It’s still a little early for biologists to read the tea leaves and know how the 2024-25 winter survival will affect this ...

The statewide 2024-25 harvest is estimated at 476,880 deer, 175,280 of them antlered deer and 301,600 antlerless. By comparison, the statewide 2023-24 harvest was estimated at 430,010 deer.

The use of sharpshooters to conduct a targeted removal of deer is outlined in the agency’s Chronic Wasting Disease Response ...

The measure allows the agency to harvest deer for increased testing along with reducing the population with the intent of slowing the spread of the disease. The agency has used sharpshooters to ...