Almost 12 years after the passing of Herds of Special Interest (HOSI) legislation, the formal process that will look into designating New Zealand’s first HOSI has begun, Hunting and Fishing ...

the hunting community, and business rights — which includes the deer breeding industry which accounts for hundreds of millions of dollars to the Texas economy.” Curry, who failed to mention the agency ...

The goals of the proposed HOSI are to enhance hunter participation in sika deer management, improve hunter satisfaction with sika venison quality and hunting experience, and reduce animal numbers to ...

Hunting and other factors once brought Hokkaido sika deer to the edge of extinction, but their population numbers rebounded due to preservation efforts and a high fertility rate. Hokkaido sika ...

The primary reason for the higher success rates nowadays is the liberal deer hunting seasons and opportunities available, coupled with the large number of antlerless deer tags being issued.

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 ...

An Iowa family had an extremely rare sighting this week – not one, but two white deer, strutting in the wild. “We were driving home just at dusk on this back road and all of a sudden ...

The Hunting and Fishing Minister has decided to explore setting up a sika deer Herd of Special Interest (HOSI) in the Kaimanawa and Kaweka forest parks. The Central North Island Sika Foundation (CNISF ...