As winter envelops Michigan with snow and frigid temperatures, white-tailed deer utilize a complex array of survival strategies to endure the season's harsh conditions. During winter, food becomes ...

Starvation, although probably always causing some mortality even during moderate Adirondack winters, may cause massive mortality when deep snow cover exceeds 100 days (as was the case in the winters ...

(Also read: Man clears path through deep snow to guide deer back into the ... genetic condition—affects about 1 per cent of ...

Dozens of white-tailed deer taken during the 2024-25 hunting season tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, sometimes called “Zombie deer disease.” The 24 deer were detected by hunters in ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports have confirmed that 24 white-tailed deer that were taken during the 2024-25 hunting season have tested positive for Chronic ...

CWD is a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the Cervidae family. It is caused by a prion, an infectious, misfolded protein particle, and is 100% fatal in affected ...