by Associated Press Published: February 27,2012
Tags: bills, deer, deer breeding, disease, hunting, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, Legislature, outdoors, wildlife
JACKSON — Missouri is the 15th state with confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild cervid populations. Wildlife officials there say tests found two white-tailed bucks killed by deer hunters in Macon County, Mo., in November tested positive for the deadly disease. They were discovered by Missouri’s Department of Conservation after it began [...] [...]
OXFORD — Thirty-two bow hunters have signed up this year for the city of Oxford’s urban deer hunt program. The program began last year after years of complaints about deer-vehicle collisions and the animals wrecking gardens and landscaping. Jimmy Allgood, Oxford emergency management coordinator and the city’s designated “deer guy,” tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 11,2011
Tags: auto insurance, automobile accidents, automobiles, body shops, Cars, deer, insurance, trucks, vans, vehicles, wildlife
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — For the third consecutive year, the number of deer-vehicle collisions in the U.S. has dropped, and the State of Mississippi is part of the trend, according to insurer State Farm. The likelihood of a deer-vehicle collision in the state is down 8 percent over the past year. Approximately one in 143 drivers [...] [...]
JACKSON — A bill pending before the state Senate would authorize the raising of genetically enhanced deer on breeding farms in Mississippi. The bill, approved last week by the Senate Wildlife Committee, would allow the import and export of farm-raised white tail deer, it’s semen, ova and embryos. Sen. , a Republican from Biloxi, tells [...] [...]
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