Deer
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The never-ending winter in the Northern Rockies hits deer, elk, moose, pronghorn hard- During the winter, I made a number of posts about the hard conditions for ungulates in the Northern Rockies. The failure of spring to arrive is causing deaths to continue and grow. Record wildlife die-offs reported in Northern Rockies. Reuters. By Laura…
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Elk, deer, and pronghorn being fed since January 1- Idaho Fish and Game doesn’t like to feed, but deep snow and frozen snow after a melt has prompted off and on feeding. Some of it is to keep the wild animals away from farms. Idaho Fish and Game news release.
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Currently Chronic Wasting Disease does not infect humans, but . . . Chronic wasting disease is spreading more and more widely. Our anti-conservation friends in the Department of Livestock and the various anti-wolf groups worry about brucellosis and dog tapeworms, but here is something that would be truly terrifying. Prions jumped from sheep probably to…
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Pronghorn and mule deer hit hard- Winter takes a toll on northeastern Montana wildlife. By Brett French. Billings Gazette. I posted a news release from ID Fish and Game the other day about winter conditions and wildlife in Eastern Idaho, but hardly anyone read it. I took it down. I’ll watch this one to see…
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Result might be due to change in hunting rules- Eyes in the sky: FWP aerial survey counts Bitterroot deer on the ground. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic. The figures look good.
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How about slob hunters? The story below has been getting a lot of attention. Wolves, Elk, and Slob-Hunting. What’s a bigger threat to elk: wolves or slob-hunters? By Matt Skoglund, Guest Writer in New West. 12-17-10 With in the condition of the economy and the traditional lack of wildlife ethics in some areas, I think…
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Madison Valley most successful. Number of deer killed down slightly- Elk hunters successful in 2010. Bozeman Chronicle. By Daniel Person. In addition hunting was good in Northwestern Montana. Here’s the story. Ideal conditions close hunt season. By JIM MAN. The Daily Inter Lake Daily. Weather helps western Montana hunters close out big game season. Missoulian.…
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Veteran guide gets a big fine for illegal deer hunting with clients- Outfitter fined nearly $40,000 for illegal hunting. By The Denver Post. Does anyone have much knowledge of the “Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact” mentioned in the article?