Fourteen cases of chronic wasting disease were found in deer and elk tested by the state Department of Game, Fish & Parks in the second half of 2007. The infected animals — 13 deer and one elk — were from southwest South Dakota, where all of the state’s CWD cases Read more
Testing conducted during last year’s deer-gun season COLUMBUS, OH – For the sixth straight year, testing of Ohio’s deer herd has found no evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a degenerative brain disease that affects elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Read more
HARRISBURG – Samples taken from the 35 hunter-killed elk during the state’s 2007 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wildlife veterinarian. Cottrell noted that the Game Commission still is awaiting the results of the 3,800 hunter-killed Read more
Samples taken from North Dakota deer, elk and moose during the 2007 hunting season have tested negative for chronic wasting disease, according to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Last fall, samples were taken from more than 1,200 deer in the eastern third of the state, and nearly 60 Read more
CWD contingency plan includes further sampling PRATT–Three white-tailed deer taken by hunters in Decatur County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Dr. Ruby Mosher, KDWP’s wildlife disease coordinator, said the initial screening tests performed by Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Read more
Archery hunters can continue to assist the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s efforts to monitor for chronic wasting disease (CWD) by providing a sample from their deer harvested during the late archery season. You can assist by bringing in the head of your recently harvested deer to any Game and Read more
Preliminary test results have detected the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) agent in five hunter-harvested deer collected in Hampshire County during the 2007 deer firearms hunting season. “As part of our agency’s ongoing and intensive CWD surveillance effort, samples were collected from 1,285 hunter-harvested deer brought to game checking stations in Read more
LINCOLN, Neb. – More than 3,200 hunter-harvested deer and 44 elk were tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) this fall, according to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. “A total of 17 deer tested positive for the disease, and all but three of the positive tests were from deer harvested Read more
WELLINGTON – This year, hunters can help the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) monitor the status of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the state’s big game population by having deer and elk tested – for free. Through a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), KDWP Read more