Tough times for deer, elk hunters in northwestern Wyoming
Associated Press
January 8, 2018
Wildlife managers point to the severe winter of 2016-17, which killed many fawns, for the dearth of hunter-killed mule deer.
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In Montana, licenses for special CWD deer hunt sell out fast
Associated Press
December 28, 2017
State wildlife officials are holding the hunt after a mule deer shot north of Chester tested positive for the disease.
In Montana, more than 100 deer harvested in first weekend of special CWD hunt
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
December 19, 2017
Includes 73 mule deer and 34 white-tailed deer. Season will run through Feb. 15, unless hunters fill a quota of 200 deer of each species before that date.
After years of no CWD reports, disease confirmed in a fifth wild deer this fall in Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
December 5, 2017
The mule deer buck was shot by a hunter near the Canadian border. The other four deer came from south of Billings.
In Nebraska, preliminary deer harvest up slightly from last year
Nebraska Game and Parks Reports
December 4, 2017
And mule deer buck harvest has increased for the fourth consecutive year, reaching record number in 2017.
Montana considers special mule deer hunt to gauge CWD prevalence
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
November 30, 2017
A two-month mule deer hunt has been proposed in south-central Montana near where two bucks – which later tested positive for CWD – were killed earlier this fall.
Deer hunting limited in Western U.S. states after tough winter
Associated Press
November 27, 2017
Unusually cold weather and heavy snowfall that blanketed much of the region last winter killed off many young deer, prompting wildlife officials throughout the Rocky Mountain states to take measures such as reducing the number
Second suspected case of CWD reported in Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
November 15, 2017
This is the second mule deer to be found suspect for CWD within the last week. If either of the reports prove positive, it would be the first case of CWD in Montana.
First-ever CWD deer case in Montana?
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
November 8, 2017
Sample comes back suspect, second sample submitted; wildlife officials moving forward as if the mule deer will ultimately be determined positive for CWD.
