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Drought fueling deer disease in Illinois, Midwest

The Associated Press — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:23:09 +0000

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says drought is fueling an outbreak of a fatal deer disease in southern and central Illinois and surrounding states.

Morning headlines: Monday, January 16, 2011

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:15:38 +0000

Mo. Senators pushing legislation to make information available about grants and budget cuts

The legislation would require details about federal grants worth at least $1 million to be posted on the Missouri Accountability Portal, which is an online tool for tracking state expenses. It also would require the governor to post a daily report on that website listing how much money he has withheld from state agencies and programs to help balance the budget.

St. Louis County woman struck by deer while standing in parking lot

The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:16:49 +0000

Here's a strange, and painful-sounding, story out of Ellisville this morning for you:

A 53-year-old St. Louis County woman is hospitalized with critical injuries after being struck in the head by a deer.

Authorities say the woman was standing in a service station parking lot in Ellisville when two deer ran through the lot. One of them ran into the woman, knocking her to the ground. The animal then bounded into an insurance company window.

The woman is hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Her name has not been released.

Unusual antlered does reported to MDC by Mo. deer hunters

Alex Taylor — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:18:21 +0000

Some Missouri deer hunters made unexpected discoveries while hunting this fall. Five female deer have been reported by hunters to the Missouri Department of Conservation sporting fully formed antlers. The antlered deer, analyzed by MDC Resource Scientist Emily Flinn, appear to be externally female. Flinn specializes in deer biology and says this phenomenon all comes down to hormones.

Deer hunters take 66,500 deer over 1st weekend in Ill.

The Associated Press — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:24:46 +0000

Illinois hunters harvested more than 66,500 deer during the state's opening firearm season.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the preliminary total includes deer harvest from Friday through Sunday.

It is about 1,500 fewer deer than were taken during the first weekend harvest in 2010. Pike County had the most deer taken with 1,917. Adams County came in second, followed in order by Fulton, JoDaviess and Jefferson counties.