DNR confirms new CWD-positive wild whitetail north of Brainerd
Positive result marks the first time the fatal deer and elk disease has been found in a wild animal outside of southeastern Minnesota.
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Wisconsin hunting ranch deer tests positive for wasting disease
MADISON, Wis. — A deer on a Forest County hunting ranch has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. State agriculture officials issued a news release Monday saying tests confirm the six-year-old whitetail buck was infected. The deer was born on a Marinette County breeding farm and moved to the ranch in 2014. Both the farm and ranch have been quarantined…
Minnesota lawmaker seeks tougher action against deer disease
Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn is sponsoring several bills that target deer farms to try to stop the disease from spreading from captive to wild deer. Another would give the University of Minnesota $1.8 million to develop faster and more sensitive diagnostic tests that farms and regulators could use on live deer and hunters could use to make sure their venison is safe to eat.
How are whitetails weathering winter?
It will be interesting to hear what our wildlife biologists will have to say about the condition of the deer herd after this winter. And, what impact it could have on the 2019 fall hunting seasons.
Keep CWD in your thoughts in Pennsylvania
The blessing of being a serious deer hunter in turn brings the writer to ponder the future of deer and elk in a world being more and more ravaged by the disease.
Bill would let Nebraska farmers allow earlier deer hunting
The proposal would create special permits for landowners to hunt deer up to a week before the official firearm hunting season starts, if they open at least half of their land to hunters during the regular season.
Crossbow proposal causes stir among Maine’s deer hunters
The three largest hunting groups in Maine all oppose a proposal to allow the use of crossbows during the archery season for deer in the state.
Reducing deer numbers won’t be part of CWD pilot project
Too few landowners give permission in Bedford, Blair counties.
DNR identifies presumptive CWD-positive deer in Winona County
During the first special hunt weekend, 157 deer were harvested, with this the only positive.
Total deer harvest down by more than 14,000
Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer seasons, down from 186,247 a year ago.
Lawmakers seek stronger action in battle against CWD
Want to crack down on deer farms as concern grows about the persistence of chronic wasting disease among wild deer in the southeastern part of the state.
Game Commission project targets CWD in Blair, Bedford counties
The Game Commission is implementing reduction to minimize the impact of CWD on the deer population in this specific area.
A return to CWD carcass bounties in Wisconsin?
The DNR would generate maps showing areas with high infection rates to help hunters target their efforts. Hunter and landowner payouts could range from $750 per deer to $1,250 per deer. Businesses that open sampling drop-off sites would get $300.
Waning moments: A plan comes together for one last deer of the year
A tale of late-season deer hunting with a crossbow in Pennsylvania.
Bowunters easily top last year’s harvest; 40 percent were taken with crossbows
Bowhunters wrapped up the 2018-19 season Sunday with a total harvest of 61,360 deer
Not giving up on bagging a Pennsylvania whitetail
Here in southeastern Pennsylvania, flintlock and archery seasons continue for deer, and blogger plans to hunt as much as possible during those remaining days.
National whitetail report: Buck harvest up, doe harvest down
One fact of note from the report: Minnesota hunters shot more than a quarter of their entire deer harvest on opening day of their primary firearms season.
Iowa hunters pass on tradition amid hunting decline
About 223,000 people in Iowa held hunting licenses in 2018, a 14 percent decrease from 1988.
CWD confirmed in 14 Iowa deer, including first positive in Dubuque County
Results pending on two suspect samples.
Flat Earth, CWD and other science
New research at Lousiana State University points to a bacterial connection to chronic wasting disease.
Three presumptive positives for CWD in first special deer hunt
One was a yearling male found in the core of the disease management zone and two were adult males, one found near the Lanesboro hatchery and the other in the southern end of the zone.
In Illinois, Edgar County buck could be new world record
Official entry score of 320-5/8 makes it only the fifth hunter-taken nontypical whitetail to exceed 300 inches in history.
Upping the walleye, sauger, saugeye daily bag limit on Lake Erie?
In probably the most notable proposal to the Ohio Wildlife Council, when the total allowable catch exceeds 3 million fish, the bag would go from four fish to six fish daily from March 1 to April 30 in Lake Erie, excluding the Sandusky River.
Muzzleloader deer harvest surpasses 14,000, and last year’s totals
Hunters checked 14,182 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 5-8. That’s up from 13,268 the previous year.
Hope springs eternal as deer season fades away
Patience and persistence paid off during Michigan’s late antlerless deer season.
Wisconsin management area approved to combat CWD
A task force has established new restrictions on Native American tribal members’ transporting or disposing of deer carcasses within certain parts of Wisconsin due to the risk of spreading chronic wasting disease.
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