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Big Game Hunting: Abundant Food, Warm Weather, and Ice Storm Damage Affecting Elk and Bear Harvests November 1, 2025 Michigan, Northern Express
... The most recent estimates suggest Michigan is home to 10,218 bears in the Upper Peninsula and 2,008 below the Mackinac Bridge, with indicators showing both populations increasing over the last decade. The last survey for elk, conducted during the 2024-25 winter, estimated the population at between 884 and 1,408 ...Wolves, which remain under federal protections that prevent lethal take, were last estimated at a minimum of 768 in the winter of 2023-24 ... the latest moose population estimates to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in October, pegging the population at about 600, marking a significant decline ...
Michigan deer hunting expenses exceed license fees October 31, 2025 Farm Progress
... I decided to crunch the numbers on what Chris spends for archery season alone ... with his 160-pound field-dressed buck this year, we'll get about 65 pounds of meat for our freezer. That works out to roughly $70.50 per pound — if that's the only tag he fills this season...
Decline in deer gun tags remains a hot topic among North Dakota hunters October 31, 2025 North Dakota, InForum
... North Dakota Game and Fish Department offered 42,300 licenses for the 2025 deer gun season ... more than 70,000 people applied for a deer gun lottery license this year, in addition to more than 12,000 gratis applicants ... Habitat drives deer numbers – and ultimately, deer licenses – in North Dakota...
FWP releases deer, elk and black bear regulations proposals October 31, 2025 Montana, FWP News
... Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released proposals for 2026/2027 deer, elk and black bear regulations for public comment... released for public review and comment Oct. 29...
Video Below: The Willard Springs wildlife overpass south of Flagstaff on 1-17 is expected to be completed in spring 2026. Jeff Gagnon from the Arizona Game and Fish Department says this stretch of 1-17 has around 100 car-related incidents with deer and elk every year. - October 30, 2025
Elk are again roaming on lands that California has returned to the Tule River Indian Tribe October 29, 2025 California, Los Angeles Times
... The program has awarded more than $107 million to support the return of tens of thousands of acres of land to California tribes ... The return will enable a host of conservation projects, including reintroduction of Tule elk ...
Eastern WA man sentenced for illegally selling up to 42 elk carcasses October 29, 2025 Washington, The Olympian
... Wildlife officials were told he was illegal hunting in the orchards and fields near his house on the Yakama Indian Reservation, reported the Ellensburg Daily Record. Black market prices can range from $800 to $1,000 for one elk, with large bull elk with trophy antlers selling for far more ...
Colorado Ordered to Cease and Desist Wolf Reintroduction October 29, 2025 Sportsmen's Alliance
...On October 10, 2025, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Brian Nesvik sent a cease and desist letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) telling the agency to immediately end “all efforts related to the capture, transport and/or release of gray wolves not obtained from…the [Northern Rocky Mountains] area.” ... CPW introduced 15 wolves from British Columbia in early 2025...
Deer released on Southern Kenai Peninsula October 29, 2025 Alaska, The Delta Discovery
... Extensive planning to capture and transplant Sitka black-tailed deer from the Kodiak Archipelago to the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula ... The goal of the translocation project is to evaluate the success of an introduced deer population ... and potentially add another big game species to the Kenai Peninsula for future harvest...
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Pulaski County October 29, 2025 Kentucky DNR News
... This is the second wild deer in Kentucky confirmed with CWD ... Chronic Wasting Disease has previously been confirmed in a wild deer in Ballard County in December 2023 and nine deer from a captive cervid facility in Breckinridge County, with one in October 2024 and eight in August 2025...
Oak Bay contraception program for deer drives down population October 29, 2025 British Columbia, CHEK News
... From 2019 to 2022, an experimental trial program took place in Oak Bay where deer were being vaccinated with an immuno-contraceptive... The reduction for the fawns was 65 per cent just in the following spring after immediate immuno-contraception... According to the district, vehicles struck and killed a high of 85 deer in 2021, and that’s dropped to 62 last year. The mayor says he would like to see the program continue ...
Autonomous drones combat deer damage in crops October 29, 2025 Georgia, Farm Progress
... “Deer become very accustomed to whatever method of deterring them farmers are trying, but we know the biggest deterrent is the sound of the human voice,” Garrison said. “While flying a mission, if deer are detected, the drone can emit a beep or horn or different recordings of the human voice in order to deter the deer.” ...
Kentucky bans drones from being used to take fish or wildlife October 28, 2025 Kentucky Lantern
... The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said the new regulation, which went into effect earlier this month, bans people from using aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems “to fish, hunt or take wildlife or to drive or herd any wildlife for the purpose of fishing, hunting or taking” or “to harass any wildlife.” ...
Suspects sought after deer found shot in front yard of Pennsylvania home October 28, 2025 CBS News
... the illegal taking of an 8-point white-tailed deer... The deer was illegally killed in several safety zones of occupied homes, and it was shot from the roadway, the Game Commission said...
Deer season opens Saturday October 28, 2025 Texas, Victoria Advocate
... Good fawn crops for 11 years have survived to increase Texas deer population to five million whitetails. The downside to that is that buck harvest has exceeded the doe harvest, allowing the females to increase to a ratio of 3.7 does/buck – the highest in two decades... Hunter success in 2024 was 67 percent..,
Gray wolf numbers fall to their lowest level in a decade in far northern Minnesota October 28, 2025 Phys.org
... Researchers estimated there were 45 wolves per 1,000 square-kilometers in the woods around Voyageurs, down from 55 in 2024 and 65 in 2023... the deer population in the Voyageurs area was cut in half by the spring of 2023, following the two severe winters... Mild winters, on the other hand, are extremely difficult for wolves. Without snow on the ground to slow them down, deer stay fast ..,
Developers of Maryland powerline project want to stop hunting during property surveys October 28, 2025 CBS News
... In a court motion to clarify, the developers alleged that an individual commented on Facebook, "It's hunting season. I've got plenty of deer. Survey at your own risk." ... PSEG says it cannot direct its survey teams to enter a property while facing the threat of firearms being discharged for hunting ...
Game officials in Virginia want deer population reduced to maintain balance in nature October 27, 2025 96.9 WXBQ
... A new census taken by the Department of Wildlife Resources shows 10 counties below the Roanoke area, including Tazewell, Washington and Smyth, are being designated for double doe days through December for harvesting on private property. The report says thinning out the population of mother deer can prevent a population growth ..,
2025 New Hampshire Moose Hunt Highlights October 27, 2025 NH Fish and Game Department
... 32 permits were issued through the annual lottery process and one permit each was donated to the Dream Hunt Program and the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire for a total of 34 either-sex permits. Hunters harvested 25 moose: 20 bulls and 5 cows. The success rate for lottery hunters was 72%, which is slightly higher than the 10-year-average of 69%...
CWD detected in a new Wyoming hunt area October 27, 2025 Wyoming Game and Fish Department
... the presence of chronic wasting disease for the first time in Mule Deer Hunt Area 153 in the Pinedale Region. Game and Fish confirmed the presence of CWD in a hunter-harvested, adult male mule deer. Mule Deer Hunt Area 153 is bordered by CWD-positive Mule Deer Hunt Areas 142 (detected in 2023), 144 (detected in 2021), 152 (detected in 2019) and 154 (detected in 2023)..;
The buck stops here: Extension, Auburn finding solutions to deer damage in crops October 27, 2025 Alabama, The Cullman Tribune
... “In nature, we have about 30 to 45 deer per square mile,” Francisco said. “In the Piedmont Research Unit, there are 150 per square mile, so the pressure is highly increased...sunn hemp — a summer legume — seems to be the more affordable and successful option of the perimeter crops evaluated ...
Why state experts caution Tennesseans against feeding deer October 27, 2025 Yahoo on MSN
... "Corn is not a good supplemental feed because it is low in nutrition and lacks protein, which is essential for growth and lactation," [Adam Edge, deer program coordinator for Tennessee] ... could cause acidosis and be fatal... we do not experience the consistently harsh winters that severely restrict food availability in northern regions," ...
Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road October 27, 2025 New York, Times Union
... analyzed over 86,000 deer-vehicle collisions involving white-tailed deer in New York state ... Deer-vehicle accidents are eight times more frequent per hour of dusk than daylight ... in fall, when deer-vehicle accidents are at an annual high because of deer rut, the earlier sunrise and sunset cause a significant increase in deer-vehicle accidents...there is a 19% increase in accidents during commuter hours the week after the fall time change in New York...
Chile inaugurates the first huemul hospital to save the southernmost deer on the planet from extinction October 26, 2025 Noticias Ambientales
... Chile inaugurated the first rescue and rehabilitation center for huemules in the country. This facility, located next to the Cerro Castillo National Park, aims to provide medical care and shelter to injured or sick specimens of this deer in danger of extinction...
ND Outdoors: Deer season preview October 25, 2025 North Dakota, KFYR-TV
... Whitetail deer numbers are still down across the state. “We’re still coming back from a severe EHD outbreak that we had a few years ago. The population is rebounding slowly. And then the eastern part of the state, we’re still down, but we had that severe winter a few years ago ... it’s really an issue with lack of habitat in the eastern portion of the state,” [ Bill Haase, North Dakota Game and Fish wildlife division chief] “The mule deer in the badlands are fairly stable to slightly lower than they’ve been in the past, I would say. But outside those traditional areas of the badlands, mule deer are doing pretty well." ...
California euthanizes 4 gray wolves as ranchers bemoan surge in cattle kills October 25, 2025 Los Angeles Times
... the Golden State’s regrowing wolf packs are not merely content to feed on their traditional prey of elk and deer. Some also have a voracious appetite for cattle... California wildlife officials euthanized four gray wolves that were responsible for 70 livestock deaths in less than six months..,
'Energy dominance' meets migration: All Wyoming corridors overlap with proposed oil and gas leases October 24, 2025 WyoFile
... what’s been proposed is to auction more than five dozen parcels totalling 88,000 acres that overlap the state’s first three deer migration corridors ... The Bureau of Land Management is accepting feedback on its 2026 second-quarter oil and gas lease sale for Wyoming through Nov. 17. Public comments can be submitted through an online portal available at ePlanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2040967/570...
CWD spreads across Wisconsin October 24, 2025 apg-wi.com
... The Apple Creek Deer Farm, located in Oconto County, claims they’ve the largest whitetail deer breeding farm and hunting ranch in America. They also claim they’ve made inroads into eliminating CWD by breeding deer that are resistant to CWD by testing over 2,000 deer from their farm... “The deer they are calling resistant are not immune. They still get infected with the disease; they just take longer to die and shed prions into the environment for a longer period of time ..." [Retired veterinarian and former Chairman of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Dave Clausen] ...
Ohio’s 2025 Acorn Mast Survey Results October 24, 2025 ODNR News
Red and white oaks produced more acorns than last year and the average from 2005. More acorns means deer will have to move less to fiind food, making it harder for hunters to find deer. See link above for the report.
Isolation, identification, and computational analysis of antioxidant peptides from deer blood and its therapeutic effects on alcoholic liver injury in mice 2025 Journal of Functional Foods
... Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a prevalent liver disorder ... in this study, we investigated the protective effects of deer blood peptides (DBP) ... These findings indicate that DBP may serve as a promising therapeutic agent for ALD, assisting in its prevention while promoting the utilization of deer blood resources...
Hunters claim the deer are disappearing in Wildwood as city prepares for 2026 deer management program October 24, 2025 Missouri, West News Magazine
... According to the city, the deer density in Wildwood is currently at an “unsustainable 72 deer per square mile” ... avid deer hunters claimed the program has gone too far. Adam Epstein said he used to see deer every day but recently saw just two does on 120 acres... he said the city needs a study done this year before winter, when the animals tend to herd together...
Wildlife corridors: News from Washington October 23, 2025 Environment America
...The Washington Habitat Connectivity Action Plan ... brings together “decades of research to identify priorities for connectivity projects to protect and reconnect Washington’s landscapes for wildlife” ... Over a five year period between 2019 and 2023 there were more than 39,000 carcasses collected on Washington roads. Of those, 21,000 were deer...
Mandatory testing for chronic wasting disease in Ogden hunting unit October 23, 2025 Utah, KTVX Salt Lake City on MSN
... Starting in 2026, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) will be implementing mandatory testing ... “The Ogden unit was selected because it has the most recent detection of CWD in the state, with the closest positive on the East Canyon unit,” ...
Moose relocated from Chubbuck neighborhood October 23, 2025 Idaho Fish and Game
... Fish and Game staff were able to successfully tranquilize a large adult female moose and remove it from the backyard of a residence located off of Whitaker Road, south of Vern Road and west of Hiline Road. The moose was successfully released to a remote location with suitable moose habitat away from people and motorists....
Fawn Rehabilitation, Video Below: ... a change in policy when it comes to rehabilitating fawns. "They have to be released by October 1st according to the wildlife conservation order ” LaBonty said. She argues that the October 1 deadline is arbitrary and does not account for the varying developmental needs of fawns... - October 23, 2025 Michigan
Cougar sightings are surging in Michigan October 23, 2025 FOX 2 Detroit
...Cougar sightings are surging in Michigan with 2025 set to own some of the highest numbers in years... The majority of the reports have been confirmed from photographs taken and sent to the DNR, though videos have also been helpful this year. The most high profile sighting arrived in March when two cougar cubs were spotted — the first time in a century...
PFAS 'Do Not Eat' advisory expands for hunting harvests in central Maine October 23, 2025 News Center Maine
... The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has expanded its PFAS "Do Not Eat" advisory for deer and wild turkey in parts of Knox, Thorndike, and Unity ...
Mississippi Deer Damage in Row Crops Survey October 23, 2025 Mississippi State University Extension Service
... Of the surveys that had all the economic damage information filled out, 13 respondents reported damages in corn, 21 reported damages in cotton, and 90 reported damages in soybeans. Respondents reported damage occurring in 45 Mississippi counties... Soybeans were by far the most impacted, with 90 respondents reporting damages on 14,204 acres, of which 4,013 acres had to be replanted. Total economic loss for soybeans was $3.68 million, or $258.91 per acre...
Michigan Senate passes bills to raise DNR license fees: Here's how much they would rise October 22, 2025 Midland Daily News
[Resident deer license rises from $20 to $25, non-resident from $20 to $150] ...The fee changes in the bill would generate approximately $29.4 million in additional annual revenue for the Game and Fish Protection Fund. The bills will now go to the Michigan House of Representatives ...
Deer were never extinct in Nova Scotia October 21, 2025 Nova Scotia, SaltWire
... In their 1977 book on whitetails, Donald Dodds and Dennis A. Benson concluded that, according to evidence, deer were always present in Nova Scotia. Dodds and Frederick F. Gilbert, the co-authors of a study of wildlife management, mention Daley only as the man who pumped up a low deer population with stock... Despite Erskine’s findings and the research by Dodds, Benson and Gilbert, you can still find claims online that deer are not native but were introduced in the 1890s...
Ron DeSantis reveals plan to kill monster pythons wiping out deer population in Florida October 21, 2025 Florida, Irish Star on MSN
... Florida is ahead of schedule in its efforts to eradicate the invasive Burmese python snake from the Everglades ... public-private collaboration has tripled the amount of python removals. Inversa is a business that kills pythons and uses their skins to manufacture wallets, boots, belts, and other items...
‘It is an abusive system of animal control’: Community members concerned over possible return of deer trapping program October 21, 2025 Texas, Yahoo on MSN
... A petition is currently circulating to stop the program, reigniting a debate that has surfaced before ... With that permit, trappers may set up nets a few feet off the ground and use corn to lure deer underneath. When a deer steps beneath the net, it drops and traps the animal. Trappers then load the deer onto trailers and transport them to a processing facility ... Video Below
State land board approves 53,000-acre northwest Montana conservation easement October 21, 2025 Montana, Daily Montanan
... It’s about keeping our forests, our open spaces and our working lands healthy. It’s productive, and it gives us access for generations to come. Montana, forests and range lands are where livelihoods and wildlife meet, where families make a living, and where deer, elk and countless other species find habitat they need to survive” ...
Do Wolves Protect Forests? Investigating the Link Between Wolf Density, Deer Browse, and Plant Recovery 2025 Wisconsin, Ecology and Evolution
... We planted white oak (Quercus alba), red oak (Quercus rubra), and zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) seedlings across a gradient of wolf density and residence time in northern Wisconsin and recorded deer browse and frequency of 11 common understory plants at each site. We found that wolf density and residence time had negative effects on deer browse intensity, but these effects were generally weak except when understory vegetation was abundant. Additionally, the presence of common understory plants decreased as a function of wolf density, opposite to what we would expect for a wolf-driven trophic cascade. The weak reduction in browse probability that is associated with wolves, particularly when vegetation is scarce, is unlikely to improve forest regeneration and recovery of understory plant communities ...
Whitetail deer, not known for migration, spotted traversing Yellowstone region high country October 21, 2025 Wyoming, WyoFile
...One of the cameras is even trained on an open ridge around 8,000 feet in elevation, where seeing a whitetail is especially perplexing ... also a spotted fawn ...“These are on what we would consider true migration routes for mule deer and elk,” ... in 2023, they began appearing — during both the spring and fall migration seasons...
How Tearing Down Old Fences is Helping Montana Wildlife October 21, 2025 Montana, Newstalk KGVO
... Volunteers are hard at work this week removing another 35 miles of ... the old barbed wire fences to ensure that pronghorn, elk, mule deer, and bighorn sheep can migrate freely...
Infectious diseases are killing deer and risking rural US economies: 'You smell the dead everywhere' October 21, 2025 Ohio, The Guardian
... Chronic wasting disease (CWD) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) are killing wild deer in greater numbers in dozens of rural counties across the midwest that depend on the industry. The number of sick and dead deer reported by the public to Ohio’s department of natural resources grew from 2,093 in 2024 to 8,759 this year. "...
Clearcutting in Northern Michigan's elk country creates aspen buffet for wildlife, DNR says October 21, 2025 MLive.com
... Northern Michigan’s elk country will see an increase in felled aspens as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources speeds up its clearcutting process. This quicker and more condensed clearing will benefit elk and deer who feed on aspens in the 30-square-mile area, according to DNR....
Southern Herkimer County CWD Sampling October 21, 2025 New York DEC News
... During the 2025 hunting season, DEC will intensively sample deer in the towns of Columbia, German Flatts, Litchfield, Warren, and Winfield in Herkimer County, and the town of Richfield in Otsego County. Hunters can bring their deer heads harvested from these six towns to one of eight drop-off locations for free testing. Taxidermists can also collect samples from deer intended for mounting. DEC will test deer heads at no cost to hunters and immediately notify hunters if a test result is positive for CWD. ...
No deer harvest needed within Pierre city limits this year October 20, 2025 North Dakota, DRGNews
... the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department reports that statewide deer populations have been impacted by Chronic Wasting Disease and Hemorrhagic Disease (Bluetongue), contributing to a lower overall population....
Deer baiting rules in Tennessee spark debate: Hunters, landowners asked to weigh in October 20, 2025 News Channel 9
... Tennessee deer hunters could soon be allowed to bait their prey, a practice long banned in the state, starting with the 2026-2027 season. But state officials want to hear from you about that first...
The Concerning Decline of the Reindeer Population October 19, 2025 AZ Animals on MSN
... It’s predicted that almost 2.9 million reindeer are left in the population, but that number decreases daily. In just the last 10-25 years, there was a 40% decline in population, from 4.8 million to the current 2.9 million.... Alaska’s wild caribou population fluctuates but remains around 750,000–900,000 ... Reindeer have declined in Canada by 52% over three generations ...
Coyotes Adapting Fast: Why Some Hunt Solo While Others Team Up October 18, 2025 Survival World on MSN
... coyotes are more than capable of hunting alone. However, when larger prey comes into the picture – like deer – coyotes have been known to team up in small groups to increase their chances of success... Pack dynamics come into play more prominently when it comes to raising pups and defending territory...
Two Oklahoma deer test positive for chronic wasting disease October 17, 2025 High Plains
... the second case was confirmed this week ... a white-tailed deer 15 miles east of Woodward, Oklahoma, in Woodward County. A landowner reported odd behavior exhibited by the animal ... The first case was identified in June in Texas County ...
Suspected deer poacher seriously hurt in crash amid high-speed chase, sheriff says October 17, 2025 Minnesota, CBS News on MSN.com
... authorities said he illegally shot a deer from his truck, led deputies on a high-speed chase and eventually crashed ..."serious but non-life threatening injuries," ...
John K. Flores: A look ahead to 2025-26 deer season October 17, 2025 Louisiana, Franklin Banner-Tribune
... Active growth was encountered in both the eastern and western parts of the state during summer browse surveys. This is a benefit to deer at a nutritionally demanding time of year.” Deer harvest number continue to rise across the state. Using the LDWF deer reporting system metric, during the 2024-25 season, hunters harvested 143,527 deer. The deer harvest increased 5 percent from the previous year..,
Seeing an abundance of acorns this year? Here’s why October 17, 2025 WDTN on MSN.com
... This fall is experiencing what’s known as a mast year, meaning oak trees are producing more acorns than average ... mast availability can affect deer movements and ultimately hunter success. In poor mast years, deer are forced to use other food sources, and travel distances between feeding and bedding areas may be longer ..,
Wisconsin's 2025 Elk Season Opens Oct. 18 October 17, 2025 Wiscsonsin DNR News
... The 13 hunters participating in the state-administered hunt were randomly selected from a pool of more than 26,000 applicants. There were 17,737 applications to hunt in the Clam Lake Elk Range and 8,452 applications for the Black River Elk Range for this season ... "Both elk herds experienced strong recruitment through the winter, and staff documented a successful spring calving period," said Christina Kizewski, DNR Central Elk Herd biologist...
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‘Emo’ deer spotted in Lago Vista, wildlife experts say he’s fine October 28, 2025 Texas, Yahoo on MSN
... The deer has been spotted “proudly wearing a hammock tangled in his antlers,” ... The post went on to explain that male deer naturally shed their antlers before the end of winter, so the “emo-chic accessory” is expected to fall off on its own soon. Video Below
Video Below: Explore all 60 deer species, found natively across 5 continents; their distribution, physical characteristics, conservation status, and more! October 24, 2025
Deer gets snared by plastic pumpkin in Colorado, be mindful of your decorations October 24, 2025 Colorado, KOAA News
... The plastic jack-o-lantern bucket was covering the deer's face... concerned the animal wouldn't be able to eat or drink ... “We see it every year, and it always gets worse this time of year,” said CPW Assistant Area Wildlife Manager Steve McClung of Durango. “Right now is a great opportunity to clean up your yard of items a curious animal might stick its nose in or get wrapped up in...
Why Do Deer Raise Their Tails When They Run? October 22, 2025 National Deer Association
... The white “flag” serves as a warning of imminent danger... Deer have limited vision when it comes to seeing the finer details, but they’re great at catching movement and they see incredibly well in the shorter wavelengths ... A deer’s white tail, rump and white hairs in other body locations do a phenomenal job absorbing the ambient “blue hour” tones at dawn and dusk ...
Video Below: In Littleton, a deer was freed from a metal tomato tower after getting caught in the cage. Colorado, October 22, 2025
Former Lancaster County solid waste exec offers reward in piebald deer's death October 22, 2025 Pennsylvania, Lancaster Online
... Warner said seeing the deer was almost spiritual to him and his wife, Kerry Sacco, and would lift their spirits every time they saw him. “We just watched him, from a little guy, develop into this beautiful 3-year-old. He would come here with the other bucks...
A Look Back At North Dakota's Favorite Pet Deer Jonnie/Ruth October 20, 2025 North Dakota, US 103.3
... her name was Jonnie to some and Ruth to others. She was a fixture for numerous farms south of Sterling and over to Braddock for about 5 years... The Fallgatters raised Jonnie as a very young fawn as her mother and sibling were hit and killed by a car. Jonnie was also injured in that accident and suffered a broken leg... [as a fawn] a cast on her leg....
Blind Michigan deer won't be euthanized by DNR after uproar from lawmakers, animal rights group October 17, 2025 FOX 2 Detroit
... The DNR announced in a news release on Thursday this was one of the rare occurrences where a wild animal would be kept at a facility rather than humanely killed due to its impairment...
DNR calls for rescued fawn's euthanization - and a rehabber says its over paperwork October 16, 2025 Michigan, Yahoo on MSN
... The fawn "came in very critical, unable to stand or even lift her head ... It was months and months of effort ... with vision "that wasn't 100%," wasn't returnable to the woods... were told by a DNR permit specialist that requests had to be in to the agency by Sept. 15 if they wanted to add a fawn...
Photographer captures stunning, rare creature in the Bay Area October 16, 2025 California, KTVU FOX 2
... a rare albino deer... The animal’s white coat was especially pronounced amid the fall-colored brush it stood in alongside its mother and siblings... It's estimated that one in some 30,000 deer is born with albinism...
5-million-year-old deer fossils reveal secrets of north american evolution October 16, 2025 Le Ravi
...The findings, published in Palaeo-Electronica, challenge earlier assumptions about when and where deer first roamed... Eocoileus gentryorum fossils in the northeast Tennessee site, marking some of the oldest known traces of this deer family in North America. Dating back around five million years ...
'A tragedy': PA Game Commission investigates death of rare deer found in East Hempfield Twp. October 16, 2025 Pennsylvania, Lancaster Online
... the apparent shooting of a deer in East Hempfield Township that had a rare genetic condition that made its coat almost all white... the deer “appeared to be shot, and it was recovered in an area where hunting is not allowed.” ...
Drone Video Shows Mountain Lion Hunting in Missouri October 15, 2025 No deer injured in this video.
Mysterious deer fossil unearthed near TTC station identified after almost 50 years October 15, 2025 Ontario, CBC.ca on MSN
... it was most closely related to whitetail and mule deer, but likely a distinct species that diverged around 3,000,000 years ago ... dubbed by scientists as Torontoceros hypogaeus or “horned Toronto deer from underground,” is believed to be one of a kind and almost 12,000 years old...
Police, deputies rescue deer that was trapped in concrete barriers on I-75 October 14, 2025 Michigan, CBS News on MSN.com
... The deputies used the rescue truck and straps to slowly lift the deer, while untangling the animal's hoofs in the process. The animal rescue effort took nearly an hour, and lanes in both directions of I-75 were closed ...
Lions, dogs and deer October 9, 2025 Wisconsin, Waupaca County Post
... The Iola Lions will be collecting deer antlers this fall to donate to a service dog training organization... puppies infamously like to chew on things ...
Deer have built-in detection systems that make hunting a challenge October 8, 2025, Bangor Daily News
... an excerpt from Rue’s book on the deer’s auditory system: “A deer can be in a deep sleep, but its ears never stop moving, winnowing its surroundings for the slightest sound of danger. What is more remarkable is that even while a deer sleeps, its brain is analyzing and filtering out sounds that don’t represent danger.” ...
Check insurance: Deer collisions spike in VA fall October 6, 2025 Virginia, WSLS 10
... state data showing over 7,400 deer-related crashes last year alone ... As fall begins, we’re approaching deer mating season, which means more deer on the road...
Douglas County man faces charges for allegedly filming deer attack October 6, 2025 Oregon, KEZI
... a 21-year-old from Douglas County, is facing serious charges after a video surfaced of his dog attacking an injured deer in Sutherlin. The video, uploaded to social media, has sparked outrage in the community...
Video Below: Video from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office shows two members of the department rescuing a deer from a tangled hammock. October 3, 2025
CPW euthanizes deer with red material tangled in antlers after community concern September 24, 2025 Colorado, Yahoo
Colorado Parks and Wildlife are confirming they have located and euthanized an injured buck in the Colorado Springs/Monument area Wednesday afternoon [see below] CPW posted an update on Wednesday and said the injury was “a source of needless suffering with certainty to worsen.”
Napa Community Helps Baby Deer Rescue Rebuild With $10,000 September 22, 2025 California, Patch
... a giant oak tree crashed down directly onto a rescue clinic in Pope Valley, destroying most of a fence where volunteers care for injured, ill, and orphaned fawns...
Get your binoculars ready: It's elk viewing season in Michigan September 20, 2025 shorelinemedia.net
... The Pigeon River Country State Forest near Gaylord is the heart of elk country, with 13 designated viewing areas that draw visitors from across the country ...
‘There was a buck inside of our restaurant’: Janesville waitress recounts moment deer jumps through window September 18, 2025 Wisconsin, WMTV 15 News on MSN
... “I heard a big crash come through,” waitress Abby Boyer said. “And when I looked off to my right, there was a buck inside of our restaurant.” ... two employees helped it out the side door and it ran off...
Deer may be scruffy looking September 16, 2025 New York, Observer Today
... their hair appears to be falling out in many cases... it is a seasonal molting process as the deer prepare for the colder weather ahead ... White-tailed deer shed their thin, reddish summer coat each year in late August through October and grow in a dense, gray-brown winter coat...
Deer with rare genetic mutation spotted in East September 12, 2025 Rhode Island, Providence - WPRI.com
... A white deer with patches of brown fur ... the deer appears to be a piebald deer...
Mule deer fawn shot, left to waste on Billings Rod and Gun Club archery range September 3, 2025 Montana Outdoor Radio Show
... mule deer fawn shot with an arrow in the hindquarters and left to waste on the property of the Billings Rod and Gun Club archery range... a cash reward of up to $1,000...
'Mythical' rare white deer is spotted roaming in Scots beauty spot September 2, 2025 Scotland, Daily Mail
... In Celtic mythology, they are seen as messengers from the other world and symbolise spiritual quests for other cultures.... The pure white fallow buck was seen lounging beside Loch of the Lowes near Dunkeld, Perthshire...
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 ...
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