Advisory teams to aid in Michigan deer management
Regional advisory teams are meeting to discuss deer management in southern Michigan, the northern Lower Peninsula, and the Upper Peninsula
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Pennsylvania Game commissioners want to get doe info sooner
Pennsylvania game commissioners gave more than they got this time.
Predator hunters’ top concern: Kroll report
The initial report from three contracted “deer trustees” listed five main issues from hunters and landowners, with “too many predators” being the No. 1 problem with the state’s deer program.
NRB eases toward four-day October antlerless gun season in CWD zone
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a DNR request to begin the process to re-establish a four-day, antlerless-only gun deer season in the CWD zone.
BREAKING NEWS: DEC deer plan includes youth hunt
DEC’s five-year deer management plan has kept intact a proposed three-day youth deer hunt over the Columbus Day weekend, set for this fall pending final regulatory approval.
Spring has me thinking of deer – and the food plots they love
This unseasonably warm weather has me thinking one thing: deer. But, how do you get the deer? How do you keep the deer?
Deer Management Report by the Deer Doctors
Deer report from Drs. James Kroll, David Guynn and Gary Alt.
Michigan man charged with poaching multiple bucks
An eastern Michigan man is facing poaching charges in two counties after he allegedly killed numerous bucks during the course of the 2011 deer season.
PGC 336,200 deer harvest is in dispute
The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently reported that hunters harvested an estimated 336,200 deer in the state’s 2011-12 seasons, and that announcement ignited an uproar among many sportsmen.
PGC annual report: Lawmakers talk deer
White-tailed deer, like always, dominated the discussion when Game Commission Executive Director Carl Roe presented the agency’s annual report to the House Game and Fisheries Committee here March 7.
Deer trapping in Pennsylvania is winding down. How & why we catch deer
OKAY, SO WE DO get to do a little Animal Planet stuff after all. We catch deer. Every year from February through April, we gear up and head out to catch our quarry.
Texas Prepares for CWD Possibility in Far West Texas
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has informed Texas officials that three mule deer harvested a few miles from the Texas border last hunting season have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
Vermilion bowhunter scores on 18-point buck
Berlin Heights, Ohio – Daniel McGlothlin is fairly new to the sport of deer hunting. He’s been fairly lucky at it and his second buck proved to be the charm. On Nov. 11, McGlothlin, of Vermilion, killed an 18-point buck that would score in the 170s non-typical. It has a 20-inch inside spread. The deer weighed about 275 pounds. “It…
How many deer permits will be available in Utah?
The time to decide how many buck deer permits will be available for hunts in Utah this fall is almost here.
Whitetail decisions upcoming
As the DNR rolls out its over-winter deer population estimates in preparation for setting up the 2012 archery, gun, and muzzleloader seasons, hunters are going to see a wide range of deer densities where some units are far below goal, some are far above goal, and some are just about right.
Statewide deer kill down just slightly
2011-12 decline less than 1 percent;
Crossbow harvest under 500
DNR to "examine" deer management program
DNR announced today that it is taking a close look at its deer programs. More specifically, the agency is “examining its deer management program to determine if modifications are needed to hunting seasons and regulations.”
Vermont's 2011 Deer Season Report Available for Download
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announces that the “2011 Vermont White-Tailed Deer Harvest Report” is available on-line, at the department’s web site.
Six town hall meetings with Deer Czar now fully set
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress and Dr. James Kroll have finalized the meeting locations for the six April town hall forums that will be offered across the state as a means of giving sportsmen a chance to deliver their thoughts on Wisconsin deer management to Kroll. Kroll had met earlier with a number of Wisconsin conservation groups by invitation only. All…
Chronic Wasting Disease Not Detected in Ohio Deer
The ODNR and the ODA today announced that testing of Ohio’s deer herd has found no evidence of CWD for the 10th straight year.
Proposal aims to regulate buck kill
Quality Deer Management proponents are holding a series of public meetings on a proposal to restrict deer harvest by antler size for a 12-county area of northwest Lower Michigan.
North Carolina Wildlife Commission Seizes Illegally Held Deer
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on Thursday, March 15 seized and euthanized four adult white-tailed deer being held without permit or license in Iredell County.
Indiana deer harvest down in 2011, but still 4th best
Indiana deer hunters bagged fewer deer during the 2011 season than the year before, but the 129,018 total was still the fourth-best season on record, according to a report from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife.
North Dakota Deer Harvest Down in 2011
As expected, North Dakota deer hunters took fewer deer last fall than in previous years, according to harvest statistics recently finalized by the State Game and Fish Department.
Deer meetings slated for 35 sites in Wisconsin
Wisconsin deer hunters will be able to gather information about harvest, over-winter populations, and antlerless quota projections for their favorite deer units during any of 35 meetings the DNR has slated around the state in March.
Remaining North Dakota Deer Samples Negative for CWD
The remaining North Dakota deer samples tested for chronic wasting disease are negative, according to Dr. Dan Grove, wildlife veterinarian for the State Game and Fish Department. A mule deer doe taken last fall in western Grant County during opening weekend of the deer gun season had tested positive for CWD. In all, more than 2,500 targeted and hunter-harvested samples…
