 Deer Management News This Week Updates made to the DEC on hemorrhagic disease to deer September 19, 2020 New York, Poughkeepsie Journal ...a deer that was drooling or foaming at the mouth and seemed very unconcerned about its surroundings ... ...Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) ... Recent Deer Die-Offs Likely from EHD September 18, 2020 North Dakota, newsdakota.com ... Reports throughout southwestern North Dakota of dead and dying whitetail deer discovered on the landscape ... are likely the result of an increase in a viral infection ... Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) ... the prevalence of deer deaths from EHD tends to decline after the first hard frost ... Allegan County area added to EEE aerial spraying list after deer tests positive September 18, 2020 Michigan, MLive ... the state’s growing list of zones to receive aerial spraying for mosquito control... A deer tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis ... EHD, Seasonal disease kills 4 reindeer at Minnesota Zoo, sickens 4 others September 17, 2020 TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press ...Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is spread to deer by gnats ... “The sudden onset of this disease and loss of our reindeer has been an extraordinarily difficult development in a difficult year,” ... CWD found in new deer and elk hunt areas in northeast Wyoming September 18, 2020 Buckrail ... CWD was confirmed in Deer Hunt Area 25 in the Bighorn Mountains with a positive test from an adult doe mule deer that died during a Game and Fish capture operation. Deer Hunt Area 25 is surrounded on three sides by four known CWD positive deer hunt areas... Bay Area Wildfires Chase Wildlife Out of Usual Habitats September 17, 2020 California, NBC Connecticut ... park rangers say they've seen larger herds of deer as well as turkeys searching for new places to live ... EHD, Oconto County deer tests positive for virus that can cause potentially fatal disease September 17, 2020 Wisconsin, We Are Green Bay ... a tissue sample collected from a deer tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD... an Oconto County landowner found discovered seven dead deer on a 40-acre property north of Oconto Falls... DNR surveys deer hunters to understand buck selection September 16, 2020 Wisconsin, Madison.com ... plans to invite more than 130,000 licensed hunters to keep online diaries to record the number of hours they spend in the woods, the deer they see and observations about the size and age of the bucks they don’t take... Minnesota moose won't get federal Endangered Species Act protection September 15, 2020 Duluth News Tribune ... This winter saw the ninth year of a diminished but fairly stable population that comes after the state's moose numbers crashed rapidly, from a modern high of 8,840 moose estimated in 2006 to just 2,700 in 2013. This year’s official estimate by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, using aerial surveys in mid-winter, was roughly 3,150 .., Regulation bans the use of natural deer lures and attractants in South Carolina September 15, 2020 Kingstree News ... This preventative measure was established in response to the continuing spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ... Deer Hunters May Be Selected for Chronic Wasting Disease Testing September 15, 2020 Colorado, Pagosa Daily Post ... CPW will be sending out letters to Colorado rifle season deer (buck and doe) hunters who have been selected for mandatory CWD testing... Click here for complete CWD Testing and Submission Information ...The hunt is on for deer in Kansas September 15, 2020 KSNT News ... Hunters killed 78,000 deer in Kansas last year. On Monday people can start hunting .., 2021 Lāna'i Axis Deer Hunting Season Canceled September 15, 2020 Hawaii, Maui Now ... The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife announced the cancellation of the 2021 Lāna‘i Axis Deer season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic... South Euclid expected to use USDA sharpshooters to cull deer, but also look to sterilization September 15, 2020 Ohio, The Plain Dealer Cleveland ... about 28 deer per square mile in South Euclid ... [well withing the deer density capacity for a suburban area] ... the city’s council is in agreement that deer will again be culled early next year after another infrared count ... Councilwoman Sunny Simon favors sterilization as a means of more effectively limiting deer population... ODNR continues to work on Chronic Wasting Disease prevention September 14, 2020 Ohio, Wooster Daily Record ... Latest pen with CWD positive is depopulated ... the five-year ban on what the landowners could do with the property expired, and in a proactive move, The Division of Wildlife stepped up to make sure no wild deer would be stepping on the site... there are still (CWD) prions on the land ... Do your part to keep Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) out of Maine September 14, 2020 Maine DIFW ... If established in Maine, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) may have devastating impacts on the state’s deer and moose herds, our hunting heritage, and Maine’s economy. CWD has never been found in Maine, but it has been found in wild cervid populations in 24 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces and captive populations in 17 states and three provinces.., Oak mast determines deer sightings September 13, 2020 West Virginia, The Dominion Post ... When there is a good mast deer do not move around a lot. They find those oaks that are producing and dropping lots of acorns and they feed there. No need to go to fields where they become more visible ... In 2019, West Virginia had a good mast and for that reason, plus some bad weather, the buck harvest was low.., Statewide Outlook Good For Early Season Deer Hunting September 13, 2020 Texas, Tyler Morning Telegraph ... “The spring rains helped many areas of the state, including South Texas, Edwards Plateau, and areas west, recover from very dry conditions persisting from fall and winter of 2019. Vegetation has responded positively to the spring moisture with an abundance of quality forbs and an explosion of new growth on shrubs both of which are critical for providing good deer nutrition,” ... Texas has an estimated 5.5 million white-tailed deer .., Minnesota’s wolf population September 13, 2020 DNR ... In the 1960s, the population was estimated to be as low as 350. Wolf numbers trended upward during the next 40 years, peaking at about 3,000 from 2002 until 2005. Since 2014 the population estimate has been about 2,700 with a current population estimate of 2,699.., Mandatory chronic wasting disease testing in 89 game management units September 12, 2020 Colorado, Montrose Daily Press ... Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be conducting mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing during the 2020 hunting season in specific game management units (GMU) as part of efforts to control the spread of CWD with its Colorado Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan... Mosquito Clouds Killing Deer, Cattle In Southwest Louisiana September 11, 2020 HuffPost ... clouds of mosquitos have left animals such as horses, deer and cattle anemic and bleeding under their skins from all the bites, Fontenot told The Associated Press. The animals are getting exhausted from constantly moving in an attempt to avoid being bit ... EHD, State IDs Fatal Deer Virus September 11, 2020 New York, Highlands Current ... dozens of dead white-tailed deer... the result of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease ... The disease first appeared in New York State in 2007 in Albany, Rensselaer and Niagara counties. Another outbreak occurred in Rockland County in 2011... The lack of previous exposure to the disease makes New York state deer especially vulnerable.., 2020 Michigan Deer Season Preview September 11, 2020 DNR News ... , the Upper Peninsula deer herd seemed to fare well during last year’s winter... Last winter had little to no impact on deer numbers in the northern Lower Peninsula... The winter in southern Michigan was very mild and likely had no impact on the deer herd.., Highland Heights planning another infrared deer count, second round of culling September 11, 2020 Ohio, cleveland.com ... On Nov. 25, 2019, the USDA conducted a deer count in Highland Heights and found that the city, at 5.2 square miles, held 280 deer -- or 54.4 deer per square mile. The average per square mile was considered quite high, as the optimum number of deer in a city per square mile is thought to be 15 to 20. [This article links to a page on this website which shows that the optimum number of deer is NOT 15 to 20, that a suburb can support over 100 deer per square mile and some communities are targeting 50 deer per square mile.] ... DNR maintains aggressive response to chronic wasting disease September 11, 2020 Minnesota, Hometown Focus ... Barbara Keller, the DNR’s big game program leader, said the DNR continues to use three management tools to reduce the risk of CWD: reducing deer densities, using feeding and attractant bands to reduce contact between deer, and restricting carcass movement. “These tools are our best chance at limiting the spread of the disease in wild deer.”... Deer and Elk Transportation Rules Have Changed September 11, 2020 South Dakota, SDGFP News ... if you harvest a deer or elk in a CWD endemic area(see maps below) and take any portion of that carcass to a non-endemic CWD area, you must dispose any carcass remains in your garbage container (if allowed by your waste management provider), an approved landfill or leave the butchered carcass in the field where the animal was harvested. For a complete list of regulations, click here. Click on this link for the "Related Documents" tab to find a list of frequently asked questions. To learn more about CWD, where it occurs, surveillance efforts, testing and what you can do to reduce the spread of CWD, click here ...DEC proposes “Holiday Deer Hunt” during post-Christmas week, public comment sought September 10, 2020 New York, syracuse.com ... This new opportunity is consistent with the department’s efforts to recruit, retain, and reactivate New York hunters ... the proposal is not being considered in the Northern Zone, as “deer may already be moving to wintering areas by late December... Buck shaming a symptom of a larger problem for deer hunters September 9, 2020 Tennessee, Times Free Press ... a habit of judging the deer that others take and belittling them because you think the antlers were too small ... For many years now, hunters have watched celebrity hunters perched in tree stands and shooting houses as they fling arrows and pull triggers on whitetail deer with antlers like those of the extinct Irish Elk. (OK, slight exaggeration.) ...  ... The number of safe crossings done by mule deer alone along Highway 97C (the Okanagan Connector between Kelowna and Aspen Grove), using 11 underpasses and one overpass between April and October last year, was more than 3,700... Fall and winter food for wildlife could be sparse in some parts of Pennsylvania September 9, 2020 Penn Live ... white oak and chestnut oak, will be very limited this year in many areas, particularly south of Interstate 80, due to the extremely late freeze event in May ... red, black and scarlet oaks, seem to be below average to average .., Hunting preview 2020 September 9, 2020 Missouri, Kansas City Star ... “Throughout the vast majority of the state, our deer herd is steadily increasing,” said Jason Isabelle, cervid program supervisor ... 2020 SE MT big game hunting forecast September 8, 2020 Mongana, EIN News ... Southeast Montana experienced another summer with good rainfall, but conditions are rapidly drying out ... “Abundant precipitation last year made for good forage conditions and deer going into winter in good body condition,” ... “Mule deer are ... about 15 percent above last year and 33 percent above long-term average.” ... Whitetails counts were overall 11 percent above last year .., Elk Foundation and partners fund Colorado projects September 8, 2020 Business Times of Western Colorado ... The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners have provided a total of nearly $2.6 million to fund research and conservation projects that benefit elk and other wildlife ... CWD Samples Focused on Specific Hunt Areas This Year September 8, 2020 Wyoming, laramielive.com ... The Laramie Region’s goal is to collect samples from at least 200 adult mule deer bucks harvested in Hunt Areas 15, 61, and 74-77... DEC Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Putnam and Orange County Deer September 8, 2020 New York, HamletHub ... several white-tailed deer in the towns of Nelsonville and Cold Spring in Putnam County and near Goshen in Orange County died after contracting Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD)... Indiana DNR form allows people to report dead, sick animals September 8, 2020 WAVE 3 ... Deer with signs that may indicate chronic wasting disease (CWD) such as emaciation, staggering or standing with poor posture ...Deer with signs that may indicate EHD such as death in or near water, loss of appetite and wariness, swelling around the head ... International study gets at the root of what makes deer migrate September 8, 2020 Wyoming, Phys.org ... researchers found that the dynamics of springtime plant growth, specifically whether green-up progresses like a wave or not, explains where migration occurs in many ecosystems ... Migratory behavior emerges as a means for animals to track food in landscapes where pulses of the best forage actually move across the landscape as the spring season unfolds... Environmentalists say Washington’s wolf program is broken September 8, 2020 Washington, Heraldnet.com ... The current plan does not account for the declining population of deer and other ungulates that provide food for wolves in the wild, which has knocked the predator-prey relationship out of balance ...The DFW estimates the state’s wolf population grew to 145 animals in 26 packs in 2019.., 'Howl you vote?' wolf advocates, opponents ask Colorado September 7, 2020 Vail Daily News ... Polling has found broad support for wolf reintroduction in Colorado, which some opponents call 'ballot-box biology ... Wolves would threaten Colorado’s deer, elk and moose populations ... 39 counties including Grand, Routt and Garfield have passed resolutions opposing wolf reintroduction... Colorado’s last resident wolves were killed in the 1940s.., Mule deer and bighorn sheep benefit from wildfires September 7, 2020 British Columbia, Infotel.ca ... There’s a lot of plants that are dependant on fire to regenerate. Fire clears out smaller shrubs that become less edible for some species, while allowing other plants to grow that are often more nutritious for sheep and deer, he said. “Fire isn’t such a terrible thing if we can find a place on the landscape for it to go,” ... Fall Creek Elk Herd a ‘focus’ of CWD surveillance September 6, 2020 Wyoming, Jackson Hole News & Guide ... Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been detected in mule deer in the region, but not yet in elk... just south of Jackson ... approximately 5,000-animal herd ... The 2020 Deer Hunting Season Forecast August 12, 2020 Outdoor Life |
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