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Utah has seen the spread of chronic wasting disease. Using bait to hunt for deer has become a way that the disease has spread throughout the deer population. Rep. Casey Snider has proposed HB295, a bill that would ban baiting in hunting. (Kristine Kim)
Cache Valley’s Rep. Casey Snider has proposed HB295 to ban the hunting practice of using bait to hunt for deer and other animals.
The bill passed the House on Feb. 18 and now sits in the Senate Rules Committee.
The method of using a pile of corn or apples to lure deer has mostly been used by bow hunters to get a clearer shot of the animal at close range.
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CHEYENNE Flaming Gorge boaters and recreationalists; the Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs your input. Game and Fish is finalizing a plan that will guide actions in the event that aquatic invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels are discovered at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
If mussels are ever discovered at the Gorge, there will be changes that impact boaters and other recreationalists in an effort to prevent their further spread throughout Wyoming and the nation.
Game and Fish is asking anyone who boats, fishes or spends time enjoying the water at Flaming Gorge to take time to review the draft rapid response plan and provide input on the implementation through a short feedback form. Anyone can submit feedback until March 1.
Deer poached, antlers removed in south-central Utah
Conservation officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are seeking help to find individuals involved with a deer poaching in south- central Utah.
In late January, two mature mule deer bucks were poached on the Fillmore-Oak Creek limited entry deer unit in south-central Utah. Whoever killed the deer hacked off their antlers and then tried to hide the animals under woodpiles.
DWR officer Stetson West investigated the scene near Clay Springs Road in Millard County. He found evidence that a rifle was used to shoot and kill both bucks. Both sets of antlers had been removed, and the remainder of the carcass were left to waste. The cape had been removed from one of the carcasses, indicating it may have been taken to a taxidermist. In what was probably an attempt to avoid detection, the suspect(s) buried the carcasses of both bucks under woodpiles.
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