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Deer Activity Increases During Rut Season: Drivers Urged to Stay Vigilant

Friday, November 22

Drivers are being reminded to exercise extra caution on the roads as the annual deer rut season is in full swing. This natural phenomenon, marked by male deer actively pursuing females, significantly increases the likelihood of deer unexpectedly crossing roadways.In preparation for the rut,... Read More.

Hunters Warned of New Mandatory Testing and Wildfire Precautions This Deer Season

Thursday, August 22

As archery deer season opens across California on August 17, hunters in four designated zones (D7, X9a, X9b, and X9c) must now test their deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) within 10 days of harvest. The California Fish and Game Commission implemented this requirement... Read More.

Sierra County Resident Dies After Being Infected by Fatal Disease Carried by Deer Mice

Thursday, April 4

A Sierra County resident recently died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease caused by a North American strain of hantavirus known as Sin Nombre virus, which is transmitted by deer mice. This is the first case of hantavirus disease reported this year in California.... Read More.

CDFW Urges Deer Hunters to Submit Harvest Numbers Before January 24th Deadline

Friday, January 5

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds deer hunters that the deadline to report this season's harvest is fast approaching. Regardless of success in the hunt, hunters must submit the number of deer taken during the 2023 season.Failure to meet the reporting... Read More.

Hazmat Spill Caused by Deer

Tuesday, June 6

**Update***The California Highway Patrol provides an update on yesterday’s hazmat spill that closed Highway 139 for hours. Just after 5 am, Pedro Colon was driving a big rig, towing two trailers south on the highway, when a deer jumped in his path. Colon quickly... Read More.

Portola Woman Dies After Deer Run Across SR 70 and Cause Two Cars to Collide

Wednesday, November 30

Quincy, CA, CHP: Two Vehicle Fatal Collision, SR-70 E/O Camp LaymanOn November 29, 2022, at approximately 1356 hours, Guadalupe Ventura Perez was driving a 2019 Nissan Armada westbound on SR-70 east of Camp Layman Road, at approximately 55 MPH. Charles Dunn was driving a... Read More.

CDFW Urges Hunters to Test Harvested Deer for CWD

Wednesday, September 28

CDFW is encouraging hunters to participate in the state’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance program. With deer hunting season already underway throughout the state, the department says when a deer is taken you should stop by a CWD sampling station to have samples taken... Read More.

LNF Partners with Mule Deer Foundation and Helps Fund Fuel Reduction on Almanor Penninsula

Wednesday, August 3

The Plumas Fire Safe Council is awarded an $823,000 grant from the Lassen National Forest. The funds are efforts to help treat over 750 acres of hazardous fuels for the Almanor Peninsula Wildfire Protection Project. The Lassen National Forest has also had the help of... Read More.

Stories tagged with: deer

Deer Activity Increases During Rut Season: Drivers Urged to Stay Vigilant

Hunters Warned of New Mandatory Testing and Wildfire Precautions This Deer Season

Sierra County Resident Dies After Being Infected by Fatal Disease Carried by Deer Mice

CDFW Urges Deer Hunters to Submit Harvest Numbers Before January 24th Deadline

Hazmat Spill Caused by Deer

Portola Woman Dies After Deer Run Across SR 70 and Cause Two Cars to Collide

CDFW Urges Hunters to Test Harvested Deer for CWD

LNF Partners with Mule Deer Foundation and Helps Fund Fuel Reduction on Almanor Penninsula

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