Human development across the Inland Northwest threatening wildlife habitats May 16, 2024 Washington, KREM

... Humans are encroaching on native deer's natural habitat... their population is decreasing... An increase in highway infrastructure has played a big role in the destruction of natural habitat...  "There's research showing that subspecies are being created, because the genetics aren't being mixed anymore." ..,

Hunters in NY took fewer deer last season; steep decrease in antlerless harvest 'concerning'  May 16, 2024 New York, syracuse.com

...  a 3.6 percent decrease in antlered buck harvest statewide, and a steep 15.6 percent decrease in antlerless deer... In some areas of the state, however, hunters simply aren’t shooting enough antlerless deer to manage deer populations effectively, DEC said...

North American Wildlife Agency CWD Testing and Ancillary Data (2000 – 2022)  2024 ecommons.cornell.edu

     The North American Wildlife Agency CWD Testing and Ancillary Data (2000-2022) dataset (“Dataset”) represents epidemiological, population, ecological, and anthropogenic data related to chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in 16 US states (“Administrative Areas”) in North America...

WVU researchers working to protect West Virginia’s elk herd May 16, 2024 West Virginia, The Register-Herald

... In 2016, elk were reintroduced to West Virginia from existing populations in Kentucky and Arizona... “Genetic diversity has really important implications about the future sustainability of these populations,” ...  to identify individuals or groups that would be a good fit for future relocations ...

Protective Effect of Deer Heart Peptide on Cardiac Injury in Mice. 2024 - International Journal of Inflamation

... Significant improvement in myocardial disorders by deer heart peptide could be observed from heart tissue sections. The present study emphasizes the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of deer heart peptide, an enzymatic digest of deer heart ...

Local hunters group advocating for banning captive hunting in Rhode Island May 15, 2024 Rhode Island, RIPR: The Public's Radio

... The Preserve Sporting Club in Richmond has tried in the past to legalize big game hunting ... we have undertaken an effort to address the desire to open this industry and really to change the law in the other direction and prohibit the establishment of captive hunting facilities and the importation of wildlife for that purpose...

Parasitic worm likely playing role in decline of moose populations May 15, 2024 Washington State University

...  in Idaho between March 2020 and July 2022. While the parasitic roundworm E. schneideri was not detected in any of the animals found in north Idaho, it was present in 10 of the 20 adult moose studied in the southeastern portion of the state...

Hunters and states snubbed: Peltola sides with feds by voting against bill to delist gray wolf May 14, 2024 Alaska, Must Read Alaska

...  House Resolution 764 ...gives individual states and their wildlife management agencies the right to manage gray wolf populations within their borders... Alaska is home to an estimated 7,000-11,000 wolves and is the only state in which wolves were never included on the Endangered Species List...

New York Senate, Assembly pass Wildlife Crossings Act May 14, 2024 The Daily Gazette

... The act will require that the state Department of Transportation examines roadways for “potential wildlife crossings to improve wildlife habitat connectivity, reduce wildlife vehicle collisions, and increase public safety,” ...

The 2024 Nebraska Deer Forecast May 14, 2024 OutdoorNebraska Big Game Guide

... Deer populations and harvests have declined in recent years.  In 2023, statewide mule deer buck harvest was the lowest since 1977 and whitetail buck harvest was the lowest since 1994..,

Mississippi State experts address CWD potential risk in humans May 14, 2024 WJTV on MSN

... Since CJD [Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease] is so rare, there is cause for concern but there are still so many unknowns regarding this case. We know the two subjects had a history of consuming venison, but we don’t know if they ingested meat that tested positive for CWD. The scientists who published the brief themselves noted that more research is needed...

State provides update on deer disease May 14, 2024 Ohio, Sandusky Register

... In 2023 and 2024, 27 deer were found to be chronic wasting disease-positive, including one out of 923 tested in Hardin County, four of 618 in Marion County, 21 of 1,193 in Wyandot County and one out of the 73 tested in Allen County ..,

Is It Illegal To Hunt for Albino Deer/Elk in Washington State? May 14, 2024 NEWStalk 870

... other states might protect an albino deer or elk but in Washington State, it's not illegal to harvest an albino deer or elk ... their survival rate in the wild can make it harder due to their often inherited poor eyesight ...

Wilmington man indicted for allegedly poaching white-tailed deer May 13, 2024 Delaware, Wilmington News Journal

... had illegally hunted the trophy buck on private property about 10 miles from his sister’s land, and later learned that the written permission from his sister he had presented to wildlife officers had been falsified – after the deer was killed – to mislead authorities...

Mule Deer Survey Completed May 13, 2024 North Dakota Game and Fish

... The overall mule deer density in the badlands was 7.1 deer per square mile... densities remained the same compared to 2023 following last year’s record low fawn production, reduced gun harvest and a mild winter in 2023-24... The 2024 spring survey results were largely influenced by the 2022-23 record-setting harsh winter, which resulted in mule deer does being in poor body condition last spring and record low fawn production in 2023 ...

Personalideer: A comprehensive review of personality studies in cervids - European Journal of Personality, 2024

... animals, just like humans, have unique personalities ... The few studies investigating deer personality mainly focus on three of the over fifty species and only account for a few personality traits. We believe that a deeper understanding of deer personality could help understand deer biology, improve management strategies, and shed light on important aspects of the personality of other species ...

Nevada Board of Wildlife Commission Approves 2024 - 2025 Big Game Hunting Tag Quotas May 11, 2024 Carson Now

... Mule deer fawn ratios observed during fall 2023 and spring 2024 are the highest they have been in a decade and indicate that populations are expanding. Commissioners approved mule deer quotas that were similar to last year except for more noticeable decreases in Management Areas 6, 7 and 10, where quotas were decreased by 35 percent..,

Buffer zones around fields prevent deer damage May 10, 2024 Brownfield Ag News

... planting grasses and legumes along the perimeter of fields not only helps control soil and nutrient loss, but also reduces deer damage to crops... buffers usually take deer out of the crop because they prefer to eat the species planted in the buffers...

Why hunt moose to save them from winter ticks? Experts see few other ways to stem the grisly pests May 10, 2024 Vermont, WVNY on MSN

... for this year’s season, administered exclusively in Essex County. The allotment is expected to cull about 10% of the population there and bring density closer to one moose per square mile ... Experts have probed other ways of defeating the ticks ... but those solutions are still being studied ...

Public Comment Sought on Proposed Regulation Changes to Disease Detection, Response Rules in Deer Breeding Facilities

May 10, 2024 Texas Parks and Wildlife News

... The proposed amendment concerning CWD testing would require the euthanization and post-mortem testing of any breeder deer confirmed positive for CWD via ante-mortem testing...

Increase in Michigan deer harvests in 2023 an encouraging sign for managers May 9, 2024 FOX 2 Detroit on MSN

... Instead of the expected decline that wildlife managers have come to expect, 2023's total participation in deer hunting rose 1.4%. And for the first time in decades, it happened without a change in policy...,

How Often Do Whitetails Give Birth to Triplet and Quadruplet Fawns, or More? May 8, 2024 National Deer Association

... In lower-quality habitat or areas where deer density is too high, twins are about as good as it gets. In higher-quality habitat where deer numbers are in balance with available nutrition, as many as 15% of adult does may bear triplets. Yes, fewer does in quality habitat actually recruit more fawns than overpopulated does in poor habitat...  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) examined the deer... 

Humans have substantially altered the relationship between wolves and deer May 8, 2024 Minnesota, Tri-County News

...research from the University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project found that human activities in northern Minnesota –

logging, road and trail creation, and infrastructure development – have profoundly impacted where wolves hunt and kill deer fawns. By altering forest ecosystems, humans have created an environment that possibly favors the predators... [published in Ecological Applications]

How Often Do Whitetails Give Birth to Triplet and Quadruplet Fawns, or More? May 8, 2024 National Deer Association

... In lower-quality habitat or areas where deer density is too high, twins are about as good as it gets. In higher-quality habitat where deer numbers are in balance with available nutrition, as many as 15% of adult does may bear triplets. Yes, fewer does in quality habitat actually recruit more fawns than overpopulated does in poor habitat...  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) examined the deer... 

Another donor ponies up big for hunting and fishing rights ballot initaitve May 8, 2024  Florida Politics

... “We are thrilled to announce a contribution of $250,000 to the ‘Yes on 2!’ Committee in Florida, advocating for the passage of the constitutional right to fish and hunt amendment,” said Luke Hilgemann, CEO of T. Roosevelt Action and national chair of Yes on 2...

With 2 CWD-positive deer, California becomes 34th state to report fatal disease May 8, 2024 California, cidrap.umn

... The CDFW has been monitoring elk and deer for CWD using lymph node testing of more than 6,500 cervids since 2000 and has been working with hunters, taxidermists, and meat processors to boost disease surveillance since 2018. But given that the affected counties don't share a border and the CWD incubation period can be months to years, officials said CWD has probably been in the state for some time...

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Confirms 52 Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease May 8, 2024  Department of Natural Resources News

... 52 white-tailed deer sampled within Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery and Washington counties in 2023 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease found in deer, elk, and moose.  Of the positive samples, 49 came from within the existing chronic wasting disease management area (Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties), while one positive sample came from Baltimore County and two positive samples came from Montgomery County..,

Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in California Deer Population May 7, 2024 California Department of Fish and Wildlife News

... samples collected from two deer, one in Madera County near Yosemite Lakes and the other in Inyo County, near Bishop. The deer in Madera County was found dead due to unknown causes and the Inyo County deer was found dead after a vehicle collision... CDFW Urges Hunters to be Vigilant and Participate in Disease Surveillance Efforts ..,

New Hampshire Deer 2023-24 Hunting Results May 7, 2024 New Hampshire Fish and Game

     New Hampshire’s 2023 deer season resulted in a total harvest of 13,136 deer, and represented the fifth-highest harvest in the state’s history going back to 1922. This was a decrease of 7% from 14,082 in 2022. The adult buck (antlered males age 1.5+) kill decreased slightly from 8,339 in 2022 to 8,295 in 2023. This total represents the secondhighest adult buck harvest the state has seen. The antlerless harvest (does and fawns) decreased 16% from 5,743 in 2022 to 4,841 in 2023..,

Wyoming Battles BLM Over New Energy & Migration Rules May 7, 2024 Laramie Live

... The National Parks Conservation Association wants the rules to protect mule deer and pronghorn that travel 200 miles from the Red Desert to Grand Teton National Park... "That corridor has been exceedingly fragmented by decades of widespread oil and gas development and leasing," Kiklis pointed out...

New York sees lowest deer harvesting numbers since 2017: DEC report May 6, 2024 New York, WETM-TV on MSN

... 209,781 deer were hunted and harvested at the end of the 2023 hunting season, the lowest harvested across the state since 2017 when only 203,427 were hunted...  the hunter reporting rate went up to 49.9% in 2023 compared to 46.4% in 2022... The report

New York DEC Announces 2023-24 Deer Harvest Estimates May 6, 2024  NYSDEC

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - NY.gov

... The 2023-24 deer harvest included more than twice as many older bucks, bucks two-and-a-half years old or older, than were harvested in the early 1990s, and nearly five times as many than were harvested in 1969 when DEC first began monitoring the age structure of New York’s deer herd...

Dietary supplementation of SAT and SANT, New Zealand deer velvet supplements, halts systemic LPS-induced neuroinflammation and sickness behaviour in mice - Journal of Functional Foods, 2024

... The two New Zealand velvet supplements, SAT and SANT reduced neuroinflammation and sickness behaviour through different mechanism...

North Dakota Deer Season Set, Apply Online May 6, 2024 North Dakota Game and Fish

... with 50,100 licenses available to hunters, down 3,300 from last year.  In addition, muzzleloader licenses decreased by 66 ... Casey Anderson, North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife division chief, said population, harvest and survey data indicate the state’s deer population is stable to decreasing in the southeastern part of the state ..,

Gray wolf report outlines management and conservation efforts, highlights a decrease in conflicts and an increase in population May 6, 2024 Wyoming Game and Fish

... As of Dec. 31, 2023, at least 192 wolves and 17 breeding pairs reside within the wolf trophy game management area. When combined with other jurisdictions within Wyoming, the state has at least 352 wolves and 43 packs, with at least 24 breeding pairs. The documented increase in wolves is attributed to increased recruitment of young wolves entering the population and lower mortality than noted in previous monitoring years..,

Regulators approve killing twice as many bears as originally allowed in Nevada hunt May 5, 2024 Nevada, Reno Gazette-Journal on MSN

... NDOW estimates the black bear population in Nevada at between 239 and 740 with 95% confidence, and growing at a rate of 5% annually... “That’s a real wide gap of confidence when we’re trying to estimate the population,” said Commissioner David McNinch ..,

Mill Creek, Deer rights group gets win in ongoing lawsuit against Mill Creek Mill Creek board May 5, 2024 Ohio, WFMJ

... Judge Jon Campbell, whose been appointed to oversee this case, notified board members of the park that they need to address 11 complaints raised by the deer rights group.  Chief among them is the accusation that the board failed to exercise due diligence in the performance of their duties to the public...

Woman's 'Highly Unusual' Pneumonia Caused by Parasite-Tainted Deer Meat May 3, 2024 Florida, Yahoo

... detailed this week in the New England Journal of Medicine ... the 32-year-old Florida resident visited an emergency room ... the woman had recently prepared a deer carcass collected from her boyfriend’s hunting trip in Alabama. The woman cooked, served, and ate the venison ... tests came back positive for T. gondii ...  her blood was chock full of the parasite ...

Utah Wildlife Board approves 2024 big game hunting permits, changes to shed antler gathering May 3, 2024 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources - Utah.gov

...  We are anticipating excellent winter survival and are happy to see our deer populations starting to look better after being hit hard by the severe winter in 2022–23, especially in the northern parts of the state... The most important factors that drive deer population numbers are the survival rates of doe deer (since bucks don't have babies), fawn production and fawn survival after the winter. The way we hunt buck deer in Utah doesn't drive deer populations, but what happens with deer populations drives how we hunt buck deer." ..,

Wildlife overpass near Boise is protecting big game migrations and motorists May 2, 2024 Idaho Fish and Game

... This is the first wildlife overpass built in the state ... The overpass has been well received by the public, who value Idaho’s wildlife and also want to avoid the personal injury risks and thousands of dollars of damage that occurs when a motorist hits a deer or elk.... Video Below

Deer in the News

'Tis the season for wildlife encounters May 15, 2024 Texas, AgriLife Today

... While the fawn is concealed, the doe will venture away to not only forage, but prevent her presence from attracting attention to her young... “... for the first few weeks of life, the doe and fawn spend most of their time apart.” ...

Pregnant deer gives birth on impact from car; twin fawns survive May 15, 2024 Texas, WGN-TV

... dash camera captured the Friday collision.  “You can actually see that I had one that went right in between my two front tires and I kind of centered over the second fawn to come out,” ... We do have a little trauma ...

Video Below:  Mule Deer in Nebraska, A Haunting Tale.  May 13, 2024

Video Below:  The city of Plano recently released this video showing animal services officers rescuing a deer caught up in an iron fence.  May 10, 2024 Texas

New genus of tiny, hornless deer that lived 32 million years ago discovered at Badlands May 9, 2024 South Dakota, CBS News

... in an area around what is now southwestern South Dakota ... The study  ... findings, suggested that all of these deer were hornless and roughly the size of a modern household cat... close relatives of mouse deer ... But certain features of this creature were unlike anything else  ... 

Juveniles accused in Pennsylvania deer "poaching spree" May 8, 2024 CBS News on MSN

... Throughout the alleged poaching spree, the Game Commission said the juveniles killed 10 deer, shooting them at night from a vehicle while using a spotlight...

In Japan, Conserving the Genetics of a Sacred Deer May 7, 2024 Undark

... The sika deer, Cervus nippon, are considered sacred in Shintoism.... A recent study published in the Journal of Conservation Science and Practice shows that the deer in the Nara Park preserve today are genetically unique from deer populations in the surrounding area, preserving the DNA of their sacred ancestors...

Dog and deer wander together through Iowa town May 3, 2024 Iowa,  UPI News on MSN.com 

... The Tipton Police Department posted photos to Facebook showing the dog and deer strolling together in locations including a block of businesses and the city courthouse... [Video Below]

Nebraska researcher helps untangle history of fallow deer May 1, 2024 Nebraska Today - University of Nebraska–Lincoln

... The article broke new ground on how fallow deer, which emerged from the Ice Age in the Balkans, Anatolia and Persia, came to be distributed across Europe and around the world... Although fallow deer live wild in parks and preserves around the world, they actually were among the earliest animals to be domesticated. Nearly all populations — whether in Europe, Africa or the Americas — were established by humans ...

Ormond Beach deer injured after getting plastic piece stuck in its hoof 

April 27, 2024 Florida, FOX 35 Orlando

... FWC ... said they are not going to intervene at this time because it could do more harm than good to trap and tranquilize the young deer...

Fawning season begins on the Central Coast April 25, 2024 California, KSBW The Central Coast

... people may see some fawns alone, and it may look like their moms have abandoned them. But that's almost never the case, Cann said. Moms will leave their white-spotted babies for long periods of time while they feed... [see fawn care]

Wolves kill, devour elk on Gardiner school's football field April 24, 2024 Montana Outdoor

... The 8-Mile wolf pack, the largest in the [Yellowstone] park with six adults and 15 yearlings, was the nocturnal culprits behind the kill, swiftly vanishing into the dawn after their feast...

3-Legged Deer in Maine Woods Caught on Video After Months of Not Being Seen April 12, 2024 Maine, Q97.9

... the three-legged deer usually passes by her trail cams three to four times a year. When she hadn't seen the deer, she was worried. But then there she was, looking healthy in clips from January...

Video Above.  Deer family appears to accept B.C. man as one of their own April 11, 2024 British Columbia, CTV News

... two-and-a-half years, beginning in 2018, he spent thousands of hours ...  he never fed them, and rarely moved. The deer just got closer and closer... “I was able to pet them ...

Injured deer put on leash during rescue — then poses for selfie, photos show. April 11, 2024 Georgia, Miami Herald

... Sandy Springs officers found a loophole in the city’s leash laws to lead a deer to safety after the animal was struck by a bus ... 

Deer Makes Miraculous Recovery From Broken Leg in Amazing Trail Cam Footage April 3, 2024 Wisconsin, PetaPixel

... A hardy whitetail buck was captured on a Wisconsin trail camera miraculously recovering from a severely broken leg in just a matter of weeks...

Albino deer found by Oak Creek Police last night was up 'pasture' curfew March 31, 2024 Wisconsin, TMJ4

... A white deer named Penelope has nuzzled her way into the Oak Creek community over the last three years... "I once watched her wait on the sidewalk for the lights to turn red and then she crossed the road," ... [see Facebook post below]

Hammond mayor causes stir with comments about beloved albino deer March 31, 2024 Indiana, WBBM Radio Chicago on MSN

... remarks he made about the Crown Point albino deer, which was euthanized after being hit by a car... “I think a mayor of 20 years should trump the albino deer, OK?” he said. “I think I should have been above the fold.” ...

     White deer has to be euthanized after being hit by car in Northwest Indiana March 26, 2024 Indiana, CBS News

...  A beloved white deer could not be saved after being hit by a car and had to be euthanized, the City of Crown Point, Indiana said Tuesday night...

     Crown Point's legendary white deer hit by car March 25, 2024 Indiana, The Times of Northwest Indiana

... Snow ... The white deer has been a regular for years ... "The city is working with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to find a rehabilitation center for the deer..." [video below]

What to do if you find baby animals this spring in Delaware March 30, 2024 Delaware Online

... baby deer ... "If they're covered in flies, if they've got wounds, if they're crying and getting up and trying to follow you, then they're in trouble."  If you notice these signs, call a wildlife rehabilitator immediately...

Gilmanton firefighters save 'exhausted' deer that fell through Crystal Lake ice March 25, 2024 New Hampshire, Concord Monitor

... “The deer was rescued, tired, exhausted and shivering but it was last seen up and walking around,” firefighters said in a Facebook post... [video below]