LITTLE ROCK – Bad news continues to roll in from north Arkansas amid the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s efforts to find the prevalence rate of chronic wasting disease in the area where the disease initially was detected. Results from last week’s tests revealed an additional 18 deer and a Read more
LITTLE ROCK – A second white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The disease is fatal to deer and elk. The second positive CWD test came from a deer north of Mt. Sherman at Camp Orr. The AGFC took tissue Read more
LITTLE ROCK – A white-tailed deer in Ponca recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The disease is fatal to deer and elk. The positive CWD test from a deer comes on the heels of an elk near Pruitt, about 12 miles Read more
An elk harvested near Pruitt on the Buffalo National River during the October 2015 hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. This is the first time an animal in Arkansas has tested positive for the disease, which is fatal to elk Read more
In 2013, the AGFC adopted regulations to prevent CWD from spreading into the state through mishandled cervid carcasses. Cervids include any member of the Cervidae family, including white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, sika deer, fallow deer, mule deer and caribou. According to Code 05.26 of the Arkansas Game and Read more
LITTLE ROCK – In an effort to minimize the risk of chronic wasting disease being brought into Arkansas, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today passed an emergency ban on the importation of cervid carcasses. The ban goes into effect immediately. In 2002, the AGFC passed a similar law making Read more
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas’ deer herd got a clean bill of health this week. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission had over 250 deer tested recently and none tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, is a nervous system disease that has been observed in deer Read more
LITTLE ROCK – A deer killed in Colorado and brought to Arkansas for processing has been confirmed to have chronic wasting disease. The Arkansas hunter left a portion of the deer’s brain and spine in Colorado to be tested by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The results of that test Read more