SPRINGFIELD – Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been detected in Putnam, Marshall, Adams, and Peoria counties, expanding the geographic presence of the disease in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced today. Adams County is the first documented case recorded outside of the Read more
Press Release – Wednesday, May 01, 2024 SPRINGFIELD – Chronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today. Chronic wasting disease, commonly referred to as CWD, is an always-fatal Read more
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been identified in one reindeer in a captive herd in northern Illinois. Affecting cervids (members of the deer family), CWD is a prion disease that causes brain and nerve issues and has proved to be fatal. A prion is an abnormally folded Read more
Hunters in Boone, DeKalb, McHenry, and Winnebago counties and that portion of Kane County west of Ill. Rt. 47 can participate in the special seven-day Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Deer Season on Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010 and Jan. 15-17, 2010 to help control deer densities and the spread of Read more
Feeding wild deer could further spread of CWD SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding Illinois residents and visitors to refrain from feeding wild deer and other wildlife in areas where wild deer are present. A ban on feeding wild deer was enacted in 2002 as part Read more
Ongoing surveillance for the presence of chronic wasting disease in wild deer in Illinois last fall and this winter has detected 24 deer testing positive for CWD. The IDNR has received results on tests of more than 4,100 deer which were harvested by hunters or taken by IDNR personnel as Read more
Archery deer hunters in select counties in northern Illinois are encouraged to allow samples to be taken for chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling from adult deer they harvest through Nov. 15. The sampling is a very important part of Illinois’ effort to monitor and combat CWD in wild deer. IDNR Read more
Doe afflicted in Seneca is confirmed case. A fatal deer disease discovered in northern Illinois in 2002 has spread to LaSalle County. The county’s first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease was a mature doe found late last month on private property in Seneca near the Illinois River. “It was Read more
17 Ill. Adm. Code 675 (Administrative Rule): Special White-Tailed Deer Season for Disease Control (PDF)
Special CWD Season Hunts to be Held at Castle Rock State Park, Lowden-Miller State Forest and White Pines Forest State Park in Ogle County Special Hunting Season is Jan. 12-14, 2007 SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources today announced that public land hunting opportunities will be available Read more