Special Minnesota hunt ends with CWD found in 1 more deer
This brings the number of CWD-positive wild deer in southeastern Minnesota to six
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In Arizona, good news on CWD front
Arizona agency: Testing finds no cases of wildlife disease
Deep snow spelling trouble for Idaho’s elk, deer
Horses also fighting for survival in what has been a tough winter in the state
Ohio muzzleloading kill sees big bump in numbers
Of the state’s 88 counties, only 18 recorded season-to-season declines
Case of dismembered deer remains a mystery in Ohio
Mutilated remains of at least three deer were discovered on the side of a road in New Franklin
Archery harvest down as Illinois deer hunting season ends
The Illinois deer season ended Sunday (Jan. 15) with a total of 53,677 deer taken, down from the 2015 archery harvest of 56,740
Two Minnesota men guilty of deer poaching in Iowa
Iowa man rounds out trio that pleads guilty to 58 wildlife violations
Enhancing deer habitat in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Michigan announces deadline for deer habitat improvement grants
Minnesota DNR hosting 12 public meetings to discuss deer management goals
Using input collected from a wide range of stakeholders this summer and fall, committee members are helping the DNR develop an outline of draft deer management goals that will be discussed at each meeting
CWD cases rising across Upper Midwest
A look at what the reappearance of the disease means for Minnesota, as well as Wisconsin and Iowa
CWD found for first time in southeastern Nebraska
Four deer test positive for chronic wasting disease
NYC case exposes dilemma in caring for wildlife
Rift arises between state agency that regulates hunting and deer populations and wildlife rehabilitators who try to heal them
Deer kill, sterilization set for Ann Arbor parks
City wants to reduce deer population to protect plants and animals and reduce deer-vehicle crashes
Toledo looks to stop deer cull
City officials say it violates law
A look back at the top 10 Minnesota hunting, fishing, and conservation stories of 2016
The Outdoor News “year in review” appeared in this week’s print edition, and here’s how staffers ranked the biggest outdoors stories from a year that brought us public lands battles and President Trump
Deer carcasses discovered in Rochester part of DNR disposal site
Agency spokesman said that, through mostly confiscations, the site gathered many more dead deer than it could give away, resulting in the pileup of deer left to decompose naturally
Harvest numbers up significantly in Vermont deer hunts
Total harvest of 16,160 is second-highest since 2002
Report says Illinois spent more than $1 million monitoring CWD in deer herd during 2016
DNR managers say the cost of tracking and monitoring CWD is worth it as the state has been able to keep the deer disease at bay compared to neighboring states
End looms for Iowa pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, archery fall turkey seasons
But still some time for furbearer and goose seasons
Two farmed deer test positive for CWD in Minnesota
Comes on the heels of a third positive CWD confirmation for white-tailed deer in the wild in southeastern Minnesota
New Jersey deer-hunting seasons kick into high gear with new year
Kicks off with the winter bow season opener Jan. 1
Bear harvest strong, deer and turkey hunts good in New Hampshire
Nearly 900 bears taken — 34 percent above the preceding five-year average of 668 bears, 19 percent above 2015.
Chronic wasting disease found in eastern Iowa deer farm
Disease detected as part of state’s voluntary monitoring program for the disease.
More than 9,000 deer checked during Ohio’s two-day gun season
And opportunities to harvest more deer still await.
Wisconsin DNR expert happy with northern deer herd regeneration
Still, deer harvest down 6 percent from 2015.
Solid muzzleloader season boosts deer-hunting harvest numbers in Illinois
Muzzleloader numbers provide bit of a bounce-back in Illinois, pulling numbers closer 2013 and ’14.
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