SALT LAKE CITY — A buck deer taken during this year’s Utah rifle hunt has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Division of Wildlife Resources announced Nov. 10. The mature buck deer was taken on the LaSal Mountains in southeastern Utah during the hunt, which ran until Oct. 22 Read more
CHEYENNE – There’s much to learn yet about chronic wasting disease, but this is known: a 16-page color booklet with the most up-to-date information about the disease in Wyoming is available to interested individuals. The publication was produced by the magazine and veterinary staffs of the Game and Fish Department Read more
MADISON – A preliminary count of deer registered in the Oct. 30-Nov. 2 Zone T gun deer hunt showed Wisconsin hunters bagging 38,803 deer in mixed weather conditions across the state. Oct. 30 also marked the start of the extended gun hunting season in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) intensive Read more
To encourage hunters to bring their deer in to Department of Natural Resources (DNR) chronic wasting disease (CWD) sites, the DNR along with several organizations and businesses are offering prizes through a drawing. All hunters, in select permit areas, who turn in a sample will receive a cooperator patch and Read more
Congress gave final approval Monday to a bill that includes $4.2 million to expand research on chronic wasting disease on wild deer and elk populations. The money, a $1 million increase in funding over last year, was requested by Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis. He said it was $375,000 more than Read more
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is planning extensive CWD testing during the upcoming firearms deer season. Section of Wildlife staff hope to collect upwards of 13,000 samples this year. Sampling will occur at over 130 big game registration stations in 60 permit areas located in the northwest, northeast, east-central Read more
CWD UPDATE November 3, 2003 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports 5 new cases of CWD from their disease eradication zone. Three of these animals were harvested during the archery season and two were shot by agency personnel after reports of sick looking deer. They included a yearling buck, Read more
LARAMIE, Wyo. – Four deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in new areas of southern Wyoming. The deer were killed in three hunt areas in Carbon County, and were among 3,893 animals tested for the fatal brain malady by the State Veterinary Lab in Laramie. The new infected Read more
Kentucky fish and game officials say there is no evidence of chronic wasting disease in the state’s deer or elk herds. Similar to last year, officials are testing random samples from deer harvested through the archery and firearm seasons. Chronic wasting disease is a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, a Read more
Editor’s Note: this is the sixth of eight biweekly columns in which the Department of Natural Resources Secretary will try to answer some of the many questions and concerns related to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. This week, I’m turning my pen over to Rod Nilsestuen, Secretary of Agriculture, Read more