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Filipino scientists map genome to save endangered Visayan spotted deer March 25, 2026 Philippines, Inquirer.net on MSN
... its adult population was only about 700 as of 2016... The scientists said the genus Rusa is experiencing a rapid decline in biodiversity worldwide ... “we found that the Visayan spotted deer is closely related to species in the Cervus group, such as the red deer.” ...
Coalition files lawsuit challenging approval of Catalina Island mule deer eradication plan March 24, 2026 California, Western Outdoor News
... The lawsuit alleges that the Department’s approval fails to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), lacks adequate scientific evidence, and does not properly consider other and better alternatives for managing the deer, such as regulated hunting... “This deer herd has been coexisting with other native plants and wildlife and buffalo on Catalina for a century ...
Latest Minnesota moose survey shows increase from 2025 March 23, 2026 Outdoor News
...The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,470 animals, according to the Minnesota DNR’s 2026 population survey. That’s up about 10% from the 2025 state moose population estimate of about 4,040 animals...
How Wyoming Game Wardens Cracked The Cody Serial Poaching Case March 23, 2026 Cowboy State Daily
... Game wardens sat in the dark for five nights in Cody waiting for a serial poacher to strike again. On the fifth night, they heard the sound of a compound bow. The science that followed tied one man to nine dead deer and a slaughtered cow...
Utah deer thrive through mild winter, but a dry spring could bring trouble March 23, 2026 TownLift
... The March 2026 assessment found adult deer across the state were in “average” to “below-average” nutritional condition. Officials say deficiencies are likely linked to the hot, dry summer conditions in 2025... without spring precipitation deer could once again face nutritional problems during the summer...
Ouachita Parish feed ban hurts local businesses as chronic wasting disease spreads March 23, 2026 Louisiana, KNOE on MSN
... owner of Pine Hills Feed and Hardware in Calhoun, said his business contributed around $25,000 in sales tax from corn sales last year. This year, he expects to contribute $10,000 to $12,000 with the feed ban in place...a sales representative for LA Kalmbach, said the varying regulations create confusion about where feed can be sold and potential legal consequences...
Pennsylvania Game Commission Releases Deer Harvest Estimates March 23, 2026 PGC News
... Pennsylvania hunters harvested about 6% more deer in the 2025-26 hunting seasons than they did the year before, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates. The statewide 2025-26 deer harvest was estimated at 505,600 deer, 185,310 of them antlered and 320,290 antlerless. The year-over-year increase is equally attributable to rises in the antlered and antlerless deer harvests. Both were about 6% higher than the year before... 2025-26’s antlered deer harvest was up about 9% over the most-recent three-year average, and the antlerless harvest was about 17% higher... The full report
Pittsburgh's deer management program sees progress, challenges, and a long road ahead March 23, 2026 Pennsylvania, 90.5 WESA
... Since the start of the program in 2023, a total of 237 deer have been killed ... “My sense is now we're seeing deer back in the park similar to what it was two years ago,” ... Weber, of the University of Pittsburgh, says that even when programs remove deer from an area, more deer from the surrounding region will sometimes move in ...
Rare Philippine deer sighted again in Marinduque March 21, 2026 Cebu Daily News on MSN
... After decades without confirmed sightings and once believed locally extinct ... camera traps set in the Marinduque Wildlife Sanctuary captured ... the Philippine deer... The species has been recorded in Luzon, Mindanao, Samar and other islands, though populations are under increasing pressure due to deforestation and fragmentation... Video Below
Wolves Are Stealing Cougar Kills in Yellowstone — And the Big Cats Are Quietly Changing Their Hunting Strategy March 20, 2026 Yahoo
... According to a new study published in PNAS ... cougars have had to adapt and change their hunting strategy to keep from having unwanted interactions with wolves... Between 1998 and 2005, both apex predators chose elk as their primary prey... Cougars once had 80% of their diet consisting of elk, but decreased that to 52% in recent years. The proportion of deer targeted as prey increased from 15% to 42%... there were 20,000 elk in the mid-1990s, there are around 8,000 today...
Group of deer killed after leaping onto Lynn Garden Drive March 19, 2026 Tennessee, Kingsport Times News
... Seven deer were killed Wednesday after jumping from the U.S. Route 23 overpass onto Lynn Garden Drive ..,
CWD Cases Remain Localized in Northwest Alabama March 19, 2026 Outdoor Alabama
... the recent 2025-2026 positives bring the total detections in the CWD Management Zone (CMZ) to 21 since the first detection in 2022... In the 2025-2026 season, 2,886 deer were sampled with 937 samples coming from deer within the CMZ...
As herd rebounds, wildlife managers may liberalize Wyoming Range mule deer hunting March 19, 2026 Wyoming, Jackson Hole News & Guide
... Three years after a brutal winter crushed mule deer populations in the western Wyoming mountains, the herd is bouncing back — and wildlife managers are considering allowing hunters to chase more young bucks... the past two winters have been relatively mild and the Wyoming Range Herd, in particular, has begun bouncing back ..,
DEC Proposes Changes to Hunting Regulations to Increase Harvest of Antlerless Deer March 19, 2026 New York, DEC News
... Deer populations are growing in many areas of New York State, and increased harvest of antlerless deer is necessary to keep deer populations healthy, in balance with available habitat, and at levels that are acceptable to all members of the public. However, during recent hunting seasons, less than 15% of licensed hunters harvested one antlerless deer and only about 3% of hunters harvested two or more antlerless deer...
Illuminated landscapes: urbanization's influence on predator and prey behavior 2026 Urban Ecosystems
... We quantified the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN), proximity to noise pollution, moonlight intensity, and co-occurring wildlife on nighttime habitat use... Pumas and bobcats were less active in areas with more ALAN. Pumas also avoided areas of high human use but were more active where mule deer were present. In contrast, mule deer increased nighttime activity in artificially illuminated areas while avoiding noise and bright moonlight ...
“They felt they’d been deceived.” Was Yellowstone’s celebrated wolf reintroduction all it’s cracked up to be? March 18, 2026 Wyoming, Discover Wildlife
... the so-called ‘landscape of fear’ hypothesis, whereby herbivores come to be afraid in certain areas, and the young trees they might have browsed on survive... It’s a beautiful and uplifting notion but, according to some scientists, total nonsense... People were the apex predator, and that caused a 50 per cent reduction in the elk.” ... not caused by wolves – there weren’t enough of them ..,
CWD Is Spreading North from Wyoming: What Montana Mule Deer Hunters Must Know March 18, 2026 Montana Outdoor
... the spread happening in the Shoshone River drainage and Bighorn Basin country isn’t a Wyoming problem anymore... Herds that winter along the Greybull River and on the sagebrush flats east of Cody push north into Carbon County and south-central Montana every spring ... It’s the northern extension of the same migration system that Wyoming wildlife managers are watching with growing alarm...
New Research: The Demographic Details Behind Deer Hunter Decline March 17, 2026 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
... This decline can be attributed to several factors, including: Urbanization ... Generational Shifts ... Life and family constraints ... Alternative leisure choices ... In 2025, the current study’s initial results were published in The Wildlife Society Bulletin as “The decline of deer hunting: Demographic analysis and future projections of Wisconsin deer hunters.” ..
Despite CWD surge, northwest Wyoming mule deer hunters, outfitters disregard threat to their fall tradition March 17, 2026 WyoFile
... This year, disease rates ticked up. Again. The nearly 20 happy hunters who stopped at the check station on the deer opener weren’t spared. More than a quarter of them would later learn they had a diseased deer on their hands... Deer populations in the basin’s most-infected herds are now sliding downward, and some are even outright plummeting...
Two Ohio men face federal charges in deer smuggling scheme March 17, 2026 Farm and Dairy
... illegally transport live deer across state lines without health certificates as required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture... Poling allegedly told undercover conservation officers they could buy deer from people who attended Mt. Hope Auction to illegally transport to Florida...
Montana Cuts 2,500 Nonresident Deer Combo Tags March 14, 2026 MontanaOutdoor.com
... Montana’s deer populations — both whitetail and mule deer — have taken real hits in recent years. Hard winters, particularly the brutal back-to-back conditions we saw across central and eastern Montana, hammered deer herds in ways that don’t recover overnight...
Parks Canada planning to cull dozens of deer on historic Quebec island March 14, 2026 Yahoo News on MSN
... In a notice outlining its plans for a deer cull on Grosse-Île, Parks Canada says its attempts to scare the deer away from a runway on the island aren't working... Sophie Gaillard, director of animal advocacy and legal and governmental affairs at the Montreal SPCA, says Parks Canada should first consider non-lethal options to deal with the deer like physical barriers or sterilization...
Disease, development, warming climate threaten mule deer, according to Wyoming study March 13, 2026 Wyoming, Montana Outdoor
... Forty years of data collected on 37 Wyoming mule deer populations was the basis for the study ... focused on winter range. Many populations annually migrate to specific places. The quality of that winter habitat, or its loss from development, has a big influence on female reproduction success...
Kentucky Humane Society Launches Fertility Vaccine Program for Eastern Kentucky Wild Horses March 13, 2026 National Today
... The wild horse population in eastern Kentucky has been straining the local environment, pushing out other wildlife like deer and elk, and creating dangerous situations on rural roads. The fertility vaccine program offers a proactive approach to managing the herd size and reducing the need for costly rescues and rehoming efforts...
Montclair Targets Hunting Ban Before Deer Count March 13, 2026 NewJersey, Montclair Local
... Resident Beth D’Errico told the council she is pleased with the proposal to bar hunting. D’Errico encouraged use of methods other than hunting to manage deer nuisances. “It can be a pain – as others have said – when deer eat our plants or are in the road, but maybe we can and should start using smart planting techniques and deterrence methods in our parks and wooded areas,” ...
New research shows more Tennessee hunters letting young bucks walk March 12, 2026 News Channel 9
... according to data from the National Deer Association (NDA). In recent years, more and more Tennessee deer hunters are interested in finding "quality deer" versus "quantity." That means they are often more inclined to allow smaller bucks to keep walking ...
Idaho data show high winter survival for collared mule deer fawns, elk calves March 12, 2026 KBOI on MSN
... By the end of February, 89% of collared mule deer fawns and 99% of collared elk calves were still alive statewide ... "this is exactly what we were hoping for — back-to-back mild winters to help get herd numbers, specifically in southeast Idaho, back on track.” ..,
Chronic wasting disease found in another deer in Louisiana; four parishes now affected March 12, 2026
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... An adult doe caught in January by a hunter in Ouachita Parish tested positive ... The count of confirmed infections in Louisiana is now up to 55 ..,
Mild Winter Leaves Wyoming Predators Hungry While Big Game Thrive March 12, 2026 Cowboy State Daily
... the winter of 2025-2026 was the polar opposite of the 2022-2023 winter, with its brutal weather that killed deer, elk and antelope by the tens of thousands... There’s been less winterkill, and many of the deer and other prey animals are in great shape, making them more difficult to catch and kill..,
Coalition Files Lawsuit Challenging Approval of Catalina Island Mule Deer Eradication Plan March 12, 2026 California, Outdoor Wire
... a coalition of hunting, conservation, and sportsmen's advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's approval of a plan to exterminate all mule deer on Catalina Island... The lawsuit alleges that the Department's approval fails to meet the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), lacks adequate scientific evidence, and does not properly consider other and better alternatives ...
Three men accused of illegally transporting live deer across state lines March 12, 2026 West Virginia, WCHSTV.com
... Poling, who manages Dream Mountain Ranch in Preston County, is accused of working with Weaver and Miller to transport deer without health certificates required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Origin Park deer reduction 'suspended indefinitely' March 11, 2026 Indiana, Louisville Public Media
... “We are aware of the concerns that have been raised within the community and can confirm that the previously discussed deer reduction has been placed on an indefinite pause,” RHC said in the letter ... Some criticized killing deer at all and asked about why it was needed...
Keep Deer Out Of Your Yard With The Help Of A Spice Cabinet Essential March 11, 2026 AOL
... cloves very well may be the unexpected solution ... The simplest method is to sprinkle dried cloves around the base of plants and trees or around the perimeter of your yard and garden. When ground into a powder, cloves can also be sprinkled onto leaves and branches on which deer have been munching ...
State's positive CWD cases nearly doubles March 11, 2026 Alabama Franklin County Times
... the state had nine new positive cases this past hunting season...eight positive cases in Lauderdale County and one in Colbert County..,
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Poconos man killed 2 deer out of season, near townhouses ‘for fun,’ wardens say March 24, 2026 Pennsylvania, PennLive
... He allegedly killed the deer last Thursday and Friday by firing multiple times in the direction of the entrance to the Village at Camelback private townhouse development ... he documented the kill in text messages and videos sent to multiple recipients ...
Mountain lion kills a deer in Belmont: Early Tuesday morning March 21, 2026 California, San Mateo Daily Journal
... about 4:45 a.m. March 17 when a mountain lion jumped a running deer and tumbled to the ground on Makropoulos’ lawn. Within 15 minutes the deer was dead ... Mountain lion sightings aren’t infrequent in San Mateo County ...
Video Below: The deer was able to rest when the tide went down, according to the fire department. The deer walked away when the tide went back down. March 17, 2026 Maine
Fossil found in Toronto subway identified as an extinct deer from the Ice Age March 15, 2026 Canada, Earth.com
... Comparisons with ROM samples did not link the fossil to caribou, moose, elk, or living deer elsewhere in the collections. Instead, the fossil sat close to the branch that later split into white-tailed deer and mule deer... The new paper argues that this deer likely favored open ground, then lost that setting when dense woodland spread across the region...
Video Below: When a deer found herself trapped in a backyard in Smithtown, a local animal rescue helped free her. March 13, 2026
Around 100 white-tail deer found dead after train spills corn for roughly 80 miles March 12, 2026 Mminnesota, Local 12
... The DNR said the spilled corn can draw deer to the tracks, and rather than jump into deep snow along the railway, deer try to “outrun” the train down the tracks. Porter said train strikes do happen, but the situation is different when food is on the tracks during winter ...
This Tiny Florida Deer Lives Nowhere Else on Earth March 9, 2026 Yahoo
... The Key deer is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer, having evolved in isolation in the lower portion of the Florida Keys. Over thousands of years, limited resources and island life favored smaller bodies, resulting in the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer in North America... With only around 600 individuals left in the wild, the Key deer is one of the rarest deer in North America...
Video Below: A peaceful encounter with mule deer in the winter snow. This ambient 4K video captures the quiet beauty of wildlife grazing undisturbed in the foothills of the Colorado Front Range. This footage was captured on a recent winter hike in Hall Ranch Park near Lyons, Colorado. March 8, 2026
NJ firefighters rescue deer that fell through ice in canal March 6, 2026 New Jersey, NJ.com on MSN
... The jittery deer wouldn’t hold still, though, so firefighters moved to plan B — a combination of rope and an inflatable raft — and successfully removed it from the frigid water...
Bobcat takes down deer in residential area March 4, 2026 Colorado, Colorado Springs Gazette
... The initial online response was disbelief with posters emphatically suggesting it was a mountain lion who made the kill and stashed the deer. But the incident had been witnessed by Woodland Park resident Kelly Ragan, and photos of the bobcat dragging the deer surfaced...
Wildlife officer shoots off deer antler, saving 2 bucks with 1 shot March 4, 2026 Ohio, FOX 8 News on MSN
... A state wildlife officer successfully shot off the antler of a buck, saving the deer as well as another buck the animal had become entangled with ... The ODNR said one of the bucks had netting stuck in its antlers which entangled the other buck as well...
Rocky Mountain elk seen in the Central Valley
CBS47 and KSEE24 February 26, 2026 California, News from YourCentralValley.com
... A Rocky Mountain elk has been taking a solo trip across the Central Valley for the last few months... “The Rocky Mountain elk are mostly down by Tehachapi. And so that is, that’s a likely source of where he came from,” said Tim Kroeker, Wildlife Biologist for the California Fish and Wildlife...
Albino doe continues to roam Farmington Hills as deer cull looms February 25, 2026 Michigan, USA TODAY
... A rare white deer was recently spotted in Farmington Hills, Michigan, amid a regional deer cull. Residents have expressed hope that the unique animal will be spared by sharpshooters. City officials have not confirmed if the white deer will be protected ...
Video Below: We leave you this Sunday with White-tailed deer foraging in the Genesee Valley near Rochester, New York. CBS Sunday Morning, February 22, 2026
Snowmobilers rescue moose stuck in snow in New Hampshire's North Country February 18, 2026 WMUR
... all you could see, was the hair and her head ... She was unable to move, just couldn't move at all ... the moose was calm but exhausted while the group spent about 20 minutes digging her out with their hands and boots...
Video Below: Workers rescue deer from wastewater treatment tank in Jessamine County. February 11, 2026 Kentucky, WKYT
Michigan State Police rescue deer in East Grand Rapids Februaary 9, 2026 Huron Daily Tribune
... With help from the homeowner, Wehler was able to carefully free the animal... After being released, the deer ran off without issue ...
Firefighter bear hugs terrified deer on icy lake in daring rescue February 8, 2026 Washington, The Washington Post on MSN.com
... at Washington state’s Loon Lake ...A deer was stranded in the middle of it... firefighter Gavyn Gallagher, 26, and his team arrived ... managed to lasso her with a rope, then splayed his body on the ice and hugged her from behind ...
Inside Maine's surprisingly cutthroat shed-hunting world February 3, 2026 Bangor Daily News
... In recent years, shed hunting in Maine has exploded in popularity... stories circulate of stolen spots, sabotaged areas, false online accusations and even threats ...
Video Below: A deer with a plastic bucket stuck on its head has prompted at least a dozen calls to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Rock County. January 2, 2026, WMTV
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