FITCHBURG –The Department of Natural Resources is again offering landowner permits in the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Eradication Zone (DEZ). This year, those permits are available at any license sales location or Department of Natural Resources service center. The permits allow landowners within the DEZ to hunt deer on their Read more
FITCHBURG – Registration and sample stations are now set in the Department of Natural Resources’ South Central Region for the gun deer seasons beginning Oct. 28 in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) Eradication (DEZ) and Herd Reduction Zones (HRZ) The gun deer season in the DEZ runs from Oct. 28 Read more
In an effort to complete its three-year statewide surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Minnesota’s wild deer population, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering incentives and streamlining its collection process for hunters who bring their deer in for testing. The DNR aims to collect 11,000 lymph node Read more
FITCHBURG – The gun deer seasons in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) zones of southern and southwest Wisconsin begins Thursday, Oct. 28. Below are several topics based on questions that the public has been posing to DNR field and front line staff. Butchered Waste CWD Disease Eradication Zone (DEZ) hunters Read more
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is establishing deer head collection sites during the 2004 deer gun season as part of its continuing effort to monitor the state’s deer herd for chronic wasting disease. Hunters are encouraged to stop at collection sites throughout opening weekend and provide the head Read more
The Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre has released the expert scientific panel report titled “Chronic Wasting Disease in Canadian Wildlife: An Expert Opinion on the Epidemiology and Risks to Wild Deer”. It is available on their web site at http://wildlife1.usask.ca/ccwhc2003/Publications/CWD%20Expert%20Report%20Final%20-%2020040804.pdf (PDF). I recommend this report to everyone; it contains some Read more
Of all the questions she gets about hunting, one is the most common for Cami Wells, Hall County Extension educator for home economics. “They ask, ‘What do I do with this?’ ” Wells said. “A lot of times, the husband will go shoot a deer and then tell the wife, Read more
Waukesha – Archery deer hunters are setting a strong pace with the number of deer harvested in the chronic wasting disease areas in southeastern Wisconsin. Since the bow season opened on September 18, more than 350 deer heads have been collected in the disease eradication and herd reduction zones here. Read more
Colorado biologists and researchers continue to monitor the occurrence and distribution of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, the fatal disease that afflicts deer and elk in parts of the state. Colorado biologists and researchers continue to monitor the occurrence and distribution of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, the fatal disease Read more
State wildlife officials are urging Montanans who will hunt big game in other states to take precautions to minimize the risk of bringing back animals with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “While the chance is remote, our request is part of an ongoing effort to protect Montana’s wild elk and deer Read more