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  • Scotland's deer are changing shape due to hybridisation

    Ralph Maughan

    Scotland’s wild red deer have bred with Japanese sika deer, serving to reduce their size- Red deer are similar to American elk, wapiti. Ironically a concern in the U.S. is red deer from “hunting” ranches escaping to breed with elk. Scotland’s deer are changing shape due to hybridisation. By Jody Bourton. Earth News reporter. BBC

  • Are more deer killed on Utah roadways than by hunters?

    Ralph Maughan

    Both seem to be around 20,000 a year, but the road kill number is less exact- Females are 72% of the road kill. Human fatalities are 4 – 6 a year Roadkill threat: Utah deer herds taking a hit. It’s possible that more of the animals are killed by vehicles than hunters. By Brent Prettyman.…

  • The Urban Deerslayer

    Ralph Maughan

    NYT says more urban folks learning to hunt for safe, low carbon-impact meat- The Urban Deerslayer. By Sean Patrick Farrell. New York Times. Fewer and fewer people have been learning to hunt, to the dismay of many. Hunting is generaly taught as part of a family tradition or with young friends while growing up. The…

  • Work progresses on wildlife overpass near Elko, Nevada

    Ralph Maughan

    Stimulus funds being used to solve high vehicle/ungulate collision area on US 93, north of Wells- Story on wildlife overpass. Las Vegas Sun

  • Mule deer gores Colorado woman

    Ralph Maughan

    Motorist saves woman as she was being stomped by the buck- Florissant, Colorado area deer gores woman who tried to pet it. By Daniel Petty. The Denver Post

  • More trouble for deer. Endocrine-disrupting compounds make weird genitals

    Ralph Maughan

    Bitterroot Valley resident tracks growing deformities by examining road kill- New West has a story today about the likely effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on deer.  Bitterroot Rebel With a Cause. Genetic, Genital Damage in Montana Wildlife? (bad link is now fixed). By Joan Melcher. New West. Almost half of the bucks had structural abnormalities.

  • Cause of spread of "mad elk", "mad deer" disease found

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s in their droppings, and the infectious prions never go away! Really, really bad news about chronic wasting disease.  Study Spells Out Spread of Brain Illness in Animals. By Sandra Blakeslee. New York Times. “Dr. Aiken said prions tended to bind to clay in soil and to persist indefinitely. When deer graze on infected dirt,…

  • ID Fish and Game/outfitter ad campaign to drive hunters from Idaho yields success

    Ralph Maughan

    Survey of non-resident hunters shows perception of wolf impact biggest factor in not buying elk tags- As early as nine years ago, Idaho elk outfitters begin to tell the world that wolves had killed almost all the elk in the state. For the last two years Idaho Fish and Game Department honchos have joined in.…

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