FORT COLLINS – New Colorado State University-led research shows for the first time that chronic wasting disease may spread through saliva and blood of infected deer, which poses new possibilities that the disease may spread by blood-sucking insects or social contact between animals. The study also reinforces that no tissue Read more
CWD UPDATE 80 October 6, 2006 A recent article in Science reported on the infectivity of saliva and blood from CWD infected animals. The article is available here. The Journal of Infectious Diseases published an article reporting on a study of Colorado hunters in a 7 county area and the Read more
Milwaukee, Wis. – This year, deer harvested in Washington, Ozaukee, Dodge, Sheboygan, northern Waukesha, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties will be sampled for Chronic Wasting Disease. Deer heads will be collected during the early bow and gun deer seasons. The bow season runs Sept. 16 to Nov. 16 and Nov. Read more
Deer hunters who hunt deer in other states are reminded that it is illegal for anyone to import, process or possess whole carcasses or parts of deer or elk (from wild or captive deer herds) into Massachusetts from states and Canadian provinces where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected. Read more
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has adopted a Chronic Wasting Disease management plan to help protect Montana’s wild deer and elk from infection and to manage the disease should it occur here. CWD, a chronic brain disease in deer and elk that is always fatal, has not yet been found Read more
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (or CWD) again this year. The Northeastern Region is looking closely at hunt units 8 and 9. These are the North and South Slope Units so they would include Diamond Mountain, Flaming Gorge, the eastern and central portions Read more
As deer hunters across the state take part in the archery season and look forward to the gun season there’s usually only one thing on their mind…bagging that trophy buck. But this season, hunters in West Central Wisconsin can help make sure Chronic Wasting Disease doesn’t make its way into Read more
SALEM – With deer season opening next weekend (Sept. 30), state wildlife officials today urged successful deer and elk hunters to visit check stations as part of the state’s effort to monitor for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). ODFW staff and student volunteers from Oregon State University and Washington State University Read more
Edmonton… The Alberta government is asking deer hunters for their help in reducing the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild deer in the province. Beginning this season, hunters are required to submit the heads of all deer harvested in key areas along the Alberta/Saskatchewan border and to voluntarily Read more
BOISE, Idaho — When the Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the escape of more than 100 domesticated elk from a private game reserve near Yellowstone National Park, former state Sen. Laird Noh was alerted with a late-night phone call from a colleague. The specially bred trophy elk — Read more