A hedonic analysis of chronic wasting disease's effect on hunting lease prices 2025  Forest Policy and Economics

... CWD presence was associated with a 22 % reduction in lease price.  Ripple effects of lost revenue due to CWD on the regional economy can be substantial...

Deer urine OK’d for use by Pennsylvania hunters after testing flap: What the science says July 13, 2025 Lehigh Valley Live

... Stripping out the testing rule “does not make any sense,” Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Lehigh/Northampton, said on the Senate floor in June. Boscola stressed that dozens of other states either ban the use of deer urine as a lure due to CWD concerns, or enforce stringent testing rules...

Twig age 2.0: A novel and reliable method to track variation in ungulate browsing over species, sites and time July, 2025, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2025

... Twig ages provide a powerful tool to sensitively track variation in local deer impacts over time and across sites and habitats. Its efficiency means forest and wildlife managers can rapidly expand deer impact monitoring programs at low

cost. Applying this method broadly over successive years should soon identify adjusted twig age thresholds for predicting successful sapling recruitment and tree regeneration...

Always Deer Season: Range conditions improve slightly July 12, 2025 Texas, Longview News-Journal

... Following an 11-year high fawn recruitment of 47 percent in 2024, the Texas deer population has climbed to 5 million white-tailed deer...

Whitetail forecast July 12, 2025 Texas, Lufkin Daily News

... Korzekwa says Texas hunters enjoyed a 67% success rate last season with a total harvest of approximately 837,000 animals (51% bucks) and 49% does. He expects trends in harvest success and hunter densities should be similar in 2025. Total harvest numbers are expected to be average or above average this season ...

Baltimore City gathers public input on deer management amid growing concerns Ju;y 11, 2025 Maryland, WBAL

... Currently, 48% of deer survey respondents want a decrease in the deer population, while 43% want it to stay the same.  Options for reducing the population include nonlethal and lethal measures...

Helicopter trip finds endangered mammals thriving on Chile peak. ‘Hopeful sign’ July 11, 2025 Miami Herald on MSN

... On the coast stood a huemul deer... Due to habitat loss, hunting and competition from invasive animals, the species has lost "more than 99%" of its population and is endangered with only about 1,500 surviving deer...

Gov. Shapiro repeals longstanding ban on hunting on Sundays throughout state July 10, 2025 Pennsylvania, NBC10 Philadelphia

... Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, on Wednesday, signed a bill into law that repeals a ban on hunting throughout the Commonwealth on Sundays. Previously, hunting was only permitted three Sundays a year...

Oklahoma Celebrates Second-Highest Deer Harvest on Record, with with 128,000 Deer Taken in 2024-2025 Season July 9, 2025 Oklahoma,  Hoodline

... ODWC's Facebook post states, "More than 128,000 deer were harvested in Oklahoma during the 2024-2025 season — the second most on record."  ...

Two men facing charges for illegally killing seven white-tailed deer in North Idaho July 9, 2025 KXLY9h

... Two St. Maries men are facing eight felony charges after illegally killing seven mature white-tailed deer bucks in north Idaho... Three of the bucks were classified as trophy white-tailed deer, which carries higher penalties ...

The 'Why?' of Big Game Changes July 9, 2025 Nebraska, Nebraskaland Magazine

... The number of antlerless deer permits was reduced for the fourth straight year for 2025 ... Total deer harvest across all seasons in 2024-25 was the lowest since 1993, and the hunter success rate of 34.6 percent was the second-lowest on record, two numbers that are telling when it comes to the deer population..,

Meet the Axis Deer – The Invasive Species Now Roaming the U.S. July 9, 2025 AOL

...  the axis deer originated on the Indian subcontinent...  For various reasons, humans have carried the axis deer to such faraway places as Australia, North America, and even the Hawai’ian Islands...  axis deer are becoming threatened in their native range... The first axis deer arrived on the continent in Texas in 1932 ...While a large portion of the state’s population remains contained, more than 10,000 axis deer are found throughout Texas... 

Pa. set to enact Sunday hunting law after intrigue over deer urine July 9, 2025 Pennsylvania, PennLive on MSN

... As originally written, the bill that passed the state House required such urine to be tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) ... But that urine testing requirement was taken out of the bill by a Senate committee ... game commission biologists who “told us that they weren’t convinced that CWD traveled in urine,” at least not to the extent that mass testing was warranted ...

Iron Mountain, IM receives veterinarian’s plans for managing deer pen July 9, 2025 Michigan, The Daily News

... The penned herd has been a park attraction since at least the 1940s ... During the council’s discussion, Mayor Dale Alessandrini said Friends of Iron Mountain City Park may cover half the cost of the improvements needed to keep the herd ... Wehner [veterinarian] recommends culling aged and infirmed deer on a regular basis if the city decides to keep the herd...

Outcry causes Wyoming to back off plan to curb 'landowner tag' advantages July 8, 2025  WyoFile

... Those proposed regulation changes are all no longer being recommended, according to a “public comment summary and response” memo that agency staff sent the Game and Fish Commission on June 19.  The memo shows that about 70% of the 380 comments the department received opposed the proposed changes. Just 9% of respondents stated support...

Washington Game Management Plan now available for public comment July 7, 2025 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 

... The public can review the SEPA determination and draft Game Management Plan on WDFW’s website. The public may submit comments online or by emailing GameManagementPlan@publicinput.com. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.  WDFW staff write the Game Management Plan with guidance and final approval from the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. It is not a regulatory document, and its development is not a rule making process. It does, however, provide guidance to conserve game species ...

Rare endangered deer have been spotted in southern Patagonia July 7, 2025 Yahoo

... Magallanes Region, Chile ... The huemul deer has lost 99% of its population due to hunting and habitat loss ...

Migratory routes are inherited primarily from mother in a terrestrial herbivore Wyoming, Current Biology, 2025

... we evaluate whether daughters inherit migratory routes from their mothers by following 16 mother-daughter pairs of mule deer ... Adult routes for two-thirds of daughters overlapped with their mother’s route, suggesting that they inherited migratory routes from their mothers. The adult routes for the remaining daughters, however, bore little or no similarity to their mother’s routes ...

ODFW schedules online meetings to discuss proposed 2026 changes to mule deer hunting July 7. 2025 Oregon Hermiston Herald

... In many areas, mule deer live in a different area during hunting seasons than during the agency’s annual winter population count ... Due to the discrepancy, ODFW biologists believe the agency is allocating hunting tag numbers based on faulty numbers, Smith said...

Chronic Wasting Disease Continues Spread in Pennsylvania Deer July 5, 2025  Lancaster Farming

... The most recent case — a red deer from a deer farm in Wayne County — was confirmed by a USDA lab on March 28 after it was submitted for testing on Jan. 20... the deer was moved to the Wayne County facility from Huntingdon County on Oct. 25, 2021...

Colorado wolf reintroduction makes no sense July 5, 2025 TheFencePost.com

... why the decision to reintroduce wolves was put to the voters of Colorado makes absolutely no sense. What does the pubic know about wolves. Ranchers are now left with the detrimental consequences of Colorado voters majority vote ... Now moose, deer, antelope are all in jeopardy along with the cattle we raise...

Differences between the white-tailed and mule deer chronic wasting disease agents after passage through sheep July, 2025 - Frontiers in Veterinary Science

... This data suggests that WTD CWD is unlikely to present a major risk to sheep but could be transmissible back to the cervid population. However, MD sheep CWD could present risk to both the cervid and sheep population...

Uncovering the hidden hazards that led to nearly 40 deer entanglements in Central Oregon last year July 3, 2025 KTVZ14h

... deer get stuck in everything, from soccer nets, string lights, sleeping hammocks, strings, swings, and much more. The issue usually gets worse in the winter when deer's antlers grow.  One photo below even shows a deer with their head completely caught in a candy jar from Halloween...

ODFW to host online meetings about 2026 Big Game Regulations proposals:  New Eastern Oregon deer hunting structure discussed July 3, 2025 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

... The main topic of the meetings will be potential changes coming for deer hunts in Eastern Oregon in 2026, an outcome of the new Mule Deer Management Plan adopted in 2024. Deer hunts in the region will be structured based on Deer Herd Ranges, not WMUs, to reflect mule deer biology and allow for more accurate monitoring and management...

New state plan aims to reconnect Washington wildlife, make roads safer July 2, 2025 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

... The Washington Habitat Connectivity Action Plan (WAHCAP) offers a statewide roadmap for identifying the best places to protect and restore wildlife movement, whether through safer road crossings, land conservation, or better-informed local planning... roads and development make it harder for wildlife like deer, elk, cougar, and black bears to find food, migrate, and adapt to climate change...

Ten Years of Gray Wolf Conservation and Management in California July, 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife

... Wolves were extirpated in California by 1924 and naturally returned to the state in 2011. California’s

first contemporary pack was established in 2015, and by the end of 2024 the state’s population had

grown to seven packs with at least 50 wolves...

Deer at high risk for screwworm infection July 2, 2025 Texas, Farm Progress

... New World screwworm, which has reemerged in Mexico in recent months, poses a severe threat to wildlife populations, particularly white-tailed deer... population may decline 50% or more if NWS reestablishes ...  “The raw pedicle left after antler shedding is very attractive to New World screwworms,” ...

Increased outdoors fees in effect as of July 1 July 2, 2025 Washington, Columbia Basin Herald

... For example, the cost of a big game license for deer, elk, bear and cougars has increased from $85 to $117.30... "It’s a significant adjustment, but inflation has been substantial over the last 15 years" ...

Whitetails Unlimited Grants More Than $180,000 in Mississippi - July 2, 2025 Outdoor Wire

... Whitetails Unlimited has granted $182,416 to various mission-related projects in the state of Mississippi over the past fiscal year... dedicating its resources to the betterment of the white-tailed deer and its environment ...

Ghost wolves: As Idaho aims to reduce its wolf population, advocates worry counts aren't accurate July 2, 2025 Idaho Capital Sun

... a policy to reduce its wolf population from 1,270 to an average of about 500 wolves over six years ... Idaho sold more than 53,000 wolf tags to hunters in 2023 ...

Moose don't have a future in New York, says retired state biologist July 1, 2025 Adirondack Explorer

... Moose disappeared from New York State around the turn of the 20th century due to overhunting and the loss of habitat. They started returning to the Adirondacks in the 1980s ... With climate change and less snow, deer populations are now sharing habitat with moose in northern regions. When this happens, the deer spread diseases to the moose through parasites...

Wisconsin deer hunting season will feature new units, bump in antlerless permits July 1, 2025 Yahoo Sports on MSN

... The board approved a 2025-26 Wisconsin deer hunting season with a statewide kill quota of 291,385 antlerless deer, up 7% from the previous season, and 260,715 bonus antlerless permits, up 5%... The increase in quota and permits reflect two consecutive mild winters and an increase in the deer population in northern Wisconsin, said Jeff Pritzl, DNR deer program specialist..,