Two-week concurrent rifle deer season proposed in Pennsylvania
In January, Pennsylvania Game Commissioners approved a statewide 2-week concurrent deer season. But will it hold up for final approval in April?
Whitetail Deer
Preliminary results from pesticide study show widespread neonicotinoid exposure in Minnesota deer
Further analysis is required to determine if the levels of exposure seen are high enough to adversely affect deer health.
Nine more deer added to tally of CWD positive whitetails at Houston County farm
The farm first detected CWD in a 2½-year-old white-tailed deer in October 2020.
Locating buck areas with the aid of shed antlers
Shed hunting in Pennsylvania’s whitetail country.
Deer disease accelerates faster than N.D. officials expected
The total number of cases since CWD was initially discovered in North Dakota in 2009 is 44 and 30 of those cases have occurred in the last two years.
In New York, making a point – and losing one – on new state record buck
Somewhere along the way, 19-point buck became an 18-point animal after the final measurements were taken and documented.
DNR: CWD testing in ’20 shows low prevalence of disease in areas tested
Season’s chronic wasting disease detections were within two disease management zones.
An appalling proposal from the Pennsylvania Game Commission
The agency’s most recent proposal for certain wildlife management units lacks serious consideration.
For first time, CWD confirmed in Wood County wild deer
As required by state law, the DNR will renew the baiting and feeding bans in Wood, Juneau and Adams counties.
NDA Deer Report: Nationwide mature buck kill hits record high
The 2019-2020 season saw a near-record buck harvest of 2.9 million, with a record 39% of those bucks estimated to be 3½ years or older.
Hunt Fish OH app paying big dividends
Division of Wildlife has pulled in more than a million dollars in sales through site.
For first time, CWD detected in wild deer in Wisconsin’s Shawano County
Baiting and feeding ban renewed In Shawano and Waupaca counties.
Are more deer hunters moving efforts ahead of gun season?
Hunters frustrated with late gun deer openers and associated reductions in deer movement may opt for rut-hunting during bow/crossbow seasons.
Muzzleloader season finishes a bit below average
Overall harvest, though, already tops last year’s number.
Shaping the Wisconsin deer herd
Now through Jan. 13, 2021, the public is invited to comment on the Wisconsin DNR herd size objectives and deer management unit (DMU) boundaries for the next three years.
Making the wurst out of venison
Making sausage out of some of your venison isn’t a daunting task.
Some thoughts about 2020 rifle deer season in Pennsylvania
The number of shots heard while hunting is not an accurate measure of the deer population in the state.
Pennsylvania public hunting lands also hold outstanding bucks
For those willing to work, hunting Pennsylvania’s public lands can equate to downing a buck of a lifetime.
CWD detected in wild deer for first time in Washington County
DNR will enact a new two-year ban on baiting and feeding in Ozaukee County and renew a three-year baiting and feeding ban in Washington County.
Closing time – the end of deer season
I hate seeing deer season end. Some years, including this one, I’m physically ready for it as I’ve logged close to 70 miles on my aging legs traipsing through the Adirondacks throughout the course of this season. But mentally, I am never prepared. Part of it is the season. I don’t despise winter, as some do, I just love the…
For first time, CWD found in Ohio
Harvested deer from Wyandot County tests positive.
Uncertainty with new weekend opening of Pennsylvania gun deer season
With COVID-19, it’s difficult to judge how many hunters took advantage of this regulation change.
DNR continues CWD response with 2 special hunts
Hunts set for parts of southeastern Minnesota in December and January.
Mustache mojo: Can a rally ‘stache seal the deal for desperate deer hunters?
It turns out, a mustache just might be the thing you’ve been missing while pursuing those elusive whitetails. If you can grow one, it might be worth it.
Deer kill numbers tumble as inclement weather greets Ohio gun hunters on opener
Ohio hunters checked 10,904 white-tailed deer during a snowy and rainy opening day of the gun hunting week – well below the three-year average of 17,145.
In Wisconsin, sales for all deer licenses continue to outpace recent years
Female hunters remain the largest growing demographic in 2020.
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