Deer Management News
Bill would compel Conservation to pay for deer collisions April 1, 2023 Missouri, News Tribune
... House Bill 1363 would compel the MDC to pay up to $250 for vehicular damage caused by an animal the department protects..."If somebody hits (an animal), do they now owe us, and conservation, for the cost of the investigation?" Rep. Rudy Veit, R-Wardsville, asked, unable to get a clear answer from Cook. Veit also expressed concern with the fiscal note, which stated the bill would cost more than $750,000 to implement...
Herds Without Hunters March 31, 2023 Virginia, EIN Presswire
... From just under 300,000 licensed deer hunters in the early 1990s to approximately 185,400 in fall 2021, the Department has lost approximately 38 percent of its licensed deer hunters ... Only two items have temporarily stopped or reversed this declining trend over the last 30 years—economic recession(s) and Covid...
Block Island, Hunting for solutions with the RIDEM March 31, 2023 Rhode Island, Block Island Times
... Ferrara said that if you were concerned with population reductions, it was far better to take does than bucks. “One male will fertilize as many [females] as he wants,” he said. “When you are removing a female, you’re also removing her offspring.” However, for many hunters, antlers are the draw...
Fish and Game responds to criticism that enough is not being done to save starving March 31, 2023 Idaho State Journal
... “Yes, we have had an abnormal winter this year, but I believe the proper precautions weren’t taken months ago when it was needed to try and help these deer out,” Hough said. “The deer out here are starving...
Remembering Maine’s Failed 1980s Attempt to Reintroduce Caribou March 31, 2023 Down East Magazine
... market hunters slaughtered them in the 19th century. Twenty-three Newfoundland caribou released in Baxter State Park in 1963 dispersed and gradually died off. Then, in the late 1980s, a privately funded group called the Maine Caribou Project tried again, but disease, bears, and coyotes wiped out the radio-collared herd within a few years...
Essex County Hunters Kill 240 Deer In First Cull Since COVID Pandemic March 31, 2023 New Jersey, Patch
... Hunters killed 240 deer in Essex County ...Since 2008, a total of 3,057 deer (1,926 deer and 1,131 unborn deer) have been killed as part of the program...
White-tailed deer blood shown to kill bacteria that causes Lyme disease March 30, 2023 Massachusetts, Phys.org
... The study, published recently in the journal Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases, demonstrates that the blood of the white-tailed deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating illness... "We've known for some time that ticks taken from white-tailed deer are not infected ...
Dying By The Thousands: Miles Of Death As Wyoming Antelope, Deer And Elk Die From Winter Starvation March 30, 2023 Wyoming, Cowboy State Daily
... The wildlife winter kill in southcentral Wyoming is the worst anybody there can remember ... “Our mule deer are probably going to have 50% mortality,” ... When I fly over, they don’t even look up because they’re so weak..,
Pennsylvania Game Commission Releases Deer Harvest Estimates March 30 2023 PGC News
... Game Commission Deer and Elk Section Supervisor David Stainbrook said that’s noteworthy because the buck harvest is considered a good indicator of the overall deer population trend. If the buck harvest is climbing, the deer population likely is, too. If it’s dropping, the population probably mirrors that. If it’s stable, the population likely is as well, though, if hunter numbers are declining, a stable antlered harvest trend may actually indicate an increasing population trend.
“The long-term buck harvest trend indicates Pennsylvania’s deer population is in a pretty good place right now,” Stainbrook said. “We see generally stable population trends in most of the state, near goal levels, and we are seeing more older bucks available for harvest. “For five years running, about one of every four Pennsylvania hunters has tagged a buck ... reported results ...
MDC reminds the public to report antlers found with the skull plate attached this spring
Missouri Department of Conservation March 29, 2023 Missouri, Mo.gov
... According to chapter 10 of Missouri’s Wildlife Code, any antler found with the skull plate still attached must be reported to the county’s conservation agent within 24 hours of the shed being located if the finder intends to keep the antlers. The presence of a skull plate attached to an antler suggests that the deer is likely deceased...
The Future of Vermont Moose Herds March 29, 2023 Eagle Times
... “Because moose don’t groom themselves like most animals do, they wait until there is enough irritation,” Fortin explained. “Less moose means less winter ticks,” Fortin said. “The only way to control winter ticks is to control the moose population. Our recommendation is to issue 180 permits.” ..,
Record snow and cold are having a deadly impact on Minnesota's deer population March 29, 2023 KARE 11
... This has been the eighth snowiest winter in Minnesota history and it hasn't just been a headache for humans. The winter has had a much deadlier impact on the state's deer population.., [see video below]
2022's Bountiful Harvest: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Discusses Deer Health and Harvest Counts March 29, 2023 Vermont, Eagle Times
... Fortin [Wildlife Biologist and Deer Project Leader] said the deer population in the state is stable for a variety of reasons. “The buck portion of our harvest has been very stable for the last seven years,” he said. “It’s the most stable it has been since the 1930s. Just over 1,150 deer [harvested] during youth weekend is a continuation in a long-term decline...
Chronic Wasting Disease not detected in Arizona March 28, 2023 KOLD
... Department officials said they did not find any cases of CWD in the 1,199 deer (mule and white-tailed) and elk that were sampled in 2022..,
Pennsylvania deer hunting numbers down in 2021-22; larger deer reported March 28, 2023 ABC27
... According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s annual report, the estimated total of white-tailed deer harvested during the 2021-22 season was 376,810. That estimate was down from the more than 435,000 harvested in 2020-21 and more than 389,000 harvested the season prior...
CPW plans to cut NW Colorado hunting licenses by more than 40% to protect challenged herds March 28, 2023 Colorado, The Denver Post
... Thousands of elk, deer and antelope have been migrating out of northwestern Colorado due to hard winter conditions and many have died of starvation ... Multiple factors including persistent summer drought conditions and above-average snowfall during the winter led to poor conditions for animals...
Delaware’s 2022-’23 deer hunting season yields third-highest harvest March 28, 2023
... Delaware hunters harvested 16,848 deer — the state’s third-highest number — during the 2022-’23 hunting season ... an increase of 9.5% over last year’s harvest total ..,
Hundreds of deer carcasses dumped in Memphis lot March 28, 2023 Tennessee, CBS 42
... records showed Dino’s operator Jeff McBride said he hadn’t utilized a carcass removal dumpster for two years and had been discarding the carcasses on another lot he owns, even though records showed that land was part of a public right-of-way. Department of Agriculture officials said they told him he had to put the animal remains in covered containers...
Oneonta, Council committee discusses deer management ... March 28, 2023 New York, Yahoo News
... DEC Region 4 Young Forest Initiative Biologist Selinda Brandon and DEC Region 4 Wildlife Biologist Michael Clark said culling the herd should be the last step the task force recommends after other mitigation measures have been tried... nothing had been implemented yet as the plan was still in the draft phase ...
Fish and Game traps and euthanizes female lion and pulls remaining traps from Hailey March 28, 2021 Idaho Fish and Game
... The decision to trap and remove the mountain lions was a result of lion behavior that progressed from sightings to the adult female hissing and baring its teeth at a Hailey resident, and indications that the lions had become very comfortable living next to homes... officers have also been extremely busy removing numerous lion-killed deer and elk from neighborhood yards ...
Two arraigned on several charges after illegal killing of deer in Massachusetts March 28, 2024 Fall River Reporter
... Within hours of the initial traffic stop, Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers were able to secure the deer. A Massachusetts Environmental Police K-9 unit also located a crossbow that was affixed with a night scope...
Montana State University releases reports on wildlife crossing structures March 27, 2023 Montana, Explore Big Sky
... Montana State University released 14 reports as part of a $1.2 million project to identify cost-effective solutions to animal-vehicle collisions that support habitat connectivity and wildlife conservation ... “This is the most comprehensive analysis yet of what’s working and how we can make it better,” ...
Hunting Seasons Preview Held at Commission Meeting March 27, 2023 Tennessee, TN.gov
... There were no proposed changes to the deer, bear, and turkey seasons... The Wildlife and Forestry Division also provided an update on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) following the fall deer hunting season. The Agency sampled 20,726 harvested deer during the season with 798 returning CWD positive results. No new counties were found to have positive cases..,
F&G Commission set big game seasons for 2023-24 March 27, 2023 Idaho Fish and Game News
... After review of public comments, 21 proposals were dropped or modified, including five for deer, 14 for elk ... Deer hunters will see a variety of changes, including ... reductions in antlerless hunting due to winter severity. There will also be more hunting opportunity in Unit 14 in response to chronic wasting disease..,
Tenacious herd of elk find way back to Salt Lake City 1 week after relocation March 27, 2023 Fox Illinois
... approximately 40 elk — from a herd of around 80 — migrated back down the canyon, with half on the grounds of a nearby golf course. They said there are no current plans to move the elk, but they will be discussing what to do once it stops snowing...
LSU Develops Patent-Pending Bait to Fight the 'Pigdemic' March March 27, 2023 Louisiana, Swineweb.com
... a patent-pending recipe for a bait that wild pigs love to eat (and prefer to corn, acorns and other favorites) but makes them fall asleep.,, A deer feeder can be loaded ... so a farmer or other person can wait to release baits until they get visual confirmation that it’s wild pigs, not deer ...
Lancaster County man's trophy buck YouTube video leads to charges, fines for illegal hunting March 27, 2023 Pennsylvania, Lancaster Online
... A Gordonville man has pleaded guilty to illegally killing a large buck over bait in Chester County last fall. And you can watch the whole hunt for the deer on YouTube...
Oregon Roadkill Consumption Declined Again in 2022, State Figures Show March 26, 2023 Willamette Week
... ODOT issued 5,488 “roadkill salvage” permits between January 2019 and November 2022. The permits are highly seasonal, corresponding to the deer breeding season ... a noticeable drop-off in permits, however, in the autumns of both 2021 and 2022 ...
White-Tailed Deer Serum Kills the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi 2023 Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
... White-tailed deer (WTD) are considered to be noncompetent reservoirs for B. burgdorferi... we demonstrated that WTD serum effectively kills B. burgdorferi. The borreliacidal activity of WTD serum likely contributes to the inability of WTD to efficiently harbor and transmit B. burgdorferi...
Effects of pharmacological castration on endocrinological and chemical profiles in captive red and fallow deer 2023 University of Wolverhampton
... In wildlife captive management, contraception is highly desirable due to inbreeding risk and needed control of intra- and inter-specific aggressions. Deer, for which surgical castration can cause abnormal growth of the antlers, are suitable candidates for pharmacological castration... , our preliminary findings suggest that deslorelin acetate, causing a decrease of testosterone level and impacting the chemical profile of odour secretions, could work as a non-invasive contraception approach in human-managed populations of deer...
Hound hunting is a time-honored tradition in NH. But not everyone likes it. March 25, 2023 New Hampshire, NHPR
... a centuries-old practice that’s facing increased opposition today...In Sandwich ... a nearly three-year campaign distributing signs throughout town for people to post on their properties, telling hunters and dogs they’re not welcome to hunt bears there... more than 300 signs have gone out ...
Bill would give DNR more flexibility in elk management March 25, 2023 Minnesota, Yahoo News
... The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would no longer be required to set elk populations based on depredation complaints under legislation now making its way through the Minnesota Legislature...
Mule Deer Zoning Meetings Planned March 24, 2023 Oregon, KBND
... A Deschutes County proposal would create new zoning regulations to protect mule deer habitat... "Mule deer populations have been declining in the county, and this is due to a number of reasons. Some of it is because of development, so we’re looking to explore a potential update to this area and kind of issue some regulations that would pertain to those areas, to help protect that habitat." ...
Beachwood, Season concludes with 70 deer culled in joint Beachwood-Shaker Heights program March 24, 2023 Ohio, March 24, 2023 Cleveland.com
... at a cost of $60,000 [$857 per deer] ... Precision Wildlife uses trained marksmen, under the direction of police, to cull deer. Jim Mariano, a former Shaker Heights police officer, is president of Precision Wildlife...
Like the Taste of Reindeer Meat? Some Alaskans Made a Fortune From It March 24, 2023 Alaska, HistoryNet
... By century’s end commercial hunting had depleted whale, walrus and caribou populations on the peninsula, and starvation haunted the local Iñupiat, an ethnic group closely related to Canada’s Inuit. Believing “God blesses aggressiveness,” the Rev. Sheldon Jackson, a Presbyterian minister, missionary and Alaska’s general agent of education, repeatedly sailed to Siberia in 1892 and imported 171 reindeer to feed the Iñupiat and provide them with livelihoods...
Very tough winter for Wyoming Range mule deer March 23, 2023 Pinedale Roundup
... Wyoming Range mule deer “have had a tough go of it the last six years with bad winter losses,” ... “As of yesterday (March 21) morning, 87 percent of the fawns had died,” Fralick reported, or 58 of the 65 collared. Of the 65 does, 27 percent or 15 of the 65 does had died..,
New Mexico OKs its 1st wildlife bridges to limit collisions March 23, 2023 St. Joseph News-Press
... Several hundred large animals — primarily deer and elk — are killed in the state each year by collisions that can also total cars and severely injure human passengers..,
Feds sued over restoration plan in eastern Nevada March 23, 2023 Courthouse News Service
... The lawsuit claims the agency erroneously concluded that the project would have no significant environmental impacts, ignoring the harm to Rocky Mountain elks, pronghorn, mule deer, bighorn sheep, sage-grouse and sensitive fish and reptiles in the area...
State biologists warn of high CWD prevalence in Park County March 23, 2023 Wyoming, Gillette News-Record
... Hunt Area 113 in the Upper Shoshone River herd is currently running almost as high as those near Powell. “If you look across the areas, we see that 113 is currently testing at a prevalence rate of about 43%. The rest of the areas have prevalence rates between 5% to 15%,” ..,
Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in Deer Breeding Facilities in Zavala, Washington and Gonzales Counties March 21, 2023 Texas Animal Health Commission
... seven new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) discovered in three separate deer breeding facilities in Zavala, Washington and Gonzales counties. These cases mark the first detection of the disease in each county... Additional Detection at a High Fence Release Site in Hunt County ..,
Elevated lead exposure in Australian hunting dogs during a deer hunting season - Environmental Pollution, 2023
... Blood was collected from 27 dogs owned by four different deer hunters and comprising three different breeds just prior to the start of the hound hunting season (March 2022) and in the middle of the season (August 2022), and blood lead levels (BLLs) (μg/dL) were determined ... For 32% of the dogs before the season, and 56% during the season, BLLs exceeded the established threshold concentration for developmental neurotoxicity in humans (1.2 μg/dL)....
DNR Asks Public To Avoid Feeding Deer As Cold Weather Continues March 21, 2023 Wisconsin DNR News
... Deer are well-adapted to survive in winter conditions, with a slower metabolism in cold months and adjustments in their gut microbiomes to adapt to winter food sources. Corn, alfalfa and other feed are not part of their natural winter diet and can cause severe digestive issues and even death. Even a single feeding can cause rumen acidosis, which can cause death in otherwise healthy deer..,
Wildlife officials work to help elk, deer survive tough Northwest Colorado winter March 21, 2023 Colorado, Craig Daily Press
... On Feb. 2, wildlife officers began a baiting operation to reduce conflict with livestock and game damage from elk... Since the baiting operation began in January, area wildlife staff have reportedly distributed more than 1,000 tons of hay to around 100 landowners and ranchers in Craig, Maybell, Rangely and surrounding areas...
Deer not always to blame for suppressing tree growth March 20, 2023 Wisconsin, The Wildlife Society
... a study ... “We expected there to be a strong, measurable effect,” Jones said. But that wasn’t what they found... Areas that weren’t fenced did show more evidence of deer browsing, but that declined over time. What seemed to give seedlings of both species [sugar maples and ash]. a higher chance of survival was being in transition zones between gaps and dense canopy ...
Bills prohibiting buying and selling of whitetail deer die in Mississippi legislature March 20, 2023 Mississippi, SuperTalk Mississippi
... House Bill 1026 and Senate Bill 2536 were introduced to outlaw buying and selling whitetail deer but did not make it out of their respective chambers. Proponents of the bills argue that a handful of wealthy elites are looking to change the laws so they can breed, sell, and transport deer between high-fenced enclosures in Mississippi...
Idaho Fish and Game Working to Slow Chronic Wasting in Deer March 20, 2023 News Radio 1310 KLIX
... The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the latest numbers as of March 16, show that out of the 375 deer and eight elk removed from the Slate Creek drainage, 21 test samples have come back positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) ...
Big fines still in place for illegal antler collection in Colorado March 20, 2023 The Tribune
... shed antler collection tends to send participating parties specifically to areas where animals are located. Additionally, an increase in participation has led to a more competitive environment, which can mean more people looking for antlers earlier in the season...
Crossings eyed to reduce the number of collisions involving animals, vehicles March 20, 2023 Nevada, Las Vegas Sun
... The first wildlife overpass here was built in the early 2010s in northeast Nevada to help protect migrating mule deer ... Within the first few years of the wildlife crossings being opened, Simpson and her cohorts “documented a 50% decrease in mortalities with each subsequent migration (of deer).” ...
Consensus hunting, access bills progress through Legislature March 19, 2023 Montana, ABC Fox Montana
... The six bills this session range from widely supported increases to the popular Block Management program and reducing nonresident doe deer licenses to a bill that has fractured groups on the public hunting side. That legislation would create a nonresident landowner preference pool for hunting licenses...
I-80 to close as wildlife officials try to move elk herd off Salt Lake City golf course March 19, 2023 Utah, KSL
... they escaped the snow-packed canyon looking for food. But several elk were even killed by vehicles in the process... Wildlife biologists and police will form a "human line" that will slowly walk toward the elk herd ...
Saddle River suspends deer culling program after five years. Here's why March 18, 2023 New Jersey, Bergen Record
... "We have data indicating deer accidents have actually gone up in the borough since the hunting began, possibly because the deer are scared onto roads by the hunters," Lin said. "We're hoping the borough will review the data and determine the culling was unsuccessful." ...
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Why Are Tens of Thousands Tuning in to Watch Maine Deer Feeding on YouTube? 2023, Down East Magazine
... Brownville’s Food Pantry for Deer ...The retired contractor performs this labor of love about 100 days a year, from December 16 through early April, during the nearly six-month window when it’s legal to feed wild deer in Maine. This season, he expects to distribute 37 tons of oats and hundreds of bushels of apples...
Ely man admits crashing truck into 3 deer on purpose Marh 27, 2023 Minnesota, Duluth News Tribune
... all three deer were paralyzed but still alive and had to be euthanized ... He had to speed up to hit them all, single file ... a total penalty of $1,800 ...
Video Below: Moose rescued from ice in Alaska - March 24, 2023
She said she killed suffering Key deer to put it out of its misery. She got probation March 24, 2023 Florida, Yahoo
... A woman who was facing a year in federal prison for what local environmentalists said was the mercy killing of a suffering endangered Key deer in November instead was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $4,000 this week...
Dog kills one deer, mortally mauls another in south Pocatello March 19, 2023 Idaho State Journal
... Saturday’s deer deaths were not the first big game fatalities caused by dogs this winter season. Last month near Chubbuck two dogs mortally mauled two elk calves. An Idaho Fish and Game officer euthanized the dogs and elk calves in that incident...
Pale Colored Mule Deer Being Spotted in Colorado, What Are They Called? March 18, 2023 K99
... white or blonde-colored ... Leucistic deer have dark noses, dark hooves, and good eyesight. This is not the case for albino deer. Albino deer have poor vision, pink eyes, and white hooves...
'We love having them here': Deer find life at Salt Lake City Cemetery March 14, 2023 Utah, KSL
... Mule deer often find a home here at the cemetery, especially this time of the year ... "We get a lot of comments on it and a lot of people choose this location for their resting place because of the wildlife we have here." ...
Florida Man Rescues Deer From Clutches Of A Massive Python March 13, 2023 Whiskey Riff
...The man walks up on the scene with the snake wrapped around the deer trying to constrict it... he fires a number of shots at the snake, ultimately killing it ... deer ... takes off into safety... [video]
Chinese scientists use stem cell technology to grow antlers on MICE March 13, 2023 China, Daily Mail
... Just 45 days after transplanting these cells onto the foreheads of hairless, laboratory mice, they began growing small stumps. The team hopes this procedure could one day be used to help repair bones or cartilage in humans - or even grow back lost limbs...
Iowa's 'other' deer season has begun March 12, 2023 Globe Gazette
... For an increasing number of outdoor-minded households, spring shed hunting is becoming a traditional kid-friendly family event... For a select group of dedicated hard cores, the search for antlers becomes an obsession ...
Colorado Springs woman reached out to 11 News for help when she found an injured deer in her yard March 10, 2023 Colorado, KKTV
... Colorado Parks and Wildlife... told her the best thing to do is to try to scare the deer out of her yard, but they weren’t able to come out and help when Fisk first called ... CPW told 11 News that the deer had a compound fracture on its leg and had exposed bone. An injury CPW says it would not recover from. CPW was forced to euthanize the animal...
Telling a buck deer's age by its antlers is difficult March 8, 2023 Montana, Missoulian
... A 1-year-old buck ... may have straight, small antlers referred to as spikes. Or it could have a small set of antlers with forks ... deer with three tines — the sharp points — isn’t necessarily a 3-year-old deer. In fact, a 2-year-old male deer may have four tines, or points, on each of its two antlers...
Deer rescued after falling into Midway geothermal hot pot March 8, 2023 Utah, abc4.com on MSN18h
... officials had to make lassos out of ropes and catch the deer by its front and rear... now doing okay ...
Drinking deer milk could have health benefits, scientists suggest March 6, 2023 New Zealand, Stuff.co.nz
... Although none of the women gained weight they all gained muscle mass after drinking deer milk, without additional exercise, she said. “As we age, we lose muscle mass much more easily than we gain it, and we do need more proteins,” Von Hurst said...
Video Below: Deer tried to make friends but you just can’t trust those raccoons. - March 6, 2027
'Oh Deer': Neighbors Rescue Young Deer Caught in Barbed Wire Fence March 3, 2023 Oklahoma, YAHOO!News
... A young deer was saved by a couple who noticed it caught, hanging by a foot, on their neighbor’s fence, whilst driving in Kiowa, Oklahoma. Footage shared to TikTok ...
Wildlife service to blame after deer shot 13 times in Longueuil: rescue official March 1, 2023 Quebec, Ottawa Citizen
... Quebec non-profit group Sauvetage Animal Rescue posted a video of the killing on Facebook Tuesday, sparking outrage over the way authorities handled the situation... "It’s deplorable that the police are forced to do the dirty work that the wildlife service would normally do ..."
Animal Rescue outraged after Longueuil police officer shoots wounded deer more than a dozen times March 1, 2023 Quebec, CTV News
... the deer had two broken legs ... the officer shot it 13 times in a half hour... It was found that the animal was still showing signs of life for some reason that remains unexplained ...
Journalist Makes Scary Discovery After Following Creek from East Palestine to Ohio River February 28, 2023 Ohio, IJR.com
... more than three weeks after a Norfolk Southern Southern train derailed ... reporter discovered three deer that were deceased along the bank of a creek that runs south from East Palestine ...
Mainer describes seeing several bald eagles swarm deer trapped on icy lake February 21, 2023 Maine, News Center Maine
... he witnessed a swarm of 10-12 bald eagles attack and kill a deer trapped on a frozen pond ... both adult and immature eagles pulling at a struggling dear on the east side of the lake...
Oh, deer! Retired Rochester doctor helps deer recover from vehicle collision February 10, 2022 Minnesota, Yahoo Sorts
... I could tell that the ... patella, the knee cap, was dislocated ... "In people what you do is you just straighten out the leg and the patella just pops right back in, and that's what happened with the deer," Sparacino said. The deer got up and walked away shortly after ...
Deer impaled on Alton fence February 8, 2023 Illinois, Alton Telegraph
... A large white tailed doe was fatally injured Wednesday morning when it was impaled on a cast iron fence ... The deer's injuries were beyond lifesaving measures ...
Richmond residents don’t know what to do about roaming exotic deer February 6, 2023 Illinois, ShawLocal
... Delilah the fallow deer has been wandering around Richmond ... Getting Delilah out of the wild may come down to personal responsibility of the original owner ...
Kansas Game Warden saves buck after 2 become antler-locked in Franklin Co. February 6, 2023 MSN
... one had unfortunately died. With a shotgun and a slug round, Twellmann said he was able to separate the pair and free the live buck ...
A “Deer” Friend: Golden Retriever Shares Remarkable Lifelong Friendship with Doe. February 5, 2023 inspiremore.com
... The story first began over a decade ago ... an orphaned fawn when her mother was tragically struck and killed by a vehicle. Around that same time, Lorrie gave her son a golden retriever puppy for Christmas... Once introduced, Buttons the deer and G-bro the dog became fast friends and eager playmates ...
Mount Madonna’s last white deer February 4, 2023 California, Mercury News
... The small white doe is the sole survivor of a large and cherished herd of fallow deer created by famed publisher William Randolph Hearst, gifted to cattle baron Henry Miller, bought by Santa Clara County and then expanded by the addition of a smaller herd seized during a raid of an illegal farm in Morgan Hill...
BPK woman pleads in Key deer shooting February 3, 2023 Florida, keysnews.com
... A Big Pine Key woman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of shooting a Key deer, in what her attorney and others have described as a mercy killing... the deer covered in cuts, abrasions and injuries with what looks like road rash from being possibly dragged ...
Video Below: Wauconda Fire Dept. rescues deer stuck in icy Fox River. They pulled her out of the water, warmed her up with blankets and hot packs. January 31, 2023 Illinoix
2 mountain lions killed in Colorado after killing, injuring dogs January 26, 2023 The Coloradoan
... Denver Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe's Instagram post last week telling how he killed a large mountain lion that was "wreaking havoc" on pets in the mountain community of Grant...
Oh deer! Herd of elk strands itself between a neighborhood and a highway January 27, 2023, Utah, NBC Montana
... Those members of the deer family arrived from the Salt Lake Valley's eastern foothills and stranded themselves on a strip of land dividing Interstate 80 from the neighborhood behind it...
Local Volunteers Remove Halloween Bucket Stuck on Deer's Head for 'Two Weeks' January 22, 2023 Michigan, Yahoo
... Video recorded by South Lyon Murphy Lost Animal Recovery, a group that helped resolve a similar situation in the Detroit area in December, shows a net falling over the deer, before volunteers carefully hold down the animal and release the bucket... [see below]