Economics Nearly Wiped Out New England's Deer June 2, 2025 Connecticut, Mirage News
... white-tailed deer populations appeared to thrive prior to European colonization ... mid-to-late 17th-century data set, the deer populations started to decline pretty early... with the arrival of Europeans in the 17th century, you're now integrating New England into the early mercantile capitalist economic system with new pressures, and deer as a natural resource are now being valued in a new way that's designed for going after profit more than the utilitarian needs of people ...
Sage Deer: A Super-Aligned Driving Generalist Is Your Copilot 2025 Connecticut, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology
...used sustainably by Native peoples for millennia but hunted nearly to extinction soon after European colonization ... in the lower Connecticut River Valley suggest that deer abundance in this locality declined in the 17th century due to increased hunting pressure consistent with commodification of the species within a novel mercantile capitalist economy... at a time of general human population decline—appears to have been driven by capitalist market forces that increased demand for deerskin clothing for purposes of social signaling...
Connecticut hunting and fishing licenses sales decline. March 19, 2025, Hartford Courant on MSN.com
... In 1996, there were an estimated 150,000 deer in Connecticut. But as the state introduced more hunting incentive programs, the numbers of deer began to decline and stabilize. “We estimate the state’s deer population to be around 100,000 today,” Labonte said. “Most of the population is in Fairfield County and along the shoreline where there are the least amount of predators..,
Lawmakers reintroduce bill to allow bear hunting in Connecticut February 10, 2025 MSN
... The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) estimates the state has between 1,000 and 1,200 bears and Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble said DEEP supports a bear hunt bill..,
Firefighters rescue deer stuck on thin ice at West Hartford reservoir December 24, 2024 Connecticut, Hartford Courant hon MSN
... animals that fall through the ice tend to die before they can be rescued. The deer, however, was alive, appeared “very alert” and was “reasonably” close to shore ... it had not fallen through the ice but was unable to stand up...
Beacon Falls deer processing business to..ld to stop operating December 17, 2024 Connecticut, WTNH.com
... There were “numerous potential building and land use violations,” according to police, along with unsanitary conditions both inside and outside of the home....
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 ...
Annual acorn count helps take pulse of CT's forests October 31, 2024 Connecticut, CT Mirror
... This year’s survey showed red oak trees had a bumper acorn crop... only 9% of white oaks produced acorns...a disturbing trend... There is growing concern about the lack white oak saplings in the entire country..,
Dangerous time for CT motorists: It’s peak season for deer collisions October 28, 2024 Connecticut, Hartford Courant on MSN
... The number of deer collisions is down from the early 2000s, when the deer population was at its height, according to deer and moose wildlife biologist Andrew Labonte, who works with DEEP’s wildlife division. In 1996, there were an estimated 150,000 deer in Connecticut. “We estimate the state’s deer population to be around 100,000 today,” ..,
Deer-car crashes in Connecticut are expected to rise in the coming months. Here's why October 16, 2024 StamfordAdvocate
... There were 417 deer crashes last year in Connecticut between October and December, the rutting, or mating, season when deer are most active...
Connecticut sees decline in hunting, fishing licenses in recent years September 27, 2024 StamfordAdvocate
... the white-tailed deer... population peaked at about 152,000 in the early 2000s and steadily declined to about 110,000 currently... The number of deer hunting permits increased consistently from 1975 to 1992 and remained relatively stable from 1992 to 2009, but has been dropping since then every year except 2020 ..,
Have You Seen 'Honey'? Baby Deer Is On The Lam In Southbury August 29, 2024 Connecticut, Patch
... A bottle-fed 2-1/2 month-old fawn was spooked by a bear and high-tailed it out of her humans' home ...Animal Control officials posted to social media
Deer in Lisbon tests positive for EEE virus August 21, 2024 Connecticut, Yahoo on MSN
... a white-tailed deer in Lisbon was infected with the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus..,
Why Connecticut's black bear population is increasing and expanding at record levels August 5, 2024 StamfordAdvocate
... currently estimated between 1,000 and 1,200. ... for a long time before the late 1900s, the state didn't have a resident bear population at all... In the 1800s, much of the land in the Northeast was cleared for agriculture and farming ... in the 1980s, the state saw a return of black bears ..,
Recent deer-versus-car crashes in Connecticut prompt alerts from police, wildlife biologists June 16, 2024 CT Insider
... Between 6,000 to 7,000 deer have been killed on state roadways annually in recent years, a significant drop from the mid-1990s, when the annual estimate was about 18,000, state wildlife biologist Andrew LaBonte said..,
Granby officer helps reunite abandoned fawn with mother, police say June 2, 3035 Connecticut, New Haven Register
... the fawn was struggling with labored breathing and was cold to the touch, prompting her to wrap the animal with blankets and stimulate it to help it breathe... the mother deer came back ...
Windsor Locks residents upset with CT officials for euthanizing moose March 6, 2024 Connecticut, CT Insider
... there was "clearly enough time for DEEP to get an action plan to relocate this moose. ... I'm pretty (ticked) off. That moose didn't do anything...
Moose euthanized in Windsor Locks after it wanders too close to highway February 26, 2024 Connecticut, Fox 61
... a report of a moose within 20 feet of Interstate 91 southbound and the Route 20 exit ramp in Windsor Locks. DEEP consulted with other law enforcement agencies and euthanized the animal ...
Devil's Den In Weston To Close Weekdays During Limited Deer Hunt October 26, 2023 Connecticut, Patch
... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has announced that it will hold its annual controlled deer hunt at Devil’s Den Preserve ... has been held each fall since 2001 ...
Deer may be forced to wander CT in search of food, after spring freeze causes fall acorn shortage September 29, 2023 Connecticut Public Radio
... The majority of the state is experiencing an acorn crop failure, said J.P. Barsky, a forest researcher for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ...
State Farm report shows how often CT drivers hit deer, other animals with their cars September 18, 2023 Connecticut, SFGate
... In the 2022-23 fiscal year that ended on June 30, about 10,000 car versus animal collisions were reported in the state ... a relatively low chance of colliding with a deer or other animal compared with other states in New England and across the nation ...
Connecticut saw a significant increase in deer hunting last year August 4, 2023 Houston Chronicle
... Connecticut's whitetail deer population peaked at about 152,000 in the early 2000s and steadily declined to about 110,000 [in 2022], DEEP reported ... Hunters legally killed 10,433 deer in Connecticut last year, a 16.4 percent increase over 2021, and they spent about $1 million more on hunting gear .., read the full report
Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA - Ticks and Tick-born Diseases, 2023
... to understand perceptions and experiences related to tickborne diseases, support or concerns for placement of 4-poster devices in their community, and opinions on which entities should be responsible for tick control on private properties. Overall, 37% of 1652 respondents (5.5% response rate) would support placement of a 4-poster device on their own property, 71% would support placement on other private land in their community, and 90% would support placement on public land...
Ivermectin May Be Good for Humans After All—Indirectly July 27, 2023 Connecticut, Mother Jones
... In a small study, they found that feeding deer corn dosed with an ivermectin derivative builds up enough drug in their blood that ticks biting them will (probably) die... “This was a proof-of-concept study,” says lead author Scott Williams, a wildlife ecologist and chief scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven...
Environmental officials kill moose after it wanders onto Connecticut airport, didn't reach runway June 11, 2023, SCNOW
... The moose was spotted Friday morning wandering along a road at Bradley International Airport. Officials decided to put the animal down, citing safety concerns ...
Explaining the CT moose population and why this has become a dangerous time of year for them May 20, 2023 Connecticut, StamfordAdvocate
... Between 100-150 moose reside in the state, the vast majority of them concentrated in the northwest corner. Of the 50-or-so moose-vehicle crashes since 1995, 12 have occurred in or around Hartland ..."That's because we have the most moose in the state in that town," said Andrew Labonte, DEEP wildlife biologist...
Second Moose Killed In Crash On CT Highway May 19, 2023 Connecticut, Daily Voice Fairfield County
... A second moose has been hit and killed in Connecticut by a vehicle on the same day... Connecticut’s moose population is small (about 100 individuals) ..,
Moose fatally struck by vehicle on Rt. 15 in North Haven May 17, 2023 Connecticut, WTNH
... A moose was hit and killed by a car on Route 15 Northbound in North Haven Wednesday morning ...
After mild winter, Connecticut seeing more wildlife — including moose April 15, 2023 Yahoo!News
... “Though Connecticut’s moose population is small (about 100 individuals), moose can pose a serious threat to public safety if they wander onto roadways,” the DEEP news release states..,
Moose spotted: DEEP urges caution among drivers in East Granby
April 13, 2023 Connecticut, WTNH.com
... a moose was spotted in the area of Route 20 ... While the moose population is small across Connecticut, they can pose a serious threat to public safety if they wander onto roads ...
Resilience of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to human hunting in precolonial New England: The faunal remains from the Morgan Site (6HT120), Rocky Hill Connecticut, EM Weitzel - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2023
... I analyze a zooarchaeological assemblage from the Morgan Site in central Connecticut, dating to the 11th-14th centuries AD, to evaluate whether deer populations at this time experienced any perceptible hunting pressure. These data suggest that deer at the Morgan Site were not being overhunted. Fragmentation of deer skeletal elements for grease and marrow is consistent with intensive exploitation, but the strong dietary dependence on a highly preferred species like deer, evidence for hunting deer in proximity to the site, and minimal juvenile mortality all indicate that deer were not overexploited. Additionally, most of these deer were especially large-bodied. Given the evidence for a lack of hunting pressure, the large body size of deer observed here may have resulted from anthropogenic ecosystem engineering facilitating deer population growth and contributing to the apparent resilience of the species to predation..,
Connecticut's depleted acorn crop will have wide reaching impact November 13, 2022 NHPR
... Connecticut is suffering from a widespread acorn crop failure... A low acorn crop means deer may wander more in search of something to eat... Those seeking a deer harvest are more likely to have a successful season when acorn supplies are low because deer can’t hunker down and hide..,
