Resembling tiny elk, Sika deer are native to Japan, but thrive in the 15-foot invasive Eurasian grass along Maryland's Eastern Shore.

The second segment of Maryland’s split muzzleloader deer hunting season will begin Dec. 21 and run through Jan. 4. During this period, hunters can use muzzleloading firearms to harvest both sika ...

MARYLAND (7News) — Deer hunting season in Maryland is back, and the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Sept. 6 as the start date for bowhunting. During the season, which ...

To address this, deer population control through hunting has been promoted. However, while deer meat is typically consumed, uses for other parts are still at the exploration phase.

DORCHESTER COUNTY — In the wetlands of the Eastern Shore, thousands of sika deer have acclimated to the region's climate since the 1900s. While the species offers a sense of ...

The forests that surround religious shrines in Japan are typically no-hunting-zones, meaning they become a site of safety for wild species like Cervus nippon, the Japanese sika deer.

In 2015, on Japan’s forested island of Yakushima, a male macaque jumped up onto the back of a female sika deer and started trying to mate with it. At the time, researchers believed that the male ...