Samples taken from hunter-killed elk during the state’s 2006 hunting season have all tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to Dr. Walt Cottrell, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wildlife veterinarian. Of the 35 elk taken during the season, samples were successfully collected from 28 hunter-killed elk. Based on a Read more
Samples were collected for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing from a male and female Formosan sika deer removed from the wild by a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer late yesterday morning along Interstate 81 outside of Harrisburg. It is believed that a third male sika still may be in the area. Read more
HARRISBURG – Following a week-long drill and review, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe announced that he is pleased with the progress that the agency is making to response should chronic wasting disease (CWD) be found in the state. “Currently, there are no confirmed or suspected cases of Read more
Testing conducted during last year’s deer-gun season COLUMBUS, OH – For the fifth 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) Division Read more
The House of Delegates set limits on a proposed ban on baiting or feeding wildlife where the state Division of Natural Resources fears a possible disease outbreak. The House passed legislation to the Senate that would make it illegal to bait or feed in areas where DNR seeks to quarantine Read more
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are in the midst of a full-blown emergency situation involving suspected cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in seven areas of the state! Of course, it isn’t real; it is a series of simulation exercises to test the Game Commission’s emergency preparedness to review Read more
FITCHBURG, Wis – The Department of Natural Resources will host four deer management Open Houses in south central Wisconsin to discuss deer herd status and possible hunting season framework changes in its chronic wasting disease (CWD) Zones. The Open Houses are as follows: February 26 at Milton, Town Hall, 23 Read more
PIERRE, S.D.–Of 2,509 animals tested in South Dakota since July 1, 2006, three elk and seven deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The majority of elk and deer samples were from the Black Hills and prairie hunting units found in Fall River, Custer and eastern Pennington counties of Read more
LANCASTER, Wis – Once again, the Department of Natural Resources will host an Open House here to present information on deer management, herd status and hunting in roughly two-thirds of Grant County. The Open House will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Read more
WAUKESHA, Wis – Five CWD positive deer have been identified in the Jefferson and Rock counties. The positive deer are the northernmost in Rock county including two just across the border into Jefferson county. All of the known CWD positive deer were shot by deer hunters. The Department of Natural Read more