LANSING – The state should conduct a thorough audit of all captive deer and elk facilities and transfer oversight of the industry to the Department of Natural Resources if it hopes to keep chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of Michigan, a governor-appointed task force said Wednesday. Calling CWD “the most Read more
VERNAL – The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will hold deer check stations during the rifle hunt to collect biological data and tissue samples for chronic wasting disease. The stations will be at the following locations: Red Cloud Loop station will be located at the turnout with Highway 191 on Read more
Based upon sampling efforts of the past five years, chronic wasting disease (CWD) is currently not found in Nevada. In a continuing effort to monitor for CWD, the Nevada Department of Wildlife is stepping up its effort to collect samples from deer and elk for evaluation. As part of this Read more
Milwaukee, Wis.– The Department of Natural Resources will continue testing deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Racine and Kenosha counties this fall. “We fell short of our sampling goal last year and we hope to improve our sampling size during this fall’s hunting season,” said Marty Johnson, local wildlife Read more
Milwaukee, Wis.– The Department of Natural Resources is conducting CWD sampling in Waukesha County again this deer hunting season. This sampling effort is in addition to the Walworth County surveillance areas that focus on a Town of Troy deer farm and the Village of Fontana where a CWD positive deer Read more
CWD Monitoring Sites at Deer Check Stations. Entire heads not needed this year, but procedure will make taxidermy difficult. JEFFERSON CITY — Hunters in 30 counties around Missouri will be asked to take part in the second year of systematic testing for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Conservation officials say they Read more
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds hunters of regulation changes earlier this year that restrict the importation of out-of-state harvested deer and elk. The change in the regulation helps protect California deer and elk herds from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). DFG has received numerous requests for clarification Read more
MADISON–Another whitetail deer from a game farm and hunting preserve in Portage County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease causing the suspected herd from which the animal originated to be placed under quarantine. A male whitetail deer shot in mid-September at the Buckhorn Flats Game Farm, Almond, tested positive Read more
The state Conservation Department is asking deer hunters in 30 counties to take part in the second year of testing for chronic wasting disease. Like last year, the department is trying to gather samples from 200 deer in each of the counties. Participation in the program by hunters is voluntary. Read more
ROXBURY – The Department of Natural Resources will host an Open House here Tuesday, Oct. 21, to provide information on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management efforts in Columbia and northwest Dane Counties. The Open House will run from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Roxbury Town Hall, 7161 Kippley Read more