Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is sending a forceful message Tuesday morning: The buck stops here. The administration has submitted legislation to city council that would establish a pilot program for controlled bowhunting in two city parks. It’s an effort to rein in a deer population whose growth is harming parks and aggravating residents who live … Read more
WILKES-BARRE — With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight-saving time soon to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is advising motorists to slow down and stay alert. Deer become more active in autumn with the lead-up to their fall breeding season, commonly referred to … Read more
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Three people died and two others were injured when an SUV struck a deer along the Indiana Toll Road and crashed into an oncoming pickup truck, police said. Indiana State Police said preliminary findings indicate the SUV was traveling westbound just before 8 p.m. Continue reading on PennLive.com
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are hoping a new plan to manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) will prevent it from infecting more deer in Westmoreland County and elsewhere in Southwestern Pennsylvania. About 300 square miles of the northeastern corner of the county is part of a management area after a deer with the deadly disease was found … Read more
Police officers from a central Pennsylvania force rescued a newborn deer from a busy stretch of Route 30. That rescue occurred around 8:15 p.m. Friday after several motorists reported seeing the frightened fawn wandering around on the New Holland Pike section in Lancaster County, Manheim Township police said Monday. “The fawn was frightened and could … Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for the owner of two dogs that chased down and killed a deer in Luzerne County. According to the commission, on Thursday a resident spotted the two dogs chasing after the deer near Apache Drive until it ran onto the frozen Shickshinny Lake and the dogs killed it. Continue Reading on York … Read more