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Idaho Fish and Game is closely monitoring mule deer and elk herds that typically overwinter on hundreds of thousands of acres burned by wildfires earlier this year.
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Some Western states choose to feed elk occasionally, but Wyoming has the nations largest feeding program.
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The rush, chaos and competition still defined the annual shed hunt, but vehicle registrations in Jackson were down by roughly half due to a new state law, prohibiting out-of-state residents for the opener.
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Since the 1980s, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has fed elk each year at the Bullwhacker site to keep the animals away from urban and residential areas.
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State officials think the addition of the SH-21 Cervidae Peak overpass will reduce vehicle collisions with big game by 80%.
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Non-Idaho residents hoping to bag a deer or elk this season will be able to buy their tags beginning Friday morning.
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An increase in the popularity of the activity collided last year with a snowy and cold winter that took a toll on Idaho wildlife.
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It concentrates U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation funding in areas important for animals.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts published a report calling on policy-makers and landowners to help animals migrate across the West. That report also highlights the latest science on animals like mule deer, elk and pronghorn.
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Idaho Fish and Game has found six cases of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk since the disease was first detected in the state last fall.