Below are Hick’s thoughts on a number of issues from his talk and interviews with the Explorer.

In many instances of animal attacks, wildlife is provoked by humans or pets in their spaces. Officers respond after woman and pet dog are trampled by moose in popular park: 'A moose really can't tell ...

Several animals have been found dead due to infection by anthrax in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced on September 3 that a dead moose had tested positive for anthrax in ...

Chronic wasting disease, an incurable and always-fatal neurological disease found in large game like deer, elk and moose, has been found on the Flathead Reservation north of Missoula for the first ...

Probably the most compelling reason not to mount a moose is because it's illegal. While Wyoming doesn't specifically mention "riding a moose" as legal or not legal, it is unlawful to possess big game ...

State wildlife officials are upping local harvest quotas for whitetail deer to combat a recent outbreak of chronic wasting ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is sounding the alarm about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and has implemented a new law prohibiting the feeding of wild deer, elk ...

For awhile, those moose surveys were showing a nice, steady growth in Michigan’s moose numbers. From 1997-2007, moose numbers were rising by roughly 10% with each survey. But since 2009, the ...

Sports; Outdoors; Washington bans baiting, feeding elk, deer and moose March 28, 2025 Updated Sun., March 30, 2025 at 8:06 a.m. A sign directs hunters to a check station on Oct. 13 near Asotin, Wash.

According to the WDFW, feeding draws animals together where they can spread disease. It is also illegal to place feed for other wildlife if it causes deer, elk, or moose to congregate, the WDFW said.