RALEIGH, NC (October 13, 2023) – The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) confirms a 3 1/2-year-old female white-tailed deer harvested in Johnston County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The deer was hunter-harvested during archery season and represents the first detection of the disease in Johnston County since the state’s first Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2023-10-11 Contact: Erin Larson, DNR Deer Herd Health SpecialistErin.Larson@wisconsin.gov or 608-516-2783 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was recently notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Outagamie County tested positive for chronic wasting disease Read more
Jackson – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Wyoming’s Deer Hunt Area 154. The disease was detected in a hunter-harvested buck mule deer in September. Deer Hunt Area 154 is in the Jackson Region and is bordered by three areas that Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2023Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, (608) 440-0294,neal.patten@wisconsin.gov Download a PDF of this release. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Rock County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by Read more
Sept. 13, 2023Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer-breeding facility in Kimble County, marking the second such detection in a deer-breeding facility located in the county. A six-year-old Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2023 Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, 608-440-0294neal.patten@wisconsin.gov Download a PDF of this release. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Washburn County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The samples were confirmed by Read more
A tissue sample collected in mid-June from a road killed adult buck deer in Marshall County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. With the addition of Marshall County, 260 deer have tested positive in 16 Iowa counties since 2013. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled two Read more
July 13, 2023Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received notification of two new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer-breeding facilities in Frio and Zavala Counties.In Frio County, a 2-year-old white-tailed doe died in a deer-breeding facility and was post-mortem Read more
Jul 3, 2023 A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma. The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally. Oklahoma’s first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was Read more
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Deer Hunt Area 131. The disease was detected in a targeted mule deer buck near Rock Springs that was euthanized by wildlife managers in late April. Deer Hunt Area 131 is in the Green Read more