 Deer Management News This Week State Senator Ed McBroom holds committee hearing to find ways to increase hunter participation June 19, 2019 Michigan, UpperMichigansSource.com ... bills would reduce the price on fishing and hunting licenses to qualified residents who either own land in Michigan, previously lived in the state and had a Michigan resident hunting license, or completed hunter safety training in Michigan... 'The only things thriving are the buzzards.' Limited deer feeding allowed in Delta flood June 20, 2019 Mississippi, The Clarion-Ledger ...Mississippi's south Delta has been flooded for months and some wildlife populations are struggling as a result. In response, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks recently announced limited supplemental feeding of deer is now allowed in Issaquena and Warren counties... GFP Seeking Comments on Revised CWD Management Plan June 19, 2019 South Dakota ... The plan can be found at: gfp.sd.gov/chronic-wasting-disease/, and then clicking on the "2nd CWD Plan" link... Comments will be taken through June 28th... Iowa City Council agrees to deer bow hunt June 19, 2019 Iowa City Press-Citizen ... Iowa City's request for permission for a new hunt by sharpshooters has twice been rejected by the commission. The concern from the NRC is that the plan relies too much on sharpshooting for long-term management and that allowing bow hunting by area hunters would be more effective... Staten Island, A controlled bow hunt to reduce Staten Island’s deer population? The state is open to the idea, Oddo says June 19, 2019 New York, Staten Island Advance ... We are encouraged by the results of our sterilization work. We will continue our ongoing dialogue with Borough President Oddo and state DEC as we pursue innovative ways to reduce the impact of deer in Staten Island,” said Parks Department spokeswoman Crystal Howard... With new group, governor hopes to address migration corridor issue in Wyoming June 18, 2019 Casper Star-Tribune ... Over the last year, additional parcels of land in the oil-rich sands of the Red Desert – which contains a number of long-established migration corridors for numerous species of ungulates – have been targeted for development by oil and gas interests in spite of a declaration by the U.S. Department of the Interior ...A field test for fatal deer disease is just months away June 18, 2019 Minnesota, Post Bulletin ... Their proposed tool would use flow cells, which are used in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease research in humans. And the device that fits in the palm of your hand would detect CWD prions in samples of blood, saliva, urine or deer droppings... MDIFW moose biologist honored with international award June 18, 2019 Maine, WAGM ... “Maine has the most progressive and scientific moose management program in the United States, and Lee is the engine that drives that - he is most deserving of the award,” ... The Northern White-Cedar Recruitment Bottleneck: Understanding the Effects of Substrate, Competition, and Deer Browsing LF Reuling, CC Kern, LS Kenefic, DR Bronson - Forests, 2019 ... Results: None of the measures of deer browsing used in this study were found to be associated with white-cedar regeneration. Soil pH, competition from other seedlings and saplings, and stem density of white-cedar in the overstory were found to be potentially associated with white-cedar regeneration. Conclusions: While browsing by deer is likely a factor affecting white-cedar regeneration in many areas, this study highlights the challenge of quantifying deer browse effects, as well as showing that other factors likely contribute to the difficulty of regenerating white-cedar ... Syracuse, Common Council approves using sharpshooters to kill deer in Syracuse June 17, 2019 CNYcentral.com ... The Syracuse Tick and Deer Management Advisory Group recommended the plan that was approved Monday... using USDA sharpshooters.. Ticks kill 50 percent of moose calves in Maine, but that's not the case in the rest of North America June 17, 2019 The Keene Sentinel ... in some years, more than 50 percent of moose calves in the research study have succumbed after serving as hosts to thousands of ticks... [Minnesota]: We had a very high neo-nate mortality. And two-thirds of that was wolf predation,” ... Deer numbers stable in northeastern Montana, surveys find June 17, 2019 Billings Gazette ... Mule deer populations are above average while whitetail numbers are mostly stable across Region 6 in northeastern Montana ... the region-wide mule deer density at 56 percent above average, but 4 percent below the 2018 survey... Deer hunting in Little Rock? It's being studied June 17, 2019 Arkansas, Arkansas Times (blog) ... Here’s the full rundown. The staff makes no recommendation, other than to say there are “positives and negatives.” ... ... the money [$100,000] earmarked for monitoring and testing deer for CWD is going to deer farmers ... These same deer farmers fight efforts to prevent their deer from escaping onto Wisconsin’s landscape, carrying disease to the wild deer herd... Deer numbers showing improvement in County June 15, 2019 Maine, Sun Journal ... in some Aroostook County townships the lynx, a federally listed endangered species, was more prevalent than deer ... The deer situation has improved some in the County, but tough winters and continued predation holds back the recovery of deer numbers ... coyote packs take down deer year-round, it’s the deer in wintering areas that are the most vulnerable ... 2nd deer suspected of testing positive for CWD in Libby June 15, 2019 Montana, KPAX-TV ... The sample was collected from a white-tailed buck that appeared symptomatic and was removed inside city limits near the site of the first detection... Killing Coyotes Is Not As Effective As Once Thought, Researchers Say June 14, 2019 Wyoming, NPR ... Mule deer populations around the West are down — 31 percent since 1991 ... some studies show that if you kill off a lot of coyotes, they breed even more. "Oftentimes, coyote control programs have been implemented, and in some, or many, instances the effects were negligible," ...Deer chronic wasting disease spread making biologists and lawmakers wary June 14, 2019 North Carolina, northcarolinahealthnews.org ... has not yet been detected in North Carolina ... According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, modeling shows big declines, or even localized extinction of affected animals, over a period of 50 to 200 years following the arrival of the disease... Idaho proposes changes to hunting rules June 14, 2019 Lewiston Morning Tribune ...The rule would give the commission authority to limit the number of nonresident deer and elk tags issued in general season hunts to no less than 10 percent of the number of resident tags without necessarily limiting tags available to resident hunters... The West's worst fires aren't burning in forests June 13, 2019 Nevada, High Country News ... Historically, sagebrush habitat burned about once every century or less, but now it happens around every five to 10 years ... If sagebrush decline continues, the approximately 350 species that depend on it are in serious trouble... The fires also harm watersheds, cause erosion and destroy wildlife corridors used by pronghorn antelope, mule deer and elk... WV's environmental bounceback has been great for fish and wildlife June 12, 2019 West Virginia, Charleston Gazette-Mail ... in 1968, the statewide overall deer harvest was 10,547,” Johansen said. “Last year, it was 108,856. We were able to expand the deer population from that low number by cutting back on the harvest of antlerless deer... “Our bear population back in the mid-to-late 1970s was about 500,” he continued. “Now we estimate it's between 12,000 and 14,000.”.., A Spatially and Temporally Concurrent Comparison of Popular Abundance Estimators for White-tailed Deer JM Haus, TB Eyler, JL Bowman - Northeastern Naturalist, 2019 ... FLIR surveys had greater detection probabilities relative to spotlight surveys and required less effort to achieve sufficient precision. Jacobson camera surveys appeared to overestimate Deer density and provided no measures of precision. The N-mixture model camera surveys provided sufficient precision and generated point estimate and detection probabilities similar to FLIR surveys. Camera surveys were costlier and more labor intensive relative to road-based surveys. We recommend road-based distance sampling using FLIR technology ... City looks to resume deer vasectomies by winter as it searches for $2.5M-program contractor June 12, 2019 New York, SILive.com ... A detailed cost breakdown of the three-year program obtained by the Advance showed that just 7.6 percent of the $4.1 million program went toward supplies to sterilize the borough’s bucks and bait to lure them. The rest of the $3.7 million in funding for the program was used to pay senior scientists, wildlife biologists and technicians ... city’s search for a new deer vasectomy contractor ... Fish and Game releases winter survival rates for elk, deer June 11, 2019 Idaho, KTVB ... just 42 percent of radio-collared mule deer fawns made it through the winter, well below the average survival rate of 58 percent. Fish and Game officers say February's significant snowstorms, followed by a cool and wet spring, contributed to the number of deaths... Wisconsin's wolf population remains healthy, stable June 11, 2019 DNR News ... Data collected during track surveys this past winter reveal an overwinter minimum wolf count of 914-978 wolves, similar to the 905-944 wolves detected during the 2017-2018 count.., CWD panel won't consider closing elk feedgrounds June 11, 2019 Wyoming, WyoFile ... Instead, Game and Fish is considering forming a separate, more localized group that would address elk feedgrounds. That would occur “after this [statewide] process,”... The agency recognizes feedgrounds “will likely exacerbate the disease problem,” because they concentrate animals artificially to the point diseases can be transmitted more easily... Oregon bill aims to reduce wildlife collisions June 10, 2019 The News Guard ... Around 55,000 deer and elk have been hit by cars since ODOT began tracking data in 2010. House Bill 2834 requires the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to map wildlife corridors and work with ODOT and other state agencies to protect them, for example, by incorporating wildlife crossings in new development projects... New Mexico Game And Fish: Deer, Elk And Bighorn Enhancement Raffle Tickets Now Available June 10, 2019 Los Alamos Daily Post ... All proceeds from enhancement hunts are used solely for habitat enhancement, conservation, research and management projects in New Mexico for the species raffled... Researchers achieve breakthrough in gene-targeted approach to study chronic wasting disease June 10, 2019 Colorado, Source ... led by Professor Glenn Telling, have developed a new gene-targeted approach to study chronic wasting disease in mice, allowing opportunities for research that has not previously existed... The study was published May 29 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...People Are Helping Animals Cross Highways — And That's Great for Humans, Too June 10, 2019 NationSwell ... “there’s been an increasing recognition that elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and other species need to migrate in the interest of saving biodiversity.” ... the economic data indicates [the crossings] basically pay for themselves if you put them in the right places.” ... Federal agency taking comments on predator killing in Idaho June 10, 2019 Idaho, Washington Times ... A plan to kill wolves and other predators that attack livestock, deer and elk in Idaho is the subject of an environmental study that will include public comment ... How 40 acres of abandoned mine lands in Central Pennsylvania became a wildlife habitat June 9, 2019 Allentown Morning Call ... the former pits are filled with toxins and are not safe for visitors to use for recreational purposes... a tributary that reroutes acid mine drainage through a limestone filter... New Hampshire 2018 Deer Harvest June 8, 2019 New Hampshire, Lowell Sun ... New Hampshire's 2018 deer season resulted in a total harvest of 14,113 deer. The adult (antlered) buck kill of 8,029 deer was the largest number documented in the state since record keeping began in 1922.., Kansas Resident Deer Hunter Fees June 7, 2019 ksoutdoors.com ... General Resident: $52.50, Landowner/Tenant: $32.50, Youth (15 or younger): $22.50, Preference point only: $11.50 New state law aims to curb car-wildlife crashes June 7, 2019 Oregon, KTVZ New state law aims to curb car-wildlife crashes June 7, 2019 Oregon, KTVZ Younger bucks might be in the cross-hairs June 7, 2019 Oregon, Mail Tribune ... proposed expansion from forked-horned to any buck with a visible antler ... “They’re kind of young and dumb, so they might be easier targets, especially for people getting into hunting and youth hunters... Hunting, fishing remain economic powerhouses in ND June 7, 2019 North Dakota, Jamestown Sun ... There were 49,000 fewer resident and nonresident firearm deer in the state in 2017-18 compared to 2011-12, for example. So hunter expenditures adjusted for inflation decreased by $52.7 million (22 percent)... Deer Baiting Debated June 7, 2016 Maine, Bangor Daily News ... Legislation to allow deer baiting drew strong opposition from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, Maine Professional Guides Association, and Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, pretty much guaranteeing it will be defeated ... RI hunting preserves could spread disease and environmental destruction June 7, 2019 Rhode Island, The Providence Journal ... House bill, H5849, would allow hunting preserves of 500 acres or larger to import non-native elk, deer, or other animals into Rhode Island for hunting purposes ... the importation of deer and elk could introduce chronic wasting disease, a disease that has not yet been found in Rhode Island deer populations... |
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