deer

Idaho Fish and Game is investigating two recent incidents of illegal take of a white-tailed deer and bull elk near Wallace, and investigators are asking for your help with information.  It’s believed the first poaching took place late January 9th into early January 10th.  A bull elk wa...

Oregon State Police are asking for your help identifying the person responsible for poaching two buck deer, with a cross bow near Corvallis.  Investigators say the animals were shot between October 25th and November 18th, and were found in the area of NW Walnut and NW Witham Hill Drive.   ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced last week the confirmation of a 2nd case of Chronic Wasting Disease.  This most recent case was reported in an adult male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in mid-October, close to where Washington’s first case of CWD was confirmed this summer in the Fairwood area of Spokane County.   “Given...

The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for your help identifying a suspected poacher.   Investigators say the suspect was hunting in Yamhill County's Trask Wildlife Management Unit from October 18th-20th and again from October 25th-27th.  The mal...

Oregon State Police troopers in the Roseburg area are asking for your help locating the person or persons responsible for poaching a buck earlier this week.  Investigators say the buck was shot multiple times with a handgun from the roadway Sunday evening, between 6 and 7 p.m. in the...

In an effort to slow, or even stop the spread of chronic wasting disease, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife passed an emergency rule last week banning the feeding of deer, elk, and moose north of Spokane.  CWD is a fatal illness of cervids, which include deer, elk, and moose in Washington.  It is c...

APHIS allocates $12 million for states, tribes, and universities to combat chronic wasting disease in deer and elk.

Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife investigators have been very busy this fall.  Between October 6th and November 4th, OSP has asked for the public’s help in seven poaching investigations coming in from all over the state.  The cases ran...

Researches at USDA's Wildlife Services say they have found a way to reduce deer v. vehicle collisions at night. "During low light conditions is when most deer-vehicle collisions occur in the United States and Canada," said Travis DeVault ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is warning that four cows have tested positive for a deadly virus typically found in deer.  WSDA said the four cows that tested positive Epizootic Hemorrhagic disease, or EHD, were found in Franklin and Walla Walla counties.  ...