 Deer Management News This Week Help Spot Deer to Determine Rhode Island's Herd Size August 7, 2020 ECO RI ... Throughout the months of August and September, anyone who observes deer in the state is encouraged to report how many bucks, does, and fawns they see via an online form ... it will give us a fawn-to-doe ratio and tell us how successful our does are at reproducing ... the survey ... Report of poached deer leads to surprising suspect August 6, 2020 Wyoming, Powell Tribune ... Lentsch noted bobcat tracks near the partially cached carcass and determined a bobcat was responsible for killing the deer, rather than illegal human activity... he captured video footage of the bobcat coming back to feed on its prize ... Retired doctor turns toward conservation August 5, 2020 Oregon, Herald and News ... Among the projects is a fundraising campaign to help complete the construction of wildlife crossing to protect migratory deer and elk — and motorists — on Highway 97 ... “More deer are killed by motorists than by hunters,” ... Fish and Game says elk depredation prevention efforts are working August 5, 2020 Idaho, 6 On Your Side ... non-lethal methods of preventing elk depredation are starting to pay off... hey're focusing on non-lethal methods like hazing that uses noisemakers and other methods to scare elk away from crops... CWC's Patient of the Week: Mule deer fawn August 5, 2020 California, The Malibu Surfside News ... Deer are prone to a condition called capture myopathy, which is caused by stress when they are handled or trapped by people or predators. Extreme overexertion and strain of the nervous system can lead to muscular breakdown... Once it occurs, rehabilitators can only provide supportive care ... Staff tried hand-feeding the deer wild grape leaves ... Richmond Heights council seeks best way to reduce city’s deer population August 5, 2020 Ohio, Cleveland.com ... if your issue is flowers in a neighborhood, it makes no sense to wipe out a family of deer and have 50 more come in. ... DeNicola told of how contraception or sterilization can be expensive, at a cost of about $1,000 per deer, but that it can be a more effective way of reducing the number of deer within a community... Record number of permits expected to be granted as deer hunting season approaches August 5, 2020 Maine, WCSH-TV Portland ... A 50,000 increase from last year. “That gives you a real good idea of the health of the herd right now," .., Iowa City prepares for inaugural bow hunt this fall August 4, 2020 Iowa, Iowa City Press Citizen ... in order to get a sharpshoot permit from the Iowa governor-appointed Natural Resource Commission, Iowa City Council had to agree to four years of 30-day bow hunt seasons. Tuesday night, the council will have the first of three considerations on an ordinance amending city code to allow a person to discharge an arrow ... With wildlife corridor plan, Virginia officials hope to reduce highway collisions with animals August 4, 2020, WWBT ... the General Assembly passed legislation to create a Wildlife Corridor Action Plan, an effort to identify hotspots and recommend crossing projects – such as overpasses or underpasses – that might make life easier for both animals and humans ... collisions with deer alone cost an average of around $533 million per year ... Hill Country/West Texas deer forecast August 4, 2020 Wilson County News ... Texas white-tailed deer population has grown to an estimated 5.5 million deer ... Statewide, good rains fell at the right time (April, May, June) to spur vegetation ... The Hill Country has the most whitetails in Texas, nearly 2.37 million... populations in western areas of the region are down due to an anthrax outbreak last year... The Eastern and Western Rolling Plains ... are lower due to sparse rainfall.., Preventing Animal-Vehicle Crashes using a Smart Detection Technology and Warning System C Druta, AS Alden - Transportation Research Record, 2020, Virginia ... buried cable animal detection system (BCADS) to provide roadside or in-vehicle warnings to approaching drivers based on the active presence of an animal ... approximately 80% of drivers either braked or slowed in response, indicating that the sign was effective. A 75% reduction in deer-vehicle crashes was observed in the first year after system deployment... A rare disease is killing Northern California deer. Here’s what you should look out for August 3, 2020 Sacramento Bee ... an outbreak of adenovirus hemorrhagic disease... Sick animals may have excessive salivation such as drooling or foaming at the mouth, diarrhea, regurgitation or seizures. They often seek water ... The last large outbreak in California was in 1993 and 1994, when thousands grew sick and died in 17 California counties... Deer population in PWS (Prince William Sound) still looking good August 3, 2020 Alaska, The cordova Times ... Almost every location had more pellet groups observed than the previous year... the two “population crashes” we have observed (1999 and 2012) showed an initial drop in pellets observed accompanying the carcasses...This winter didn’t have much snow until late January. January and February were colder than recent years (and the “big winters”) but all other months were warmer, the spring came fast ... Wolf researchers in Voyageurs National Park believe unlikely food source may be behind moose success August 3, 2020 Minnesota, Minneapolis Star Tribune ... Beavers are so abundant in Voyageurs National Park that they may be helping moose populations by becoming food for wolves... a small and isolated moose population is surviving, even as others in Minnesota have been cut in half or wiped out... ... An estimated 94 percent of Maine is considered habitat for deer ... deer are less attracted to things like onions, garlic, rhubarb and “fuzzy, spiky” plants like squash and cucumbers... perennials like black-eyed susan, foxglove, cardinal flower and bergamot ... a list of deer resistant plants from Maine.gov .., WV Natural Resources Commission narrowly rejects lower buck limit August 2, 2020 West Virginia, Charleston Gazette-Mail ... The state’s buck limit had stood at three since 1995, when the commission reversed a 1994 decision to lower the limit to two. In recent years, pressure from members of two hunter groups — West Virginians for Better Buck Management and the Quality Deer Management Association — convinced some commission members to consider a reduction... Biologist details Pa. CWD response plan August 1, 2020 Pennsylvania, Sharonherald ... Korman described “established areas” as those where CWD single cases will be maintained at or below 5% ... “This 5% threshold was chosen because states like Wisconsin, West Virginia and Colorado have data that show once this threshold is crossed, these prevalence increase drastically, making management of the disease even more difficult,” ... Woodside property owners group to determine future deer cull with new survey July 31, 2020 South Carolina, Aiken Standard ... The Woodside Treasurer's report shows that the February deer cull cost a total of $42,593 for the removal of 100 deer... Ongoing costs will include the annual deer count survey estimated at $4,000, which is required by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. The city still requires a fee of $6,250, and the sharpshooters that would conduct a future cull would require a fee of $200 per deer ... Frontal vehicle illumination via rear‐facing lighting reduces potential for collisions with white‐tailed deer TL DeVault, TW Seamans, BF Blackwell - Ecosphere, 2020 ... Road-crossing behavior was influenced heavily by proximity to concealing cover; deer only crossed when the nearest cover was located on the opposite side of the road. We contend that frontal vehicle illumination via rearfacing lighting has potential to greatly reduce vehicle collisions with deer and other species... City of Charleston to begin accepting applications for urban deer hunting season July 30, 2020 West Virginia, WCHS-TV8 ... annual urban deer hunt ... Application cost is $10 per hunter ... Bow and crossbow hunting is permitted ... DNR finds wild deer infected with EHD in southeastern Minnesota July 30, 2020 DNR News ... Tests initiated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources have confirmed that a wild deer near Caledonia in southeastern Minnesota’s Houston County died from epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), a viral infection to which members of the deer family are susceptible. Although not confirmed, EHD is suspected in the death of other nearby deer.., Hwy. 97 wildlife underpasses have had bigger safety impact than expected July 29, 2020 Oregon, KTVZ ... Oregon Department of Transportation says the underpasses have reduced wildlife-vehicle crashes by 95 percent along the highway... The Oregon Hunter's Association and the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Foundation have put up nearly $500,000 to provide fences... Collaborative effort to reduce costly collisions July 29, 2020 Wyoming, Buffalo Bulletin ... In any given year, vehicle collisions can kill up to 4% of Wyoming’s total mule deer population. Local mulies are already struggling... commissioners expressed support for work on all three of the wildlife crossing projects presented ... Mule deer captures to begin in northern Bighorns July 29, 2020 Wyoming, WGFD News ... The goals of the study are to identify mule deer seasonal range and habitat use and document fawn production and three-to-six month fawn survival rates. On March 5, 2020, 25 does were captured on winter range on the eastern and western foothills of the Bighorns and fitted with radio collars by a professional wildlife capture crew.., DNR to protect Minnesota wild deer through temporary ban on movement of farmed deer in Minnesota July 29, 2020 DNR News Agency takes emergency action in response to discovery of chronic wasting disease in farmed deer in Douglas County. The Department of Natural Resources today issued an emergency rule that temporarily prohibits the movement of all farmed white-tailed deer within the state... DNR offers opportunity to discuss deer population goals July 29, 2020 Minnesota, EIN News ... Minnesotans can take an active role in helping shape deer population goals across the state by attending local workshops designed to increase inclusiveness and transparency in the Department of Natural Resources’ decision-making process... workshops replace the citizen advisory committees and public meetings that were used during the last round of deer goal setting in 2017... Watch Out Bambi! New Lighting System Reduces Deer-Vehicle Collisions July 29, 2020 Vet ... During experiments with free-roaming white-tailed deer, researchers at the Wildlife Services program’s National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) found the use of a rear-facing light-emitting diode (LED) light bar resulted in fewer dangerous deer-vehicle interactions...The light bar illuminates a larger portion of the vehicle’s front surface than standard headlights alone ... South Euclid examines sterilization as a means to control deer population July 28, 2020 Ohio, Cleveland.com ...last October, when a survey of residents showed ... contraception or sterilization, 48.8 percent were in support... through bow hunting, perhaps 20 percent of the deer can be captured, but that through the dart/surgical method he described, he can capture 100 percent of the city’s deer. “I can sterilize all of the females ...Wildlife Managers Have New Tools to Contain Chronic Wasting Disease July 28, 2020 Wyoming, Public News Service ... Some areas might see expanded hunting harvests, for example, to cull infected animals... In other areas, controversial winter feed lots, viewed as hot spots for the infectious disease, could be limited... PA Game Commission shoots down proposal to set minimum caliber for deer, bear July 28, 2020 Pennsylvania, LancasterOnline ... all commissioners attending the virtual voting session opposed a measure to set the caliber limit at .24 — a caliber that would exclude now-popular, smaller rounds... may not be effective in taking down larger deer and bear resulting in lost and injured animals ... New chronic wasting disease response plan approved by Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners July 27, 2020 Pennsylvania, Penn Live ... Targeted removal of deer by professional sharpshooters will be used in much smaller areas than originally planned. Bans on feeding deer and using urine-based deer attractants will cover on disease management units rather than the entire state as originally planned... In western Colorado, wary ranchers eye wolves’ arrival and fear urban voters will introduce more July 26, 2020 The Denver Post ... “we have sporadically observed a small pack of six wolves that appear to have entered northwest Colorado either via the adjacent Uintah Mountains or across Wyoming.” They’ve been eating “native prey, primarily elk and deer. … The NRB may reconsider its controversial decision on deer permits. Here's how to get involved July 25, 2020 Wisconsin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ... The Natural Resources Board has called a special meeting to revisit its controversial decision last month to override recommendations from 11 County Deer Advisory Councils... Although some people supported the move to reduce antlerless tags, comments critical of the action far outnumbered those who approved ... Game Commission Unveils New CWD Response Plan July 25, 2020 Pennsylvania, Game Commission News ... Acting at its quarterly meeting today, the agency’s Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a new Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan. It focuses on prevention, surveillance and management of CWD, an always-fatal neurological disease caused by misfolded proteins – called prions – that affect white-tailed deer, elk and other cervid species.., Half-million dollars raised so far for Tennessee elk management July 25, 2020 WTVC ... this year's raffle ticket sales, raising money for Tennessee elk management efforts, is lagging behind 2019... Baby elk abound in Rim Country July 24, 2020 Arizona, Payson Roundup ... in 1913, one year after Arizona achieved statehood, when 83 elk were brought by rail from Yellowstone Park and released in Cabin Draw near Chevelon Creek. Arizona Game and Fish now estimates that Arizona’s elk population stands at about 45,000 post-hunt adults .., Mt. Lebanon commissioners consider renewing deer management archery program July 24, 2020 Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Mt. Lebanon has conducted, with the help of contractors and professional hunters, archery hunts and deer sharpshooting to cull the deer, as well as nonlethal methods, including teaching residents about best gardening practices and banning deer feeding... DNR board will reconsider deer hunt amid meeting allegations July 24, 2020, Wisconsin, StarTribune ... alleging some board members shared the amendment among themselves the day before the meeting in a walking quorum, a violation of Wisconsin's open meetings law... Feeding ban reminder July 24, 2020 Minnesota, DNR News Six additional counties were added to deer feeding and attractant bans on July 1. Feeding and attracting deer is not allowed in Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Rice, Scott and Washington counties. These bans are an important part of the DNR’s response to CWD — limiting close contact between deer helps prevent the spread of the fatal disease. Learn more about what you need to do to help our wild deer, and a full list of the counties included, on the deer feeding ban webpage. |
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