DEER

Michigan records tens of thousands of vehicle-deer crashes each year -- here's how often, when and where they occur.

Video captured by a Michigan State Police trooper’s dashcam shows a deer seemingly jumping over a car in traffic.

In bodycam footage, Officer Dattolo can be seen freeing, and reassuring, the panicked buck.

Many of Michigan’s hunting seasons kick off in September.

Deer hunters in Michigan are now required to report a successful harvest within 72 hours or before transferring possession of the deer.

Rude, inconsiderate, hungry deer are turning landscaping into salad bars.

Recessions are part of the normal economic cycle. Whether one is in the near future or further out, here's what you can do to get ready.

A Michigan man says he was “relieving frustration” by driving around at night and shooting into vacant fields when he illegally shot and abandoned several deer, a Michigan DNR investigation found.

The act aims to expand protections for Indian women and address the amount of crimes committed against them by non-Indians.

The act aims to expand protections for Indian women and address the amount of crimes committed against them by non-Indians.

The City of Southfield has amended an ordinance to prohibit feeding deer.

Sharpshooters have begun the process of culling dozens of deer in a forest on a university campus in the Detroit area in a bid to reduce health and other risks the animals pose.

Wildlife officers got a call about the deer and went to help.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Deer management is back on the Ann Arbor City Council’s agenda. After putting the city’s annual culls on hold the past two years, city officials are considering resuming funding for the program that killed nearly 500 deer between 2016 and 2020 and sparked protests, lawsuits and heated community debates.

Police who pulled over a suspected drunken or drugged driver in Pennsylvania discovered a live deer that had apparently been hit and then placed in the hatchback area of her car.

Police who pulled over a suspected drunken or drugged driver in Pennsylvania discovered a live deer that had apparently been hit and then placed in the hatchback area of her car. The animal was freed after the stop Thursday by police in Newberry Township. The occupants told officers they had realized the deer was still alive but kept driving anyway, police said.

A teenager who told investigators that he mistook his brother for a deer has been charged with a gun crime.

The pool owner called for assistance in rescuing the stag as the large animal fought the frigid temperature while trapped.

No charges will be filed against an 82-year-old driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in western Michigan.

A 10-point buck sought sanctuary inside a southern Michigan church on opening day of the state’s firearm deer hunting season.

Deer hunters might find it easier to bag a buck than to have the meat processed in some areas of Michigan.

Fighting diabetes, a transgender woman hoped to find solace in her Colorado community. Instead, she's hours away and alone. She blames discrimination.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a bill that would have eased restrictions on feeding birds in areas where deer and elk roam.

What happened when a nature sanctuary built a fence to keep deer from destroying plants.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Wild white-tailed Ohio deer are the first in the world to be found infected with COVID, according to the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Ohio State’s University College of Veterinary Medicine collected samples from deer between January and March 2021, the release said. Bowman says the finding is not surprising because white-tailed deer are more susceptible to the virus. “Previous studies have shown that white-tailed deer have the protein receptors that allow the virus to enter susceptible cells, are susceptible when experimentally inoculated,” Bowman said. “Some wild white-tailed deer have antibodies to the virus.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture tested wild deer from January to March of this year and found 40% of the tested deer had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

The young animal had apparently been carried three miles out by the tide, the lifeboat crew says.

Officers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are seeking information about a well known albino deer who was found dead Sunday, May 30 in Irons, an area within Lake County.

They were fishing near Gibraltar when they saw what they believed was a log. When they got closer, they realized it was a deer who could barely move in the 40 degree water.

Known as the “Deer Doctor,” Baker is an author, conservationist and consultant to the Humane Society of the United States. The city of Ann Arbor has spent $750,000 on deer management since 2015, when the Ann Arbor City Council approved a four-year deer management plan, according to the HSHV. “Scientists and wildlife biologists confirm that Ann Arbor does not have an overpopulation of deer. Within those responses, 700 reported not taking deer-preventative measures and 73% stated their enjoyment of seeing deer in Ann Arbor, HSHV said. AdThose interested in the free seminar with the “Deer Doctor” can visit hshv.org/gardenwithdeer.

LANSING, MI -- Deer hunting season isn’t over just yet. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday a late antlerless firearm hunt on private land in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties will be held Jan. 7-10 and Jan. 14-17. Hunters can take antlerless deer with an unused 2020 deer or deer combo license or a private-land antlerless license for Deer Management Unit 487. Successful hunters can bring their deer to the Alpena, Atlanta or Mio DNR deer check stations between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. any day of the hunt. On average 40% of deer infected with bTB show symptoms such as nodules in the lungs and ribcage while 60% of infected deer show no signs of the disease.

DETROIT – Sunday is an unofficial holiday in Michigan -- it’s the opening day of firearm deer hunting season. The DNR reported technical issues Saturday that prevented many hunters from buying a base license and deer kill tags. The temporary tag should include the same information normally found on a kill tag:Identification of the hunter. Customers who have purchased a license on the DNR website are asked to use this temporary kill tag until their legal tag arrives in the mail. Officials say evidence suggests that Clark’s Marsh is highly contaminated with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).

BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. – According to data from the Michigan Office Of Highway Safety Planning, Oakland County leads the state for the number of vehicle crashes involving deer in 2019. There were 1,928 vehicle-deer crashes reported in Oakland County last year. The total is a 10 percent increase in crashes in 2019 compared to 2018, making it a 10-year high statewide. READ: Reminder to Michigan drivers: Don’t veer for deerOakland’s 2019 vehicle-deer crash numbers were followed by Kent County, which had 1,689. Information on vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan can be found here.

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan wildlife officials won’t be able to check as many deer for chronic wasting disease during the upcoming hunting season. Deer heads from Clinton, Dickinson, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kent and Montcalm counties will be accepted for state testing only from Nov. 15-18. The archery season starts Thursday. The traditional firearm deer season starts Nov. 15. Related: Michigan hunters should expect changes to deer check stations this fall due to COVID-19

Aerial treatment to prevent the spread of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has been completed with approximately 462,000 acres treated, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced Thursday. The treatment, which started on Sept. 16, was completed Wednesday, according to MDHHS. “Aerial treatment was important to protect the health and safety of Michiganders,” said Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, MDHHS chief medical executive and chief deputy for health. A Montcalm County resident is suspected of having EEE following preliminary testing. Individuals younger than 15 and over 50 are at a high risk on contracting the virus, MDHHS said in a press release.

LANSING, Mich. – Deer hunters should expect changes to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources deer check stations this fall. Hunters will be required to wear masks and following social distancing guidelines at DNR deer check stations. At many check stations, hunters will be required to stay in their vehicles while their deer is checked. Hunters who want disease testing are asked to bring only deer heads to check stations by removing them ahead of time. Hours and locations of deer check stations will be available by clicking here.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Ann Arbors deer cull will not happen this winter as the city takes steps to reduce its budget for the next fiscal year. Deer management related expenses, like data collection and the cull, costs the city $140,000. A highly debated topic within Ann Arbor, there have previously been five culls in order to manage the citys deer population. In January, 109 deer were lethally removed by sharpshooters from designated parks, nature areas, University of Michigan properties, Concordia University properties and selected private properties in Ann Arbor. The City Council approved a $466 million city budget during its May 19 meeting but is in the process of creating an economic recovery plan to counteract current and anticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watch: Deer runs amok in Pa. hotel The Days Inn Penn State had an unexpected late check-in. A deer found its way into the downtown State College, Pa., hotel by entering through the automatic doors by the lobby.