Nebraska Deer News
 Federal indictment brought against York man April 18, 2013 Nebraska, York News-Times ... the first count charges that on or about Nov. 14, 2011, Hunnel transported an adult mule deer from Nebraska to Kansas without having a valid license to hunt in Nebraska. The maximum possible penalty for this count, according to Sharp, is five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment... Lottery provides shot at 4-species Nebraska permit April 16, 2013 San Francisco Chronicle ... The nonrefundable lottery application fee costs $25. The tag is valid in 2013 and 2014 and has a bag limit of one elk of either sex, one deer of either sex, one antelope of either sex and two turkeys ... Officials investigate deer poaching March 30, 2013 Nebraska, North Platte Telegraph ... A conservation officer came upon three mule deer, shot and left in rural Red Willow County on March 23. The commission believes that the shootings happened between March 20 and March 22 ... If you have information, they are asking that you call 1-800-742-7627... Authorities seeking information on dead deer March 29, 2013 Nebraska, McCook Daily Gazette ... The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is seeking information in an investigation of deer shot and left in Red Willow County. Between March 20 and March 22 ... the Nebraska Wildlife Crimestoppers at 1-800-742-7627. Callers can remain anonymous ... Study: I-80 deer fence doing its job March 25, 2013 Nebraska, Lincoln Journal Star ... The number of dead deer along a stretch of Interstate 80 near the Platte River has dropped by 85 percent since completion of a $1.4 million deer fence in late 2011... the 4-mile fence ... Eight-foot-high electric and non-electric fences were installed ... Homestead National Monument's Winter deer number lower than fall survey March 10, 2013 Nebraska, Beatrice Daily Sun ... The count for the day was 17 deer in the quarter section between the monument's Heritage Center and Cub Creek. In the fall, the deer count was 25 in the quarter sections that equals up to 100 deer for each square mile... Monument deer surveys began in 2003 .. Drought and disease blamed for decline in deer harvest March 3, 2013 Nebraska, Lincoln Journal Star Drought and epizootic hemorrhagic disease are to blame for reducing the whitetail deer population, permit sales and deer harvest in 2012. In October... commission staff has recommended a 4,000 deer permit reduction and 86,000 bonus antler-less deer tags... Deer Harvest Declined 30 Percent in 2012 March 1, 2013 Nebraksa, OutDoorNebraska.ne.gov ... The Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners will consider deer and other big game recommendations for 2013 at a meeting March 8 in Kearney. The deer season recommendations are designed to allow for controlled herd growth in most areas of the state. Staff recommends a reduction of approximately 4,000 deer permits and 86,000 bonus antlerless deer tags. To view the recommendations, visit: http://www.sos.ne.gov/dyindex.html. Nebraska Deer Harvest Declined 30 Percent in 2012 March 1, 2013 Nebraska City News Press ... Drought and an outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in 2012 caused significant reductions in whitetail deer populations ... Total deer harvest fell 30 percent to 60,548. The whitetail buck harvest fell 29 percent to 26,309; whitetail antlerless harvest dropped 36 percent to 24,974; mule deer buck harvest declined 3 percent to 7,325; and the mule deer antlerless harvest fell 8 percent to 1,940. [Mule deer less affected by EHD] ... Deer Survey Set at Nebraska Homesteading Monument February 26, 2013 1011now ... Volunteers are being sought to help count deer at the Homestead National Monument of America in southeast Nebraska. More information is available by calling 402-223-3514 .. scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on March 9 and end by noon. The Season of EHD—and How It May Affect Next Season December 18, 2012 Nebraska, Field & Stream Although the threat of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) ended with the first hard freeze here on the Plains, its effects are still being felt by deer hunters, and will be for several seasons to come.... Considering that drought exacerbates the spread of EHD by concentrating deer herds around water sources, the worst may not be over. Much of the Great Plains is still experiencing drought conditions ... Disease a factor in low deer totals December 16, 2012 Nebraska, Omaha World-Herald Epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, appears worse than predicted, resulting in less hunting success with lower deer harvest numbers in Nebraska and western Iowa. Before the firearms season, Kit Hams, big-game program manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks ... The firearms harvest should be down nearly 30 percent ... about 60,000 deer to have been harvested this season. There was also a 13 percent drop in firearm season permits sold. Lincoln, Almond: Deer population, hunting is 'a DEM problem' December 12, 2012 Nebraska, Valley Breeze ... If an increasing deer population has been identified as such a problem, the Department of Environmental Management should be on the hook to find solutions, Town Administrator T. Joseph Almond said ... at the public informational ... Many voiced their concerns, either of deer hunting being unsafe, or of an abundance of deer being a threat to drivers and residents. There were no decisions made that night, only that the issue to allow archery hunting will be continued to the next meeting on Dec. 17... Deer population reeling from disease outbreak December 11, 2012 Nebraska, Lincoln Journal Star The almost 6,000 deer carcasses reported to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2012 represent the most severe outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease since the 1970s ... If the drought persists in 2013, the carcass count could rise rapidly again through the summer months... Concern for deer, declining deer numbers December 9, 2012 Nebraska, Lincoln Journal Star ... Game and Parks has reported more than a 27 percent drop in the deer harvest during the 2012 firearm season. The drought forecast for 2013 could have a more severe effect on wildlife everywhere in Nebraska ... LB836, which provided for extra early doe hunting seasons, removed many of the most fundamental restrictions on deer hunting. ... Meetings to address concerns about deer December 8, 2012 Nebraska, Fremont Tribune In the wake a disappointing deer season for many, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is in the midst of holding public information meetings to discuss deer issues throughout the state... As the state tries to recover from the disease outbreaks of 2012, many are also wondering aloud if Nebraska should become a one-buck state or limit non-resident tags (especially mule deer) until populations recover... Deer harvest sees decline November 28, 2012 Nebraska, Seward County Independent During the 2012 Nebraska firearm deer hunting season, the preliminary numbers for the harvest show a 29 percent decrease from the same season last year ... Kit Hams, NGPC Big Game program manager, said ... “We’ve never had this level of a decrease in one year,” ... Hams attributes a portion of the harvest decline to the outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in white-tailed deer, which is due to this year’s drought ... Deer harvest down by more than one-quarter November 27, 2012 Nebraska, Rapid City Journal ... Northeast Nebraska had the largest decline in harvest, while southwest had the least decline... In addition to large numbers of deer lost to epizootic hemorrhagic disease, deer populations, permit sales and hunting success were impacted by a record drought and the elimination of Earn-A-Buck rules in some management units, where a doe had to be checked in before or at the same time as a buck... Southeast Nebraska deer harvest down 34 percent November 24, 2012 Beatrice Daily Sun Tim McCoy, deputy director of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, said 2011 was a record-setting year during rifle season, with more than 55,000 deer harvested in the state. This year's numbers were down 27 percent overall for deer with 40,301 ... One likely culprit in the reduced deer this season was the presence of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) which is spread through bites by a certain gnat or midge... Deer harvest up from opening weekend, down overall November 22, 2012 Nebraska, Columbus Telegram This year’s harvest is more comparable to the good harvests of 2006 or 2007, not the records set the last couple of years because of deer over-population ... a viral disease has been fatal for more than 2,000 white-tailed deer across the state this year... This is the worst outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease, which is spread to deer through midge bites, since 1976 ... Decrease in Deer November 18, 2012 Nebraska, knopnews2 ... a 20 percent decrease in the amount of deer received at the North Platte check station ... "Some of that may be due to the hemorrhagic disease losses, the mortality's we've had in this unit, but also some of that is due to the lower population we've seen the last few years, mainly due to the high numbers of antler-less permits," ... Wildlife Biologist, Lance Hastings Hunters noticing the effects of EHD outbreak November 17, 2012 Nebraska, Fremont Tribune ... according to Tom Welstead, the Northeast District Manager of the Wildlife Division for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, he suspects most check stations in the area are down around 50 to 55 percent of last year... the meager deer harvest is largely due to something bowhunters (and airboaters) have noticed all summer and fall: a ton of deer died in the EHD outbreak of 2012. Deer season kill numbers way down November 16, 2012 Nebraska, Columbus Telegram ... The game and parks official attributed the slide to a combination of a record deer harvest during 2011 and the prevalence of a viral disease that has killed thousands of white-tailed deer across the state this year. Tom Welstead said the commission’s Earn A Buck program, which urged hunters who shot a buck to reduce the deer population by also taking a doe, sought to trim the whitetail numbers by 25 percent last year. Disappointing 2012 Nebraska Deer Season November 15, 2012 Windmill 12 ... at the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest has been terrible. Between brainworm, EHD (blue tongue), and the wildfires this summer, the deer population seems to have been decimated... they are responsible for, however, is selling the same number of permits as they have the last two years, knowing the success rate for hunters would be down dramatically. 6000 Deer Reported Dead Due To EHD November 13, 2012 Nebraska, WOWT Nebraska Wildlife officials say they've received around 6,000 reports of dead deer over the past few months due to EHD... epizootic hemorrhagic disease. ... Mule Deer Rut Should be Peaking November 12, 2012 Nebraska, Field and Stream ... The 100th meridian splits the Great Plains states of Nebraska, Kansas and the Dakotas roughly in half, and also serves as a general guideline for the presence of mule deer on the Plains. To the west, mule deer roam the prairies and grasslands. East of 100 degrees, the forked horn deer forfeit lands to the dominance of the whitetail ... In the southwest corner of the Nebraska panhandle, Troy Kurz states ... “I can tell you the mule deer are rutting,” ... State's firearm deer season set to open November 9, 2012 Nebraska, North Platte Telegraph ... tomorrow morning. Nebraska's firearm deer season open at dawn and the season will run until sundown Nov. 18... You must wear a minimum of 400 square inches of blaze orange ... Game & Parks Responds to Deer Disease (EHD) with Permit Reductions November 1, 2012 Nebraska, 1011now ... "Virtually every part of the state has seen at least some level of this disease," says Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Wildlife Division Administrator Scott Taylor ... Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) ... Game and Parks officials say it's hard to manage permits when a disease kill is as highly localized as EHD has been, but some hunters say that more permit reductions are needed this year, or they fear the effects could be long term... Fewer Deer Permits in Nebraska, Result of EHD Outbreak October 29, 2012 WOWT The Nebraska Game and Parks Commissioners approved staff recommendations to reduce 2012 antlerless deer hunting permits at their Oct. 26 meeting in North Platte. The action was taken to reduce harvest pressure in areas with substantial losses from epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). Permit reductions of 20 to 50 percent were approved for 18 antlerless-only units ... | Search for news and information by keyword above or find links to state news stories organized by topic.
Other useful links: - Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Nebraska Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Management Mission Statement: The mission of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is stewardship of the state's fish, wildlife, park, and outdoor recreation resources in the best long-term interests of the people and those resources.
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