Chronic Wasting Disease not detected in Arizona's deer, elk populations June 8, 2026 Arizona Game and Fish
... Department officials did not detect CWD in any of the 1,468 mule deer, white-tailed deer, or elk tested during the 2025 hunt seasons...
Arizona Builds on Leadership With Wildlife Crossings May 6, 2026 The Pew Charitable Trusts
... Species such as elk, mule deer, pronghorn, and desert bighorn sheep need connected landscapes to move between seasonal habitats for food, water, and breeding... In the past 25 years, Arizona has emerged as a national leader in the integration of wildlife crossings into transportation planning...
Mule Deer Foundation Receives $500000 From the Salt River Project to Expand Forest Restoration and Watershed Resiliency in Central Arizona April 9, 2026 Outdoor Wire
... "This project represents the type of collaborative conservation work needed to address wildfire risk while improving habitat and water resources," said Greg Sheehan, President and CEO of the Mule Deer Foundation. "Generous support from Salt River Project allows us to scale meaningful restoration across a landscape that benefits wildlife, watersheds, and local communities." ...
HB2147 is bad news for Arizona's hunters March 9, 2026 Arizona Capitol Times
... HB2147, fundamentally alters the way that deer hunting works in the Grand Canyon State by creating landowner deer tags. It removes opportunity from hunters, takes Arizonans’ resources away from the public trust, commercializes wild game resources, and removes strong science from the management of wildlife...
I-17 Wildlife Overpass, Major Highway Projects to Shape Northern Arizona in 2026 January 11, 2026 Arizona, Journalaz.com
... about 12 miles south of Flagstaff, includes a 100-foot-wide overpass, eight miles of new wildlife fencing, and native vegetation plantings. The $15.8 million project is ... designed to reduce collisions involving elk, deer and other wildlife. Completion is expected in fall 2026...
New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in endangered species’ recovery December 28, 2025 Colorado Politics
... It’s the fifth big cat over the last 15 years to be spotted in the area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border... The menu can include everything from skunks and javelina to small deer...
See and pet real reindeer at this northern Arizona farm December 6, 2025 Arizona, AZ Family on MSN
... The Grand Canyon Deer Farm, located outside of Williams, has been around since 1969 and have had reindeer for over 30 years...one of the important things to remember about reindeer is that they are domesticated ...
Jaguar spotted at watering hole in Arizona, 5th endangered cat seen in area over last 15 years December 5, 2025 CBS News
... University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center says it's the fifth big cat over the last 15 years to be spotted in the area after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The animal was captured by the camera as it visited a watering hole ..,
AZGFD Asks Hunters to Help Keep Chronic Wasting Disease at Bay November 18, 2025 Arizona. Outdoor Wire
.... All successful deer and elk hunters are encouraged to bring the head of their harvested animal — especially bucks and bulls — to any department office statewide between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The department is requesting that hunters call in advance before delivering a head for sampling...
It's a thirsty world for Arizona's wildlife June 8, 2025 PressReader
... Built to boost game numbers for hunting and compensate for habitat fragmentation, the watering points have satisfied thirsty animals since the 1940s.
When they were built, many of the catchments thrived on more consistent rains ... Teddy Bear, or catchment No. 436, is one of the “easiest” watering points to access ... Built to draw deer away from the Central Arizona Project Canal ...
Arizona’s deer, elk populations still remain CWD-free May 18, 2025 Arizona Game and Fish News
... Department officials did not find any cases of CWD in the 1,543 deer (mule and white-tailed) and elk that were sampled in 2024. AZGFD collected 711 samples from animals that were harvested and voluntarily submitted by hunters, and another 787 samples through partnerships with game processors and taxidermists. An additional 45 samples were obtained from high priority animals that were involved in vehicle collisions or subject to other fatalities.... AZGFD has been testing for the presence of the disease in Arizona since 1998. While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and California, the disease has not been detected in Arizona ..,
Lane Closures Begin for $15.8 Million Wildlife Overpass South of Flagstaff May 14, 2025 Airzona, Hoodline
... Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff ...The structure, which is composed of two spans supported by steel-reinforced concrete girders ... ensuring that a viable solution springs to life for the region's animal inhabitants, including its abundant elk and deer ...
Porcupines, camelids and decades of fun: Deer Farm thrives in 2025 April 29, 2024 Arizona, Williams-Grand Canyon News
... tranquil and alluring the free-roaming deer ... The facility itself is impressively well-kept. The animals appear calm and content in the company of human visitors. And it’s not just deer here...
Wildlife will soon slither, sneak and clomp under I-10 more safely April 17, 2025 Arizona, AZ Luminaria
... A new wildlife ramp taking shape between the Tucson and Tortolita mountains will give rock squirrels, lizards, javelina, mule deer, mountain lions and other critters a safer way to navigate beneath one of Southern Arizona’s busiest highways... “The wildlife ramp provides access to an area adjacent to an existing underpass that wildlife can use to cross under I-10,” ....
New wildlife overpass to be built south of Flagstaff on I-17 April 3, 2025 Arizona, KTAR News
... Currently, the 8-mile stretch of land the overpass will be built on has no bridges and only one road culvert that elk and deer can use, according to ADOT. From 2018 to 2022, the area accounted for 58% of crashes involving wildlife from Stoneman Lake Road to Flagstaff...
Cactus covered baby deer saved by AZGFD March 14, 2025 Arizona, 12news.com on MSN
... The young deer managed to become covered in spines from a cholla cactus... "He was able to chemically immobilize the fawn and began removing the cholla while the fawn’s mother watched from a distance," AZGFD said...
Shed antler hunting from an OHV? Stay on roads and trails March 11, 2025 Arizona, Sedona.Biz
... As shed antler hunters begin to scour the backcountry for dropped deer and elk antlers, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds those utilizing an off-highway vehicle (OHV) in their search to stay on roads and trails... excessive noise can cause animals to leave their normal habitat or could startle an animal into defending its territory ...
Reward offered for information on poaching of 5 mule deer in Duncan area February 13, 2025 Arizona, GilaValleyCentral
... a $2,000 reward for information ... “Especially troubling about this case are the number of deer lost and the blatant disregard and disrespect of the public’s resource.” ...
Arizona Game and Fish to survey wildlife in southern Arizona January 4, 2025 KGUN 9
... aerial surveys of javelina and deer in southeastern Arizona... in order to determine the number of hunting tags to give out...
Arizona Game and Fish asks hunters to help keep CWD at bay December 31, 2024 Williams-Grand Canyon News
... Department officials have not detected any cases of CWD in the 750-plus deer (mule and white-tailed) and elk that have been harvested by hunters and voluntarily submitted for testing this fall. Game and Fish has been testing for the presence of the disease in Arizona since 1998. While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, the disease has not been detected in Arizona..,
Experience A Magical Reindeer Encounter At This Enchanting Petting Zoo In Arizona December 19, 2024 Arizona, familydestinationsguide
... Grand Canyon Deer Farm ... in the picturesque town of Williams, Arizona, just a stone’s throw from the majestic Grand Canyon ... a place where reindeer roam freely, where fawns nuzzle your hand for treats ...
Reward offered regarding mule deer poaching November 27, 2024 Arizona, kvoa.com
... the buck was shot out of season in Game Management Unit 1 near Milligan Valley in the White Mountains on Nov. 10... Callers may be eligible for a reward of $500 through Operation Game Thief ...
Officials offer $100K for info on death of Mexican wolf in Arizona November 16, 2024 Arizona, KTAR News
... a reward of up to $103,500 for information that leads to prosecution related to the death of an endangered Mexican Wolf in Arizona. The wolf nicknamed “Hope” ...
Mule deer poached near Nutrioso, reward offered for information leading to an arrest November 15, 2024 Arizona, White Mountain Independent
... The buck was shot out of season with a rifle near Milligan Valley, a few miles west of Nutrioso. The head and backstraps were taken, and everything else was left to waste. A forest green Toyota 4-Runner was seen leaving the scene of the poached mule deer buck...
New rule to update energy grid must account for Arizona wildlife June 2, 2024 Arizona, KiowaCountyPress.net
... In Arizona and across the West, Cravens said, animals such as elk, mule deer and pronghorn antelope migrate hundreds of miles, and many traverse lands that are ideal for solar and wind developments... one of the risks that we are looking at in making this transition is fragmenting the habitat we have left ...
East Eagle prescribed fire project resumes on the Clifton Ranger District Aril 15, 2024 Arizona Emergency Information Network - az.gov
... These landscape treatments are a cooperative effort with the San Carlos Apache Tribe and includes; the National Forest Foundation, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the Mule Deer Foundation ...
Fence Busters remove barriers to protect wildlife in southern Arizona March 29, 2024, KOLD
... Over the years the fence busters have removed more than 40 miles of fences. And the ones they tackled Friday cut through an area full of wildlife, including deer and big horn sheep...
Funding to help repair habitat damaged by development, drought, wildfire March 28, 2024 Arizona, AZ Central on MSN
... The Interior Department has awarded over $4 million to Salt River Project and the Arizona Elk Society to fund projects restoring big game habitat and migration corridors...
Arizona Voted to Ban Auction Tags. What Does that Mean for Conservation? March 19, 2024 Yahoo
... Now hunters in Arizona and elsewhere are wondering how millions of dollars in lost conservation revenue will be replaced... statistics show that all of that money was being put back on the ground. It equated to more habitat, better habitat, and more animals on the landscape, which in turn created more opportunity for the public ...
Arizona Game and Fish Votes to Ban Big Game Auction Tags March 18, 2024 GearJunkie
... Last year’s Arizona statewide mule deer tag for 2023 set the record for a single auction tag at $725,000... auction tags brought in millions for the state... will likely move toward raffle tags ...
Chronic wasting disease not detected in Arizona’s deer, elk population March 6, 2024 TUCSON News Now Kold
... Department officials did not find any cases of CWD in the 1,235 deer (mule and white-tailed) and elk that were sampled in 2023..,
Human activities influence mule deer use of overpasses across multiple scales 2024 - The Journal of Wildlife Management
... Using remote wildlife cameras, we evaluated human and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) use and interactions at 43 overpasses along the Central Arizona Project canal in Arizona, USA, during 2 seasons (warm and cool) from February 2021 to February 2022. Mule deer exhibited spatial avoidance of human activities at overpasses ... Because human activities can influence mule deer crossings at overpasses, managers might consider minimizing human activities at crossing locations ...
How an aerial count of deer and javelina helps Arizona wildlife officials regulate hunting January 20, 2024 Arizona, AZCentral
... Every winter, the agency sends teams of biologists in helicopters across the state to count deer and javelina before the hunting season ...
US awards $110 million to reduce wildlife car collisions December 5, 2023 Arizona, Reuters
... One project in Arizona is using GPS data to track where elk are moving, he said. "We can get smart about how we use technology to reduce these collisions." ... funded by the $1 trillion 2021 infrastructure law...
Dysart hears deer feeding bylaw may hinder hunters December 3, 2023 Arizona, Yahoo News Canada
... When is laying deer feed a means of prepping for hunting season and when is it violating a bylaw against feeding deer inside municipal boundaries? ... “The bylaw is very clear that it exempts any hunting activity,” ... a hunter could say in June that she’s putting out feed in preparation for the lawful fall hunt...
Mule deer buck poached near Show Low December 1, 2023 Arizona, White Mountain Independent
... AZGFD officials estimate the three-point buck was shot — with a bow and arrow — in the early morning hours of Nov. 21, possibly between midnight and 9 a.m. The carcass was found in a neighborhood at Willow Drive and Turkey Hill Road... call the department’s Operation Game Thief hotline at 800-352-0700
