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  • Whitetailed deer spread southward into Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    In Utah. Whitetail deer influx brings mixed reaction. Officials worry about impact on mule deer; others excited to see new species. By Brett Prettyman. The Salt Lake Tribune. Mule deer are more susceptible to land use changes than whitetails, putting muleys at a disadvantage.

  • Montana Elk, deer prospects look good this year

    Ralph Maughan

    This won’t impress most of that fraction of hunters who have decided that wolves have killed off the elk populations of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, but most years I have put up articles like this. From the Missoulian. Montana Elk, deer prospects look good this year. By Michael Jamison.

  • Mad elk disease heads toward Wyoming's elk feedgrounds

    Ralph Maughan

    We have been writing about his since 2006 on this blog. Recently, I linked to a site I named “How Now, Mad Cow“on my blogroll. RM Mysterious, fatal disease bound for elk feedgrounds. A cousin of mad cow, chronic wasting disease is a worry for Jackson Hole’s wildlife economy. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News…

  • Winter Kill in Idaho

    Brian Ertz

    The long winter has had an effect on ungulate populations in Idaho so hunting permits, especially moose permits, will be reduced so as not to effect the populations as much for the coming winter. Winter Kill in Idaho KPVI TV – Pocatello, Idaho Be Sure to watch the attached video as well as it contains…

  • Underpasses for deer built on U.S. 30 northwest of Kemmerer, WY

    Ralph Maughan

    The Wyoming Range’s deer herd is not doing well. A lot of deer are killed on the highway. This is an fairly ambitious effort to reduce highway mortality. I’ve had some close calls on U.S. 30, and I don’t drive it very often. Taking the low road. By JEFF GEARINO. Southwest Wyoming bureau. Casper Star…

  • Wyoming Range deer survey reaps grim results

    Ralph Maughan

    [Suvery coordinator Gray] “Fralick said there’s ‘no doubt the poor habitat conditions on this winter range contributed a great deal” to this year’s high death rate.’ ” Deer survey reaps grim results. By Jeff Geario. Casper Star Tribune.

  • Many things contribute to big game deaths

    Brian Ertz

    Ticks, starvation – lots of things kill ungulates in Idaho : Biologists track carcases in  E. Idaho river – The Olympian It will be interesting to see whether any anti-predator group sends out an alert about the vicious ticks devastating game species in Idaho.  Perhaps we’ll see some grandstanding about the need to control the…

  • Lead bullets taint game meat

    Brian Ertz

    Lead is toxic everywhere else, why would it be any different in bullets ? That’s not enough to keep some from being skeptical about the anti-lead people’s agenda : Study: Lead bullets taint game meat – Rocky Barker Idaho Statesman The side-bar has interesting information on lead spreading in deer

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