CWD UPDATE 78 September 13, 2006 The escape of over 100 elk from a captive facility in Idaho is causing some concern in Idaho and neighboring Wyoming. The facility had had run ins with authorities in the past and the escape was not reported until a neighbor of the facility 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
Wyoming wildlife officials expressed alarm at the news Wednesday that more than 100 domesticated elk have escaped from a private game reserve on the border of Yellowstone National Park in eastern Idaho. “(The news) hits me very cold. It sends shivers up my back,” said Terry Cleveland, director of the Read more
Some of the domestic elk that escaped last month from an eastern Idaho shooter-bull operation have been shot and more have been rounded up. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Friday afternoon September 8, authorized a Department of Fish and Game proposal to send seven, three-member teams of Fish and Read more
SANTA FE – Deer and elk hunters will be required again this fall and winter to observe rules regarding the removal of game animal parts from a 400 square-mile area of the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico as the Department of Game and Fish continues efforts to control the Read more
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new regulation that restricts the importation of meat and parts of deer, elk, moose, and other cervids from areas within those states and Canadian provinces that have confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is a naturally occurring Read more
Biologists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have begun testing elk and deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “For 2006, the Northeastern Region will concentrate efforts on the Uinta Mountain hunting units 8 and 9 (North Slope and South Slope respectively),” said Boyde Blackwell, regional wildlife manager. “In Read more
FITCHBURG, Wis. – Either sex harvest for bow and gun hunting, shorter seasons and a longer break between them highlights changes to deer hunting rules for southern Wisconsin’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) zones this fall. The rules, approved earlier this year by the Natural Resources Board, the DNR’s seven citizen Read more
Richmond, VA — Effective September 1, a regulation making it illegal to feed deer will go into effect statewide. The prohibition runs through the first Saturday in January. This regulation does NOT restrict the planting of crops such as corn and soybeans, wildlife food plots, and backyard or schoolyard habitats. Read more
Ohio wildlife officials are trying to keep a close eye on the growing number of deer farms and big-game hunting preserves around the state. A major worry is that Chronic Wasting Disease, which is killing deer and elk in western states, could spread to Ohio with captive deer being shipped Read more