So far, 15 deer and four elk submitted at the sample removal site at the Craig Warehouse have tested positive for chronic wasting disease this season, said Vicki Weber, administrative assistant at the site. Of that total, three elk and 11 deer were shot in Moffat County, she said. This Read more
Nine mule deer and an elk taken by hunters outside the established area for chronic wasting disease have tested positive. Nine more mule deer and an elk taken by hunters outside the chronic wasting disease established area in northeastern Colorado have tested positive for the disease. The deer were taken Read more
REPORT OF AN EXTERNAL REVIEW PANEL COMPRISED OF: Dr. Markus J. Peterson, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Dr. Michael D. Samuel, National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Madison, Wisconsin Dr. Victor F. Nettles, Jr., Wildlife Health Associates, Dillon, Montana Dr. Gary Wobeser, Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, University Read more
In the ongoing process of testing for chronic wasting disease, five mule deer bucks and a bull elk harvested outside the established area for CWD have tested positive. Four mule deer bucks and a bull elk taken by hunters in northwest Colorado and one mule deer buck taken by a Read more
A team of researchers at Colorado State University has been approved for a seven-year, $8.4 million grant to study chronic wasting disease, a fatal brain ailment of deer and elk that has spread across North America’s midsection in recent years. Scientists at the university’s Prion Research Laboratory in Fort Collins Read more
Six deer submitted by hunters from northwestern Colorado have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The hunters have been notified and their license fees will be refunded. The game management unit and locations are: –Unit 3, about 16 miles northwest of Craig. –Unit 301, about 4 miles north of Craig. Read more
Two elk taken by hunters in Grand County and Rio Blanco and a deer near Chatfield Reservoir have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Two Western Colorado bull elk and a deer just west of Chatfield Reservoir have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Hunters killed all three animals last Read more
Two elk killed by hunters in Middle Park on Oct. 12 have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. One was a cow elk taken by a hunter about five miles northeast of Kremmling the opening morning of the first rifle season. The second was a bull killed about seven miles Read more
Deer and elk hunters can call a special hot line or use the DOW Web site to retrieve the results of the CWD test of their animals. Hunters who have had their deer or elk tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) and do not receive a call from the Colorado Read more
Veterinary pathologists at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory are up to their ears in elk and deer samples. Since hunting season began Sept. 1, around 2,500 samples have been sent to the diagnostic laboratory to be tested for chronic wasting disease, a fatal deer and elk brain ailment Read more