Deer hunters play an important role in the study. Their hunting in designated areas of the forest, while staying out of others, helps researchers see how the landscape responds.

Deer are responsible for the deaths of about 440 of the estimated 458 Americans killed in physical confrontations with wildlife in an average year, according to Utah State University biologist ...

Here's where "zombie deer disease" has been reported so far: Reports of chronic wasting disease in the U.S. and abroad Chronic wasting disease has been found in animal populations in at least 31 U ...

Range and Habitat The range is from southern Canada to Panama except for parts of the western and southwestern U.S. The white-tailed deer was uncommon in the Adirondacks prior to the mid 19th century.

Hunters claimed about 13,000 more deer in 2024 — 287,681 — compared to the previous year when the harvest was 274,299. The number of hunters also increased, according to state figures.

Local News Deer are everywhere in Mass. But hunters increasingly aren’t allowed to hunt them. “Even if hunter participation returned to 1980s levels, it would not likely reduce deer abundance ...

People spread Covid-19 to wild white-tailed deer more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022. The infection circulated widely in the deer population in the United States, and in at least three ...