elk

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...

A second case of Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in an adult domestic cow elk that died at a captive facility.  This detection is the second case of CWD identified in a captive elk in Idaho.  The state Department of Agriculture said this case has no connection with the CWD-positive captive bull elk identified in Madison County last month.  Idaho requires do...

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...

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...

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...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and State Police are investigating a southern Oregon poaching case.  Investigators say the carcasses of two elk were found along I-5 near Glendale, early Saturday morning.  A bull was left entirely to waste, although troopers were able to salvage some meat for charity.  Poachers processe...

Last week, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed legislation sending just under $400,000 to the state Wolf Depredation Control Board to kill problem wolves. The legislation taps money in the state’s general fund to address wolves that prey on livestock or wildlife. The ...

Northwest Washington landowners are harvesting elk and a much faster pace this year, compared to 2018, in an effort to reduce damage to farmland.  According to Capital Press since July 1st, landowners or their hand-picked hunters have shot 22 elk, that compares with 15 at the same time last year.  Th...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director will hold an on-line Q&A session Tuesday evening for residents of Yakima, Kittitas, Benton and Franklin counties.  Director Kelly Susewind and his South Central Region Director, Mike Livingston, will take questions from the public in an Online Broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m.   ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director will hold an on-line Q&A session Tuesday evening for residents of Yakima, Kittitas, Benton and Franklin counties.  Director Kelly Susewind and his South Central Region Director, Mike Livingston, will take questions from the public in an Online Broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m.   T...