Deer Management News
First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here's how they did it January 17, 2025 New York, KTAR News
... The bull moose wasn’t intimidated by the officials or their big metal sticks. It was intimidated by their sleds. “For whatever reason it was scared of those. So once we got behind it, we were able to direct it,” ... Video Below
Citations dismissed in drone deer recovery case, PGC says it's still illegal activity January 17, 2025 Pennsylvania, Erie Times-News on MSN
... citations were dismissed Thursday in a case regarding someone using a drone to help recover a wounded deer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds hunters that drones are still prohibited for use in any form of hunting...
2024 elk hunting season: Outcomes and highlights January 17, 2025 Michigan DNR News
... Michigan’s early season is designed to remove elk living outside of the designated elk management area, which is primarily the Pigeon River Country State Forest. There are 100 licenses issued for Hunt Period 1: 30 any-elk licenses and 70 antlerless-only licenses. Despite the challenging weather, Hunt Period 1 proved to be successful for 59% of hunters, who harvested 24 bull elk and 35 antlerless elk, including two calves. This harvest rate is the lowest documented, falling below the average of about 74% since 2007...
North Dakota hunters debate deer baiting rules January 17, 2025 KFGO
...Orange-clad hunters herded into the North Dakota Capitol on Friday, calling for lawmakers to pass a bill that would end restrictions on using bait for deer hunting...
Deer captures in the Riverton area beginning next week January 17, 2025 Wyoming Game & Fish Department
... This is the third year of a research project focused on the reasons behind the high prevalence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Project Deer Herd (Hunt Areas 157 and 171). 82 mule deer were collared in the previous two years, including two collars with cameras. This year an additional 52 collars will be placed on deer 32 on mule deer and 20 on white-tailed deer)..,
MDC reports final deer harvest for season at 276,262 January 16, 2025 Missouri Department of Conservation
... Missouri's 2024-2025 deer-hunting season ended Jan. 15 with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reporting a preliminary total deer harvest for the season of 276,262. Of the deer harvested, 129,252 were antlered bucks, 23,842 were button bucks, and 123,168 were does... down 15% from last year’s record total of 326,448 and was 8% below the five-year average ..,
Deer population dwindles due to diseases, Iowa DNR says January 16, 2025 Iowa, WHO13.com
... The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been tracking and maintaining deer populations for decades and they say the spread of two diseases is causing deer populations to dwindle. “We have reason to believe that deer populations throughout much of the state are lower than previous due to hemorrhagic disease outbreaks,” ... 50 new cases of chronic wasting disease that we’ve confirmed ..,
Lawmakers propose use of drones to assist Tennessee hunters in locating deer January 16, 2025 fox17 on MSN
... HB0175/SB0130 ... creates rules to allow the use of unmanned aircraft such as drones " solely for the purpose of locating and recovering a deer that has been wounded or is reasonably believed to have been wounded while a person is lawfully engaged in hunting." ...
A legislative fight over chronic wasting disease January 15, 2025 North Dakota, Jamestown Sun
... a very vocal faction of the hunting community ... insist that chronic wasting disease is a hoax, or at the very least an exaggerated threat, and they want state officials stripped of the ability to regulate bait hunting..,
DNR reports Mecosta County’s first CWD-positive wild deer January 15, 2025 Michigan DNR News
... in Millbrook Township ,,, The buck was harvested near confirmed cases in adjacent Montcalm County Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population ..,
Operation underway to capture B.C. wolves for relocation in Colorado January 15, 2025 British Columbia, Winnipeg Free Press
... The operation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife comes following an agreement with the B.C. government to “translocate” up to 15 wolves each year over the next three to five years... At least one of the wolves relocated from Oregon in 2023 died from a gunshot wound last fall...
CWD found in Elk Hunt Area 98 January 15, 2025 Wyoming Game and Fish News
... an adult female elk from Elk Hunt Area 98. The elk was found dead on the Scab Creek feedground at the end of December. Department personnel investigated and removed the carcass after sampling the elk..,
Watch a thousand mule deer cross the Idaho 21 overpass near Boise January 14, 2025, Idaho Fish and Game
... all those deer didn’t cross within 2 minutes of each other, they crossed the overpass between Oct. 17 and Dec. 18, 2024. More important, they did not cross on the busy highway, which kept deer and motorists safer...
Bill Would Hike Wyoming Hunting License Application Fees By 300% To 400% January 14, 2025 Cowboy State Daily
... House Bill 2 would boost resident hunting license application fees from $5 to $20. Fees for nonresident hunters would jump from $15 to $75...
Hwy. 20 the most dangerous highway in Oregon for deer, elk January 14, 2025 The Nugget Newspaper
... between Bend and Suttle Lake ... According to studies conducted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the 35 miles of single and double laned highway experiences between 350 to 600 mule deer and elk vehicular kills annually... project B2S Wildlife Passage Initiative will construct four priority wildlife overcrossings ...
Jonesville man cited for violating chronic wasting disease regulations January 14, 2025 Louisiana, Alexandria KALB-TV on MSN.com
... cited for two counts of illegally importing a cervid carcass into Louisiana... two mule deer that were harvested in Colorado and brought back into Louisiana without following the CWD guidelines for importation...
2024 Year in Review January 14, 2025 North Dakota Game and Fish Magazine
... the number one factor in limiting deer production and recruitment in the state is a general lack of key habitat across our landscape. If we are ever to return to issuing the number of deer licenses that we did in the early 2000s, we will need a lot of things to fall into place, including the addition of high-quality wildlife habitat across the state...
Elk Tracking Goes High-Tech January 14, 2025 Wisconsin DNR News
... From 25 elk reintroduced in Wisconsin in 1995, the state's herds (in the Clam Lake and Black River elk ranges) have grown to more than 450 animals ... Elk management in Wisconsin now includes things like corral gates that can be opened and closed from miles away, elk pregnancy monitoring via electronic transmitter, and tracking collars that transmit GPS signals to indicate exact elk coordinates. About 25% to 30% of Wisconsin’s elk now have collars that are a major upgrade from those of just a decade ago..,
North Dakota bill targets Game and Fish Department's CWD management efforts January 14, 2025 Yahoo
... HB 1236 would require that the department use license and application fees only for programs and administration not related to CWD... SB 2137 ... would prevent the Game and Fish Department from prohibiting or restricting the use of supplemental feed on private land ...
New Jersey deer poachers caught on camera nabbed in NY after year-long investigation January 14, 2025 syracuse.com
... a Ring video camera captured a deer being shot and collapsing in the driveway of a home in Lexington, NY. The video also showed two people back into the driveway, load the deer into a black pick-up truck with New Jersey plates ...
CWD prions found in moose, deer, reindeer muscles in Norway, highlighting potential risk to people January 14, 2025 cidrap.umn
... Researchers who late last week reported finding chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions in the muscles of infected moose, red deer, and reindeer in Norway ...
Bill Splitting Deer Seasons Would Just Get More Mule Deer Shot, Biologist Says January 13, 2025 Wyoming, Cowboy State Daily
... Advocates for splitting hunting licenses for Wyoming’s mule deer and white-tailed deer argue that would help conserve prized mulies, but a retired biologist said it would have the opposite effect...
Wolves From Canada Arrive In Colorado, Nobody's Saying Where They'll Be Released January 13, 2025 Cowboy State Daily
... The secrecy was necessary for the safety of wolves and Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel, CPW Northwest Region spokeswoman Rachael Gonzales told Cowboy State Daily... Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program was initiated by Proposition 114, which Colorado voters passed in 2020 by the slimmest of margins, 50.91% to 49.09%...
Coyotes, more common in Pittsburgh than you might realize, saw dramatic population bumps nationwide January 13, 2025 Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... Evidence of coyotes in the state was found in the 1930s and 1940s. They moved in from the West, breeding with larger coyotes interbred with wolves ... The commission has studied coyotes’ impact on white-tailed deer populations and found that they, along with bears and bobcats, are their primary predators, though “none of those predators impacted the deer population,” Mr. Keller said..,
National Deer Association Oppose Bill Aiming to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease January 13, 2025 Indiana, Eagle Radio 99.3 FM WSCH
... Under the bill ... The department would: collect DNA samples to establish a baseline of average genetic codon markers and genomic breeding values for native, free-range Indiana white-tailed deer;
establish a testing location for DNA samples;
create and operate a captive breeding program for native free-range Indiana white-tailed deer that identifies deer genetically resistant to CWD ...
A century of human-deer coexistence, conflict in Japan's Nara January 12, 2025 MSN
... Even more than the area's famed temples, the free-roaming deer in the park are popular with tourists... Post-war, the status of the deer has been evolving from "shinroku" holiness to being seen as one of Nara's resources. In 1957, they were designated as a national Natural Monument ... the deer now number some 1,300...
Return of 14,000 Acres to Tule River Tribe Aims to Conserve Diverse Habitat January 12, 2025 California, GV Wire
... Project reconnects ancestral lands, expands wildlife corridors, and supports reintroduction of beaver and Tule elk...
The World's Rarest Wolf Is Found Only In North Carolina January 11, 2025 TheTravel
... wild red wolves can only be found in the Tar Heel state's Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, in the north-central and eastern portions of the East Peninsula... Once abundant and roaming the eastern part of the country ..,
Soil quality does not predict plant nutrition available to white‐tailed deer 2025 Journal of Wildlife Management
... Plant type explained the majority of variation in plant nutrients, with forbs containing greater concentrations of all nutrients than the other plant types. Young plant material contained more crude protein and phosphorus, whereas older plant material contained more calcium. The soil productivity index was a poor predictor of deer forage quality. Calcium was the only mineral that differed by soil productivity class, but calcium was not limiting for deer at any site ...
Trying to use data to see if coyote hunts help deer numbers January 11, 2025 Utah, The Herald Journal
... A recent BYU study in Central Utah found a concerted effort to remove coyotes over several years under favorable weather conditions, increased fawn survival. Based on this study, Utah is recommending higher bounties ($75) in areas that produce lots of fawns..,
... The increased CWD prevalence and transmission associated with the continue feeding alternative resulted in lower elk population sizes by year 20 ...
New Mexico roadway hotspots identified as potential sites for wildlife bridges January 10, 2025 AOL.com
... NMDOT is now millions of dollars into some big plans that could lead to the first wildlife bridges being built in the state... plans to target roadway hotspots where animals like Elk and Mule Deer are getting hit by cars...
Chronic wasting disease continued to spread and increase in prevalence in 2024 January 10, 2025 Wisconsin, Yahoo! Sports
... 64 of the state's 72 counties as "CWD-affected." And 10.4% of the 16,321 deer tested in 2024 were CWD-positive, the highest statewide rate since surveillance for the fatal deer disease began in 1999... in Richland County, where 33% of 1,301 samples were CWD-positive ...the percent positive CWD detections were 5.3% in 2013, 1.5% in 2008, 0.8% in 2003 and 0.1% ...
Higher deer harvests due to NCWRC population management, NC Wildlife says January 10,2025 North Carolina, News-Topic
... for Caldwell County ... Barden said that most of the increase from the last couple of years have to do with the availability of antlerless harvest days... A report on the Deer Observation Study from NCWRC showing data from 2014-2022 appears to show deer populations holding fairly steady through the years ...
Oklahoma Senate bill could lower bag limit for antlered deer from two to one January 10, 2025 The Oklahoman on MSN
... Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, authored Senate Bill 338, which, if passed, would drop the antlered deer bag limit in a year from two to one. In Oklahoma, antlered deer includes any deer, regardless of sex, with at least 3 inches of antler length above the hairline on either side...
More than 400 CWD positives detected in Mississippi since 2018 January 10, 2025 WJTV
... A batch of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) samples showed 30 positives last week ... According to MDWFP’s website, there have been 407 positive CWD detections in Mississippi since the disease was first detected in 2018...
Wildfires can affect big game for decades, negatively and positively, and here's why January 9, 2025 Idaho Fish and Game
... Within a couple years, grasses and forbs re-establish. Over the next 10 to 30 years ... shrubs will grow ... Grasses make up the majority of their [elk] diet ... Mule deer are known as “browsers” and require shrubs as a main food source year-round..,
Does Nantucket Really Have 10,000 Deer? January 9, 2025 Massachusetts, Nantucket Current
... "The population is a bit complicated, but 10,000 is a reasonable floor at this point for Nantucket," [Martin Feehan, the deer and moose biologist] ... the deer density estimate in areas open to hunting is now between 70 and 100 deer per square mile, post-hunt ...
Bill would prevent Game and Fish from restricting baiting for big game on private land January 9, 2025 North Dakota, Jamestown Sun
... a bill that would prevent the Game and Fish Department from prohibiting or restricting baiting for big game hunting on private land, again has been introduced in the early days of the 2025 North Dakota Legislature. SB 2137
Public hearing on proposed deer regulations set for January 23 January 9, 2025 Massachusetts, Mass.gov
... While CWD has not been detected in Massachusetts, it is highly contagious and has spread rapidly across North America over the last two decades. Proposed regulation changes: Sunset all remaining captive cervid operations under propagator and ed ucation permits...
4 Reasons Mature Bucks Are Critical to Deer Herd Health and Hunting January 8, 2025 National Deer Association
... Archaeologists determined early deer herds had an advanced age structure by examining deer remains in Native American middens (refuse piles). Evidence in these middens suggested 20 to 26% of deer populations were 5½ years or older. Interestingly, data from modern-day unhunted herds show similar age structures... In 2003, nearly 50% of the antlered bucks shot in the U.S. were only 1½ years old, and only 22% were 3½ years or older. These percentages have changed dramatically over two decades ...
Methow Valley Mule deer herd looks healthy heading into the winter January 8, 2025 Washington, Methow Valley News
... the past year’s mild winter and relatively uneventful fire season ... A deer survey to determine the ratio of fawns to does, conducted Dec. 2–5, found 83 6-month-olds for every 100 adult females ... The last time does were this productive was back in 2005, when the fawn-to-doe ratio was 84 to 100..,
Idaho Fish and Game’s Citizen-based Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Advisory Committee developed proposals for consideration by hunters and the Idaho Fish and Game Commission January 8, 2025 IDFG News
... While severe winters (southeast Idaho experienced 3 in a 7-year period) and subsequent mortality have recently occupied much of the conversation about mule deer management, there are many other important factors that are affecting mule deer. Increased human development continues to reduce the amount of available habitat for deer, while invasive plants, conifer encroachment, and changes to fire regimes continue to decrease habitat quality. Additionally, roadkill is a pervasive and growing problem ...
Reducing Wildlife Collisions January 8, 2025 Oregon, centraloregondaily.com
... Interstate 5 ... Animals don’t have an easy time getting from one side of the road to the other... thanks to a $33 million federal grant ... ODOT to construct a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 ... Each year in Oregon, officials document about 6,000 vehicle collisions with deer and elk...
New study will help biologists learn more about Washington black-tailed deer populations January 8, 2025 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - WA.gov
... Black-tailed deer are hard to survey because of the densely vegetated habitat they live in ... WDFW will use a variety of technologies to test the best ways to monitor Washington’s black-tailed deer. GPS collars will provide researchers with real-time locations of collared deer, while trail cameras can take photos and videos showing which deer were in the area. Proximity sensors deployed in the study area will let researchers know when a collared deer approaches within a certain distance of a trail camera, even if the camera doesn’t capture footage of the deer...
Oklahoma sees revenue boost six months after Wildlife License Modernization Act January 8, 2025 KTUL
... Overall sales had decreased year over year, but revenue increased compared to the fiscal year 2024 ... The bill also provides resident deer hunters one license for all deer they're allowed to harvest in a season. License costs were also increased for nonresidents hunting deer ...
Deer are driving a Durham neighborhood apart. Should hunting them in the city be easier? January 8, 2025 North Carolina, Raleigh News & Observer on MSN
... “Hunting in Durham? Please,” Peter Tocci said. “In the city limits? Please, come on. … We have children running in our neighborhood.” ... North Carolina has around 1 million white-tailed deer, and populations are “rapidly increasing” in urban and suburban areas where hunting is banned, according to the state Wildlife Resources Commission..,
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer in Chippewa county January 8, 2025 Wisconsin, DNR News
... the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Chippewa County. The deer was a hunter-harvested 1-year-old buck and is the first confirmed wild CWD-positive deer detected in Chippewa County. The deer was harvested within 10 miles of the Barron and Dunn County borders..,
Wolf Murder Mystery Attracts $100,000 Reward January 8, 2025 Colorado, Newsweek on MSN on MSN
... A $100,000 reward is on offer for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting of a gray wolf in Colorado this past August. The male wolf, known as 2309-OR or "Shadow," was the father of the Copper Creek pack...
Buck With Hairless Patches Likely Had Mange January 7, 2025 Georgia Outdoor News
... Demodectic mange in whitetail deer is caused by a species-specific type of mite called Demodex odocoilei that can burrow into the hair follicles ... “Deer with healthy immune systems should be able to clear the mites without a problem,” ...
Minnesota DNR evaluates progress on deer plan January 7, 2025 Minnesota DNR
... The plan is in effect from 2018-2028. The midpoint review assesses progress toward goals, objectives and strategies ... The documents and a link to the webinar are available on Minnesota DNR website...
Deer Cull Returning To Essex County For 2025 January 7, 2025 New Jersey, Patch on MSN.com
... Since 2008, a total of 3,226 deer (2,041 deer and 1,185 unborn deer) have been killed as part of the cull. ... The Animal Protection League of New Jersey is planning to hold two protests as this year's hunt kicks off...
Director's statement on deer, elk, and moose rehabilitation in Eastern Washington January 6, 2025 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - WA.gov
In an effort to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and consistent with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) CWD Management Plan, the Department will no longer allow permitted wildlife rehabilitators to accept deer, elk, or moose for rehabilitation in WDFW’s Eastern Region...
BLM Pinedale and Kemmerer Field Offices announce big game winter range closures January 6, 2025 Wyoming News
... will close BLM-administered public big game winter ranges to all motorized vehicle travel from Jan. 1 through Apr. 30, 2025. ... necessary to protect elk, moose, pronghorn, and mule deer from disruptive human activities during the difficult winter months ...
Tennessee deer season closes, harvests increase according to TWRA app January 6, 2025 WTVC10h
... Tennessee hunters have taken 166,060 deer since the first deer hunting opportunity this season opened in August 2024. That number includes all wildlife management areas and open county hunting. According to the Toolbox, during the previous 2023-2024 deer hunting season, hunters took 152,865 deer...
Deer sharpshooters start yearly culling this week in Syracuse January 6, 2025 New York, syracuse.com on MSN
... Sharpshooters last winter killed 109 whitetail deer in Syracuse last year, up from 79 in 2023. State law passed in 2023 allowed sharpshooters to get closer to the deer by reducing the setback distance from dwellings from 500 feet to 250 feet...
Preliminary tally shows Vt. hunters bagged fewer bucks January 6, 2025 Vermont, Burlington-Plattsburgh WCAX-TV on MSN
... The final harvest for the 2024 hunting seasons will be a little over 17,200 deer, according to the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. While that’s slightly higher than the 16,845 total for 2023, the buck harvest will be a little over 9,200, which is down from the previous three-year average of 9,533...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to consider reducing hunting licenses for mountain lions January 6, 2025 Aspen Times
...Colorado is home to between 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions ... staff recommends that the commission reduce the number of licenses from 674 this year to 610 ... in an effort to maintain stable populations of lions..,
ITD receives funding to build three wildlife underpasses in eastern Idaho January 5, 2026 Idaho, East Idaho News on MSN
... $20.8 million in grant funding to build three wildlife underpasses near Montpelier. These improvements will increase drivers’ safety on U.S. Highway 30 ... the FHWA Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program ... covers about 98% of the construction costs for the trio of underpasses. An additional $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund a portion of the fencing ...
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Residents in Louisville neighborhood looking for suspect who illegally poached deer January 17, 2025
Two wild white deer steal the scene at the North Carolina Zoo. January 17, 2025
'Even with wildlife, we do our best to try to help.' North Canton firefighters rescue deer January 17, 2025 North Carolina, YAHOO!News
... The deer, which was in distress, was found in a pond behind homes on Shiloh Run SE and was struggling to free itself from the icy waters. After it was freed ... "The team spent some time drying and warming the deer ...
Beargrass Creek neighbors concerned about poaching in their backyard January 16, 2025 Kentucky, WHAS11 News on MSN
... The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is investigating after a person allegedly shot and killed a buck with a crossbow and arrow ... "The kids, they love it when the deer are in the back here eating," said Linkenhoker... [video below]
Fishermen Discover A Massive 10,000-Year-Old ‘Irish Elk’ Skull January 14, 2025 MSN
... the ancient skull dates back more than 10,500 years, according to LiveScience... The skull and antlers measure about six feet across...
Wildlife Conservation Center raises 30,000 bucks to rebuild deer shelter January 10, 2025 Alaska Public Media
... The Sitka black-tailed deer shelter was demolished by a windstorm that swept through much of Southcentral Alaska Monday ... There are five deer at the center, and they’re known as the friendliest animals at the facility...
Race On To Save St. Casimir Deer With Cheeseball Jug Stuck On His Head January 10, 2025 Illinois, Patch
... a baby buck has gotten his head stuck inside an empty gallon-sized cheeseball jug. Neighborhood social media groups are blowing up with pleas to help ... video of the poor little buck trying to knock the cheeseball jug off by hitting his head against a post ... Video Below
Video Below: Deer tries to flee from Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. January 8, 2025
Have you ever seen a white deer? Meet Pete, Allendale's resident piebald deer January 9, 2025 New Jersey, northjersey.com
... often confused with albino deer, but piebald deer have some brown fur and brown eyes ... "He lifts up your spirits. It makes you happy to see him," Cusato said. "It also kind of stresses me out because of the traffic and the deer. I don't want anything to happen to him. The people love to see him." ...
Mutant Blue-Eyed Wyoming Mule Deer Fawn With A Light Coat Causing A Stir January 6, 2025 Cowboy State Daily
... likely has a genetic mutation called leucism... a lack of pigmentation in a deer’s skin and coat ... doesn’t seem to have affected the fawn’s health ...
Officials celebrate birth of incredibly rare creature that paves the way for critical studies: 'Offers hope of saving them' December 30, 2024 Argentina, Yahoo
... a tiny pudu deer ... was born in Argentina ... there are only about 10,000 of them left... threatened after the introduction of new predators like wild dogs to their native ecosystems...
‘Very confused’ mountain lion investigates reindeer Christmas decoration in Wyoming December 28, 2024 East Idaho News on MSN
... The predator pauses for a moment before it approaches the fake reindeer from the rear, sniffs at it and raises a paw to its hindquarters, the video shows. It then walks to the front of the fake animal and stands on its hind legs to further investigate the reindeer’s face and neck...
Video Below: The adult deer were able to get out on their own but a fawn struggled to stay above the frigid waters. December 27, 2024 Wisconsin
“They're built to handle sleighs:” A scientific look at Santa's reindeer December 24, 2024 Alaska, KTUU
... Reindeer stand out from other deer species: They have the largest and heaviest antlers of all deer species and have hair completely covering their nose... “That’s really beneficial for when they’re out there in the cold, especially when they’re in high altitudes, flying through the air,” ...
Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer captivates viewers with livestream December 23, 2024 Maine, News Center Maine
... With snow on the ground and food sources harder to come by for some wildlife, members of Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer [live video on Youtube] are making it their mission to feed all the deer that come onto their property...
Why a deer in Hillsdale County is wearing an orange vest December 23, 2024 Michigan, MSN
... His name is Stanley ... Someone brought Stanley to the rehab facility after his mom was hit and killed on the highway. He had severe dehydration, causing his ears to curve... they are doing a soft release, which means it happens near the rehabber’s home... Stanley likes to follow traffic, and hunters in the neighborhood don’t want to accidentally shoot him ... Video Below
Yes, reindeer actually can have red noses—and other fascinating facts about this Christmas icon December 23, 2024 Phys.org on MSN.com
... Blood flow in the nose can increase or decrease to control heat exchange. So when reindeer need to cool down, their nose looks red because blood is pumped closer to the skin. It's a bit like when fair-skinned people get hot and flushed...
Yes, you can rent a reindeer in California December 10, 2024 ABC10
... just outside the arid and windy town of Mojave, you’ll find a small herd of reindeer at Windswept Ranch... one of the only places in California where you can rent a reindeer for Christmas-themed events all over California... “They have a click when they walk... Remember, 'up on the housetop click, click, click'? ...
Experience A Magical Reindeer Encounter At This Enchanting Petting Zoo In Arizona December 19, 2024 Arizona, familydestinationsguide
... Grand Canyon Deer Farm ... in the picturesque town of Williams, Arizona, just a stone’s throw from the majestic Grand Canyon ... a place where reindeer roam freely, where fawns nuzzle your hand for treats ...
Reindeers Pave the Way for Regenerative Medicine December 18, 2024 The Scientist
... Both male and female reindeer are capable of regrowing antlers, unlike other deer species where this phenomenon is unique to male animals...Scientists have hypothesized that studying these unique properties of the deer family could point the way towards the biological mechanisms that can activate regenerative healing in other animals...
Deer wandered around with arrows lodged in them before dying, Oregon officials say December 18, 2024 Oregon, Charlotte Observer on MSN
... in Corvallis, officials said. One deer had an “arrow lodged in its neck” and the other had one stuck near its spine ... “The acts represent a multitude of violations including using a crossbow to kill big game animals and shooting in city limits,” ...
Deer rescued from icy pond in Dayville December 15, 2024 Connecticut, Yahoo
... The East Killingly Fire Department provided an ice sled that was used in the rescue operation ...
Kentucky's only reindeer farm makes Bowling Green a holiday destination December 12, 2024 MSN
... The Reindeer Farm ... Each weekend in December, crowds line up to see the resident reindeer in person ... They started with two and now have ten...
Let Them Keep You Company: Live Stream Deer Eating Lunch In Brownville December 12, 2024 Maine, Q106.5
... Richard McMahon has been feeding deer for almost 30 years... "I used to be a hunter. But now I'd rather feed 'em than eat 'em," ... oats ... his live Youtube feed
Holiday decorations pose risk to antlered wildlife December 10, 2024 New Mexico, The Taos News
... While deer are curious, and tangle hazards can present themselves at any time, bucks may also spar with and become tangled in swing sets, volleyball nets, bicycles, vegetable-wire cages, hoses and more during mating season...
Oh deer! McLean County parks crews rescue doe that fell through the ice at Evergreen Lake December 6, 2024 Illinois, wglt
... Murphy said he then put on waders to go into the waist-high water and used a shovel to carve out a 30-foot path through the half-inch thick ice to get to the deer that he said was nearly frozen and frightened...
Cemetery Deer With Crooked Antler Brings Early Christmas Miracle December 5, 2024 Illinois, Beverly, IL Patch
... “His right antler was upside down and every year when he’d shed his antlers before winter, it would grow back upside down the next spring,” ... His front legs were white, and the rear right left leg was slightly turned in ... to the cemetery staff he is known as “Special.” ... I said, ‘Special, take two steps back,’” Nommensen recalled. “He takes two steps back... "
Double Trouble | A rare site, two all-white deer living on NC Zoo property December 3, 2024 North Carolina, WFMY News2 on MSN
... The North Carolina Zoo posted to Facebook about seeing another all-white deer on their property...
Department of Conservation investigating video of deer being beaten in Phelps County December 3, 2024 Missouri, ABC 17 News
... a man walking toward a deer lying on the side of the road that has blood coming from its mouth. The man is heard saying "f**k this stupid thing" as he walks towards it. Once the man approaches the deer, he strikes the deer in the head about three times while yelling more expletives at the animal ...
Video Below: Deer Crossing River with Sea Lions and Bald Eagles - November 30, 2024 Snohomish, Washington
'Pretty amazing': Deer rescued on the Bow River Saturday morning November 30, Calgary Herald on MSN
... “We pulled him out and he got out and jumped right back in unfortunately … in a weak spot,” ... after several attempts to rope the deer’s antlers, they were able to pull it out of the water ...
Albino deer spotted in Greendale, neighboring communities November 29, 2024 Wisconsin, fox6now
... A post on the Greendale Police Department Facebook page [below] says the white deer has been named Penelope by an unknown person...