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  • 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…

  • Montana's Brucellosis-Free Status Lost

    Brian Ertz

    Another cow has been found to be infected with brucellosis costing the state of Montana its brucellosis-free status : Sick Cow Costs Montana Its Brucellosis-Free Status – Mathew Brown – AP The cow in question was among a herd in Paradise Valley south of Livingston. NewWest’s coverage reveals the state’s astonishment : Montana veterinarian Marty…

  • Suit Opposes Elk Feeding in Wyoming

    Brian Ertz

    The New York Times details a recent lawsuit filed yesterday by environmentalists to stop the feedlot-like conditions of the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming. Suit Opposes Elk Feeding in Wyoming – New York Times. By Jim Robbins. The spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) threatens wildlife given its recent proximity to the “refuge” and is…

  • Study looks at central Idaho wildlife-vehicle collisions

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a short stretch with a lot of commuting and tourist traffic. Story. AP The study found that at least 134 collisions between vehicles and deer or elk occurred in 2007 on the 26-mile stretch from Ketchum south to the intersection of state Highway 75 and U.S. Highway 20.

  • A visit to the "National Elk Soup Kitchen" at Jackson, WY

    Ralph Maughan

    Too many elk and not enough tough love in Wyoming. By Jeff Welsch. Writers on the Range.

  • Chronic Wasting Disease found in elk

    Brian Ertz

    Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has spread from white-tailed deer to wild elk and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment makes no press release. Wasting Disease found in Sask. wild elk – The Edmonton Journal That CWD has crossed from white-tailed deer to wild elk is alarming enough, but it also raises concern about the potential for…

  • 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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