The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says wildlife biologists determine where the hunts are needed to ensure healthy habitats for native plants and animals.

About 40 white-tailed deer were found dead in late February and early March on private property in Newton County after a heavy snowfall melted.

Several Indiana state parks will temporarily close for certain upcoming days so deer management hunts can take place.

Researchers at Purdues College of Agriculture will look at developing region-specific deer population models.

Seventeen Indiana state park sites will close temporarily on Nov. 18-19 and Dec. 2-3 for a pair of controlled deer hunts.

The state is lowering some bonus antlerless quotas because of how Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is impacting the deer population.

A dead deer in Clark County has tested positive for a fatal virus called epizootic hemorrhagic disease or EHD.

WFYI's Taylor Bennett spoke with Eagle Creek Senior Park Manager Brittany Davis about the process for determining when a reduction is necessary.

Officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are trying to keep a fatal deer disease from entering the state.

Deer collisions happen more frequently this time of year because their populations are up due to migration and mating patterns. And the phenomenon isn't restricted to rural area