Capital News Service
Hard winter bad for deer, too
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Heavy snows this winter are bad news for the U.P.’s deer population. It’s harder than usual for them to move around and to find nutritious browse, according to the DNR.
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Wisconsin deer are eating trees faster than forests can cope
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Study shows that Wisconsin forest composition is changing because of the out-of-control deer population.
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Killing deer helps protect rest of herd from wasting disease
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Easing back on disease control efforts risks even more deaths from a disease that turns deer into neurological zombies, wildlife officials say.
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Of wolves, deer, maples and wildflowers
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Researchers link the fate of plants to the presence of wolves
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DNR works to contain chronic wasting disease found in Meridian Township deer
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Michigan officials have confirmed the first case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer.
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Prison ahead for illegal deer trafficker
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Lawyer unsuccessfully argues that deer bred and raised in captivity are not wildlife.
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Illinois, Wisconsin differ in culling deer to control disease
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By Elizabeth DagresGreat Lakes EchoHunting combined with the controversial practice of culling can help control chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer better than hunting alone, according to a recent study done in Illinois and Wisconsin. Culling removes breeding animals to minimize reproduction. It’s been used in both Illinois and Wisconsin to control the spread of the contagious neurological disease that infects deer, elk and moose. CWD causes a spongy degeneration of the brain and results in emaciation, abnormal behavior, loss of bodily functions and death, according to the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance. Illinois and Wisconsin are among the Great Lakes states experiencing an increase of white-tailed deer amid continued concern about the fatal disease.
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Crossbows gain popularity with Michigan deer hunters
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The number of deer hunters in Michigan using crossbows has doubled since 2009, according to a survey by the Department of Natural Resources. While the overall number of hunters in the state have declined, the method of crossbow hunting is growing in popularity.
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Are dead deer cash cows?
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Michigan Highway Hazard Recovery is contracted to clean up deer and other animal roadkill in several counties across the state of Michigan. Oakland County pays about $20,000 a year on deer cleanup.