Minnesota

Though chronic wasting disease hasn’t been found in Minnesota’s wild deer herd, hunters this fall will be able to get their deer tested for the disease by the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in St. Paul. The lab is getting special equipment and expects to be certified for chronic Read more…

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has taken the headlines in the media on numerous occasions as of late. I know that here at the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) we have been heavily involved in the disease since it was discovered in Wisconsin back in March of 2002. I knew then Read more…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30, 2002 Chronic Wasting Disease found in a farmed elk from Aitkin County. Case marks the first time this disease has been detected in Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Board of Animal Health today announced that a single animal from an Aitkin County Read more…