A British company is selling sick reindeer shooting holidays this Christmas. Hendry, Ramsay & Waters – run by businessman Vernon Waters – boasts that it “is pleased to be able to offer Moose and trophy Reindeer hunting in the North Eastern part of Norway”. The “exclusive” trips would take place during three weeks in late […]
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Panthers now number one predator of white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida
A new study by the University of Georgia found Florida panthers are the No. 1 cause of mortality for white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida. The researchers set out to get a better picture of what factors most affect the survival of Florida’s white-tailed deer, the most popular game species in the state and a key […]
More moose-hunting permits to be issued in attempt to reduce tick transmission and stabilize the population
Vermont moose are battling to survive after being infested with hundreds of blood-sucking ticks. Officials expect that reducing the number of moose will reduce tick transmission and stabilize the population, based on ongoing research by the University of Vermont and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department on moose health. In order to accomplish this, the […]
The reindeer ‘shot for sport’ on £2,000 Icelandic safari: British hunters share gruesome pictures online of slaughtered reindeer on a pre-Christmas trip
Bloodthirsty British hunters have been killing reindeer on a pre-Christmas shooting trip to Iceland. The £2,000 ‘Icelandic Safari’ was organised by Ian Farrington, a deer stalker from Devon. He posted gruesome pictures online of slaughtered reindeer and boasted on a forum for hunters: ‘We have returned from another trip to Iceland with 100 per cent […]
California game wardens used DNA evidence to prove man illegally killed eight deer
In California, it’s almost always illegal to kill female deer. But that didn’t stop a Marysville man from shooting seven does and then allegedly lying to a game warden about the body count, wildlife officials said. Last October, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife got a call to its poaching tip hotline from someone […]
POLL: Should deer’s impact on crops, woodlands, and marshes be reduced by culling?
In 2021, the deer population in the United Kingdom has exploded. With the pandemic, deer hunting decreased and the market for venison reduced thanks to pandemic-induced restaurant closures. Now experts are debating a cull of the deer, the New York Times reported. Scientists note that deer are decimating plant life that other species eat. “Heavy browsing […]
Ohio man fatally shoots son while deer hunting
An Ohio man shot and killed his son when he mistook him for a deer on a hunting trip, officials said. Bradley Smith, 63, shot his 28-year-old son, Andrew Smith, while with a group of friends last week in a heavily wooded area just outside the city of Delaware, the Columbus Dispatch reported. “It’s just […]