FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2025 Contact: Molly Mueller, Public Information Officer, (608) 910-1929, molly.mueller@wisconsin.gov Download the PDF MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Richland County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Read more
PABLO, MT – A second incidence of Chronic Wasting Disease is suspected on the Flathead Indian Reservation from a sample test returned Wednesday from a harvested whitetailed deer. CSKT’s Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation and Conservation staff received the initial positive test results Nov. 12 from the State Laboratory. Read more
Allegan is now the 17th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. An emaciated doe reported by residents of Leighton Township recently tested positive for the disease. CWD was confirmed by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2025) — Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced today that Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is confirmed in a wild deer harvested by a hunter earlier this hunting season in Pulaski County. Two independent types of tests were performed on tissue collected Read more
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease for the first time in Elk Hunt Area 61 in the Cody Region. Game and Fish confirmed the presence of CWD in a deceased cow elk found in the hunt area. Elk Hunt Area Read more
PRENTISS COUNTY, MS – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test results for a hunter-harvested buck during the 2025 Velvet Season from Prentiss County. This marks the first detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Prentiss County. Although it is Read more
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease for the first time in Elk Hunt Area 116 in the Casper Region. Game and Fish confirmed the presence of CWD in an adult cow found in the hunt area in the northeast corner Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2025Contact: Molly Mueller, Public Information Officer, (608) 910-1929, molly.mueller@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Portage County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Read more
Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult female deer in Page County. This marks the first confirmed case of CWD in the county. Page County has been included in Disease Management Area 2 (DMA2) for several years due Read more
Genesee is now the 16th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. An adult doe found acting ill in Gaines Township recently tested positive for the disease. The CWD finding was confirmed by the Michigan Read more