Shed hunting is a rite of spring
Tyler Frantz
March 18, 2019
Blogger recounts thrill of discovering a perfect set of whitetail antlers.
Whitetails
Why and when do whitetail bucks shed their antlers?
Mark Nale
March 7, 2019
A chance antler find causes this blogger to investigate the variables affecting antler drop.
Wisconsin hunting ranch deer tests positive for wasting disease
Associated Press
February 13, 2019
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.
Minnesota lawmaker seeks tougher action against deer disease
Associated Press
February 13, 2019
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
Reducing deer numbers won’t be part of CWD pilot project
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
February 5, 2019
Too few landowners give permission in Bedford, Blair counties.
DNR identifies presumptive CWD-positive deer in Winona County
Minnesota DNR Reports
February 5, 2019
During the first special hunt weekend, 157 deer were harvested, with this the only positive.
Total deer harvest down by more than 14,000
Ohio DNR Reports
February 5, 2019
Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer seasons, down from 186,247 a year ago.
National whitetail report: Buck harvest up, doe harvest down
Staff and News Reports
January 17, 2019
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.
CWD confirmed in 14 Iowa deer, including first positive in Dubuque County
Iowa DNR
January 11, 2019
Results pending on two suspect samples.
