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 […]
Two Brothers from Kentucky Nailed with Over 200 Counts of Poaching
A pair of brazen brothers from Kentucky finally had their day in court, pleading guilty on hundreds of illegal hunting charges. In November 2016, an investigation was launched after one of the brothers, Larry Fryman, 69, was discovered by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officers to have been illegally hunting in Mason County. […]
Kentucky Residents Urged to Report Suspected Cases of EHD
After over 240 reports surfaced last month in the state of Kentucky regarding sick or dead deer suspected of dying from epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), the Kentucky Department of Fish and Game is going digital. “We’ve created an easy-to-use online survey that allows people to notify the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife of dead […]
EHD Suspected in Dead Deer in Pennsylvania and Kentucky
In addition to the news of chronic wasting disease popping up in Pennsylvania and Wyoming last month, officials in both Pennsylvania and Kentucky are reporting cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD. The fatal disease, which happens to be the most common among whitetail deer, is transmitted through midge bites. Typically transmitted in the southern […]
Wisconsin Welcomes 28 Additional Kentucky Elk
As part of a joint effort between Kentucky and Wisconsin to reintroduce elk to the existing Clam Lake herd as well as establish a new herd in the Black River State Forest, the “class of 2017” has arrived in Wisconsin. “We are very excited to be adding more elk to the northern elk […]
Elk Set to Return to West Virginia After 140 year Hiatus
A plan 44 years in the making is finally coming to fruition and wildlife officials, hunters and conservationists in the state of West Virginia are thrilled. Originally penned back in 1972, West Virginia’s first Elk Reintroduction Feasibility Report was published after elk were eradicated in the state back in the late 1800’s. The 1972 plan […]
Hacker Hits Fish & Game Databases in Four States
Hunting and fishing license holders in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Kentucky were put on notice regarding a computer hack that halted online license sales in the four states earlier in the week. A hacker, referring to himself as Mr. High, boasted of accessing the personal information of upwards of 6.5 million people in the […]