Saskatchewan Environment has received confirmation of another case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild deer. The latest positive sample was found in a two-year-old mule deer buck taken this fall near Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, north of Swift Current. The sample was tested at the Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Read more
We’re talking about an administrative rule that has the force of law that is currently in effect.– Darrell Bazzell, DNR secretary The state’s Natural Resources Board came within one vote of repealing its own ban on deer baiting during a Wednesday meeting in Eau Claire. The citizens board, which sets Read more
The Wisconsin Medical Society on Thursday joined the growing list of organizations offering recommendations on how to deal with chronic wasting disease by urging, among other things, that the state provide at least one Dumpster in every county for the disposal of deer carcasses. The society also recommended that all Read more
Madison – More evidence is necessary before we will know if chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a human health threat, according to a Wisconsin Medical Society report released today. (The task force report can be found here on www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org). “There is currently no scientific or epidemiological evidence to suggest that Read more
Deer and elk hunters can call a special hot line or use the DOW Web site to retrieve the results of the CWD test of their animals. Hunters who have had their deer or elk tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and do not receive a call from the Colorado Read more
A judge issued a restraining order Tuesday that prevents a company in southeastern Minnesota from receiving thousands of deer carcasses — possibly infected with chronic wasting disease — from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The order by Houston County District Judge Robert Benson at least temporarily halts a plan Read more
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health today announced that the final group of nine elk from an Aitkin County elk herd has tested negative for Chronic Wasting Disease. These findings mean all 48 elk from the Aitkin County farm have tested negative. The Aitkin County herd has been held under Read more
Madison- The state Department of Natural Resources has announced it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on proposed rules for managing chronic wasting disease in the wild deer herd in Wisconsin. Currently, the department is attempting to control and eradicate chronic wasting disease (CWD) under the authority of emergency Read more
In recent weeks, I am happy and relieved to say that more and more hunters are telling me they have decided to go out and do their part and hunt this year. That’s important because to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease, we need hunters to continue their role Read more
A Walworth County deer farmer whose farm was found last week to contain a deer infected with chronic wasting disease tried to secretly sell a deer to another farmer, despite a quarantine, according to a search warrant filed Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court. State Department of Natural Resources wardens Read more