main beam are just a few of the attributes being discussed surrounding a buck that has caught the nation’s attention down in Louisiana. It is what many believe to be the next state record archery buck, and was taken by a St. Francisville dentist by the name […]
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 […]
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 […]
NY Man Attacked by Rabid Deer in his Backyard
Wandering into his backyard Tuesday afternoon, Troy, NY resident Tony Remillard was met with some angst from a 10-point buck. Facing off like two opponents in the squared circle, the Troy man took a couple of steps back as the deer continued to approach him. It wasn’t long before the antlers of his adversary caught […]