'Deer farms' facing increased scrutiny September 2, 2025 Main Street Media of Tennessee

... In the Texas case, more than 200 deer were euthanized by state wildlife officials when several allegedly tested positive for CWD ... In Tennessee it is illegal to keep deer or other wildlife in captivity, with an exception granted to licensed commercial deer farms. Such farms are regulated and monitored by the Department of Agriculture ...

Healing the land: Fires reshape big game habitat ahead of hunting season September 2, 2025 Colorado, CraigDailyPress.com

... “Elk will utilize burn scars pretty quick,” Swaro said. “We could even have some elk use these areas this fall, especially if we get rain and green-up. Being grazers, once a grass component gets established, they’ll move into those areas within the first few years.”  Mule deer, however, may take longer to return. “Deer are more of a browser species that hit sagebrush, mahogany, serviceberry and shrubs,” ...

DNR confirms state's first cases of EHD for 2025 in deer from four southern Michigan counties September 2, 2025 Michigan DNR

... confirmed the EHD virus in free-ranging white-tailed deer from Eaton, Jackson, Van Buren and Washtenaw counties. As samples are submitted from additional counties, any further detections will be posted on the DNR's EHD webpage...

Tiny deer in big trouble as Chile's pudus face growing peril September 2, 2025 Reuters on MSN

... Standing no taller than a house cat, the pudu – the world's smallest deer – is inching closer to endangered status on Chile's southern Chiloe archipelago, threatened by a rising toll of car collisions and dog attacks ... The total population is estimated to be around 10,000 ...

Parma surveying residents prior to third year of deer culling program September 1, 2025 Ohio, cleveland.com

...  Two years into its deer culling program, Parma sharpshooters have killed 367 deer in the community... With safety as a concern, the deer culling program isn’t as concentrated in the densely populated northern portion of the city... the city is required to complete an Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) community survey regarding deer safety in the area...

The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer

Elic Weitzel, Smithsonian Institution, August 31, 2025 Yahoo

... White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, over 15,000 years ago... Archaeological evidence suggests that white-tailed deer abundance only began to increase after the extinction of megafauna species like mammoths and mastodons opened up ecological niches for deer to fill. Deer bones become very common in archaeological sites from about 6,000 years ago onward ...

Oklahoma 2024-25 Big Game Harvest Report August 30, 2025

... combined deer harvest of 128,375 ... No. 2 most-successful in terms of number of animals harvested. The highest harvest for an Oklahoma deer season was 134,158 combined in all 2022-23 deer seasons... antlerless deer harvested, which made up 48% of the total take. This marks a new record ..,

Washington entering second hunting season with CWD August 29, 2025 Yahoo

... A total of four deer tested positive for the disease last year ... "The fact that they're under one percent is good." ... This spring, WDFW signed off on permanent rules barring hunters from transporting anything other than deboned meat and finished taxidermy out of the 10-county eastern region ..,

DNR to train chronic wasting disease ambassadors in Black Hawk and Marshall counties August 28, 2025 Iowa, News From The States

... The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is offering free training courses on chronic wasting disease in deer for hunters and community members interested in managing, testing for and educating others on the disease...

Northern Michigan Lawmakers Want to Secede from the State Game Commission and Form Their Own August 28, 2025 Yahoo

... Lawmakers supporting the change say the imbalance of Michigan's deer herds, which are suffering in the Upper Peninsula but thriving in the Lower Peninsula, is a perfect example of why a separate game commission is needed...

Often fatal EHD found in deer in Pennsylvania. Here's what you need to know August 28, 2025 Yahoo

... The Pennsylvania Game Commission has confirmed two cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in deer so far this summer in Pennsylvania, but there may be more...

Seasonal virus killing Kentucky white-tailed deer at significantly increased rate from 2024 August 27, 2025 LEX 18

... There have been 200 reports so far this year of hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer. In 2024, there were seven reports ...

Delaware considers extending coyote hunting season to year-round August 27, 2025 WBOC TV

... “My primary crops are corn, soybeans, and hay,” a farmer’s public comment to DNREC reads. These crops are significantly damaged every year by deer, in spite of my efforts ... Since coyotes are known to be a predator of deer - especially young or injured - I strongly oppose the proposed rule to allow year-round hunting.”...

Animal Activists say more could have been done to save 22 euthanized fawns in Meade County August 27, 2025 Kentucky, WLKY on MSN

... "The 22 fawn that were slaughtered were there at Broadbent, in sanctuary, from March to June. We've had no cases since then. So what makes them think that they were exposed to Chronic Waste Disease? ... Why was that the only option, to allow fish and wildlife to come in and mass euthanize these babies " ...

Saddle River signs contract with United Bow Hunters to control deer population August 27, 2025 New Jersey, northjersey.com

... t is the only bow hunting program in Bergen County, begun in 2018 and suspended only in 2023 to evaluate data on the program's success.  As announced in the borough's summer newsletter, and posted on the borough's website, saddleriver.org, an April thermal survey of the borough's deer population counted at least 228 deer in its 5.38 square miles ...

Rains, mild temperatures set the stage for strong fall hunting outlook  August 26, 2025 Texas, AgriLife Today - Texas A&M University

... Although portions of the Trans Pecos, Edwards Plateau and South Texas Plains continue to experience some form of drought, more than 60% of the state is drought-free,  ... With a population of roughly 5 million, Texas is home to more white-tailed deer than any other state. And thanks to mostly positive environmental conditions during gestation and fawning periods, Texans should expect to see many new, healthy additions to the landscape ...

Deer season details available now and as well as hunting licenses August 26, 2025 Minnesota, Mille Lacs Messenger

... For the 2025 deer season, 103 deer permit areas have kept the same designation as the previous season. Two DPAs have lower bag limits to reduce the harvest of antlerless deer, with the intent of increasing deer populations. Twenty-five DPAs have increased bag limits this year..,

22 deer 'humanely euthanized' at unpermitted Meade County facility August 26, 2025 Kentucky, WDRB

...  the previous operator of the Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary illegally accepted 22 fawns into the facility's care.  This caused the facility to be in violation of a state regulation intended to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease...

Increased rainfall could lead to higher cases of fatal virus in Ohio deer August 26, 2025 Knox Pages

... more reports of deer infected with epizootic hemorrhagic disease, a fatal virus commonly known as EHD.  Huegel said rainfall creates water pools where midge flies breed. Midge flies spread the disease to deer through their bites...

Howard residents voice concerns as village expands deer hunting areas August 26, 2025, Wisconsin, Press Times

...  the DCC has yet to share an estimate of the current deer population.  “It’s impossible to suggest what your measure of success of the actions that you propose to take is. If you don’t know where you’re going, how do you know whether you’ve gotten there or not?” ...

How wildfires are impacting Colorado's wildlife August 26, 2025 KUNC

... With the example of elk and deer, fire can sometimes create a positive opportunity for the ungulates with "young and vigorous vegetation regrowth" that is nutrient-dense, while at the same time, reducing the amount of physical cover they have to hide from predators ... 

Idaho 2025 Deer & Elk Outlook August 25, 2025 Idaho Fish and Game

... mild winters are a winning recipe for building deer and elk herds ... “With 58% fawn survival, we’re growing mule deer herds,” the state’s Deer and Elk Coordinator Toby Boudreau said...

Gray Wolf Needs Pt 1 August 25, 2025, Washington, Ag Information Network

... “I think the thing that people need to understand is that once wolves are habituated to killing livestock, what they discover is that it’s an easy meal. So, they’re not interested in hunting deer and elk because they’re harder to hunt.” [Pam Lewison, Ag Director at the Washington Policy Center]

Tours to see West Virginia's only elk herd now on sale August 25, 2025 Yahoo

... Although elk used to be extinct in West Virginia, a herd was reintroduced to the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County in 2016, and now, about 140-150 elk live in the herd, including about 60 calves who have been born in the state...

Coalition thinks it's time for a change at Idaho Fish and Game August 24, 2025 Idaho, The Lewiston Tribune

... Fish and Game elk harvest data illustrates declines from the early 2000s to recent years. Whitetail harvest data shows buck harvest down 20% in the last seven years in 10A compared to the previous seven years, with 11% fewer mature bucks. Whitetail doe harvest is similarly down by 27%. These numbers suggest whitetail deer haven’t recovered in this unit and certainly don’t support recent expansions of seasons...

Elyria drone business takes flight with pet and deer recovery services August 24, 2025 Ohio, Morning Journal

... The drone, a Matrice 30T, costs about $12,000 ... Kincaid assists hunters in tracking down deer and helping families recover missing pets...Using a thermal imaging camera that captures heat signatures and powerful zoom, he can scan neighborhoods, wooded areas, or fields...

Chronic wasting disease case found in wild deer in Oklahoma Panhandle August 23, 2025 KOCO 5 News on MSN

... the state's fourth case of a wild deer infected with chronic wasting disease was confirmed earlier this month... A white-tailed deer was found in Texas County after a landowner reported the animal behaving abnormally..,

EHD virus is spreading to deer throughout the Midwest August 22, 2025 Ohio, WTAP13h

... Athens County was the first county in Ohio to confirm a positive case of EHD in 2025, Washington was 2nd and then Meigs County, the outbreak has been showing the highest numbers through these counties in Ohio ..,

Second Circuit approves plans for deer control at New York nature preserve August 22, 2025 New York, Courthouse News Service

... Wildlife Preserves, a nonprofit conservation group, gave a large portion of the forest to the federal government ... a condition: The land had to be maintained in its natural state... The Park Service wants to use sharpshooting and other methods of "direct reduction" to reduce the deer numbers in the fenced zone to zero. Wildlife Preserves says hunting and trapping is prohibited under the deed, and it doesn't want new fencing ...

Fears about 'mutant deer' with 'flesh bubbles' on their skin are overblown August 22, 2025 Snopes on MSN

... In August 2025, "mutant deer" with "flesh bubbles" on their skin had been spotted in multiple states, sparking fears of a widespread disease outbreak... The virus that typically causes fibromas in deer isn't new and poses no threat to people...

Hemorrhagic disease confirmed in Wood County deer test August 22, 2025 Ohio, Marietta Times

... Testing has confirmed dead deer in Wood, Jackson, Pleasants and Ritchie counties were infected with epizootic hemorrhagic disease ..,

Virus Outbreak Confirmed in White-Tailed Deer Southeast of Lewiston August 21, 2025 Idaho, NewsBreak

...  The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confirmed a case of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in a white-tailed deer in Game Management Unit 11, southeast of Lewiston. Two additional animals are suspected of dying of the disease at the same location... first confirmed outbreak of the season in the Clearwater Region ..,

Hemorrhagic Disease outbreak in deer, no threat to public health August 20, 2025 West Virginia, WTAP on MSN

... Forty-nine reports of dead deer have come in for Wood County, all believed by the W. Va. DNR to be related to the HD outbreak... over the past few decades, the outbreaks have been becoming more frequent ...

DWR completes 115 habitat projects to benefit deer in Utah, releases new online deer resource August 20, 2025 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources - Utah.gov

... In fiscal year 2024, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources completed 115 habitat projects to help mule deer populations in Utah. The DWR also released a new online dashboard to provide additional resources and information about deer.  Over the past few decades, Utah has seen periods of growth and decline in deer numbers. The 2024 post-hunting season population estimate was approximately 295,200 deer — 73% of the long-term ...

Video Below:  The DNR response to our previous episode surrounding the topic of wolves in the Upper Peninsula.. 

Deer in the News

Video Below:   Tiny white fawn born at the North Carolina Zoo  August 29, 2025

Who Killed King Louie? The Mystery of a Prize Buck’s Death August 24, 2025 New York, The New York Times

... This was not just any large whitetail, but a local legend whose size and majestic rack ... had earned him a nickname: King Louie... “The whole community was in an uproar,” ... Mr. Brownell said he had recognized the buck as King Louie only when he saw the body in the snow...

Two orphaned fawns make unlikely home behind Toms River craft store August 21, 2025 New Jersey, Shore News Network

... Store staff say the pair appear to be thriving, eating natural vegetation and sticking close together for safety. Despite the lack of a maternal figure, both animals have managed to grow, displaying what staff described as clear signs of bonding and mutual care...

Elk Cam  Fires Back Up August 15, 2025 Pennsylvania Game Commission

... The cam is located in the heart of Pennsylvania’s elk range, an area totaling over 220,000 acres including State Game Lands 311 and Elk State Forest. Video and sound from the camera will be livestreamed at www.pa.gov/pgc and viewers can expect not only to see elk, but turkeys, deer and other wildlife, as well.  Elk, which in the coming weeks will ramp up activity – with bulls becoming more vocal and competing with one another for available cows – always seem to take center stage ... The stream can be accessed on the Game Commission website ...

Man struck, killed on I-44 while moving hit deer from roadway, says MSHP August 15, 2025 Missouri, FOX4KC.com

...  a vehicle that had hit a deer had a passenger get out to move it from the roadway. That’s when a male victim was struck by a passing tractor-trailer...

Lost and fawned: Abandoned deer rescued by Lodi Animal Services August 14, 2025 California, Lodi News-Sentinel

... struggling to stand up ... looked very thin ... covered in foxtails ... no other deer ... Kranich transported the fawn to the Lodi Animal Services shelter and was able to get it to drink goat milk ... was able to transport the animal to the Pleasanton Deer Rescue in El Dorado County...

Wildlife agents seize, kill family’s “pet” deer August 6, 2025 Louisiana, WAFB Channel 9 on MSN

...  A man was criminally charged and fined $1,650 after Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents discovered a deer on their property that he and his family had nursed back to health after its mother abandoned the animal seven years ago... “Little Buck” became part of the family. Even though the deer was blind, it was free to leave but never did...

Perry Hall Deer Burning Suspect Denies Wrongdoing, Condemns 'Savage Social Media Attacks' August 6, 2025 Maryland, Patch

... "The savage social media attacks on this young man are totally undeserved and reprehensible," Maronick said. "He deserves his day in court, and we look forward to that, not to being tried on social media." ...

From rescue to courtroom: Lawrence woman faces charges for keeping a deer August 6, 2025 New Jersey, The Jersey Vindicator

... When an orphaned fawn wandered onto Cammy Lowe’s farm in Lawrenceville, New Jersey in 2019, she quickly took him in, fed him, and devoted herself to keeping him warm and safe ... “First of all, she doesn’t know where the deer is,” Hartmann said. “And second of all, we’re not going to give the deer up because they’re just trying to kill it...

Cougar spotted burying small deer under Corvallis porch, homeowners warned to be alert August 4, 2025 Oregon, KOIN.com

...  Corvallis police are urging residents to keep their small pets and children indoors ...

Police rescue deer fawn from metal grate in Metro Detroit Lake  August 1, 2025 Michigan, mlive

... It was believed the fawn had been there for several hours, police said, and was having difficulty keeping its head above water...

Suspects arrested after baby deer found dead in Perry Hall August 1, 2025 Maryland, Nottingham MD

... Police say several suspects have been arrested in connection with a baby deer that was found dead in Perry Hall last week after being badly burned...

     Fawn found dead, burned with ropes tied around its neck in Perry Hall July 25, 2025 Maryland, WBAL-TV

... Residents said they cut the ropes, called police and took photos of the scene, which they shared with 11 News. Some of the photos are gruesome...

Mutant Bambi Goes After the Humans That Killed His Family July 25, 2025 The Daily Beast on MSN.com

... an unabashedly C-tier creature feature ... Bambi: The Reckoning is in theaters now... The grieving deer decides to take a sip of the nefarious chemical that local corporation Wilberx are seeding into the ground, and bam! Bambi is transformed into a fanged, bloodthirsty monster ...

Idaho Fish and Game relocates two yearling moose from Blackfoot July 24, 2025 Idaho Fish and Game

... Both yearlings, one female and one male, had been observed moving in and around parking lots and streets ... For the safety of both the moose and the public, the moose were relocated to suitable habitat in a more remote area...

Internet Can't Cope With Unlikely Friendship Between Deer and Cat July 22, 2025 Newsweek on MSN

... Stephens shared a video which went viral as many viewers commented on the fact that animal species could get along so well, awarding the post close to 4 million likes...

Fawn Rescue on the Shores of Conesus Lake July 15, 2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Region 8 wildlife staff responded to a call on the shore of Conesus Lake about a fawn that was stuck in a culvert. Upon arrival, the biologists noted that the plastic of the culvert was slippery with moss and the fawn could not get out. Just up a hill, a doe watched as its fawn was quickly removed. The two reunited and then wandered back into the woods together. 

     As a reminder, anyone who encounters a wild animal that is injured or obviously orphaned should call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. Licensed wildlife rehabilitators are the only people legally allowed to receive and treat distressed wildlife, and have the experience, expertise, and facilities to successfully treat and release wild animals. 

Our results show that while in the Late Pleistocene gray brocket deer corresponded to up to 18% of 38 individuals, in the Holocene they represented at least 82% of 78 individuals. We interpret this change in frequency as a considerable increase in abundance in the surroundings of the cave, after excluding major taphonomical biases. The causes for this phenomenon are uncertain but could have involved a surplus of food availability and predation release due to the late Quaternary extinction event. 

Firefighters spring into action to rescue bewildered baby deer from raging flames: 'It was so tiny' July 10, 2025 Oregon, The Cool Down

...  a small fawn, alone, crying in the thick smoke ... ran toward the firefighters...  brought to a nearby clearing, far from the fire's edge, and released ...

Lifeguards rescue a deer from Flagler Beach waters July 8, 2025 Florida, WESH on MSN.com on MSN

... Witnesses said the deer had been in the water for approximately an hour and a half ... The lifeguards managed to straddle the deer across a rescue board and bring it back to land. Although they were trying to focus on getting the deer to safety, they were still concerned about the sharks... [video below]