Frankfort, KY – “It’s a risk we strongly feel Kentucky doesn’t want to take,” said Dr. Jon Gassett, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR). Gassett’s comment comes in response to proposed Senate Bill 129, which would re-open the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) becoming 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…
Frankfort, KY, May 30, 2003 — Results from testing 2, 465 hunter-harvested deer and elk for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) confirm there are no signs of this fatal disease in Kentucky’s herds. “All samples came back negative,” said Jonathan Day, forest systems coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Read more…
KDFWR officials are advising Kentucky hunters planning to hunt in Canada this fall to first check the status of a recent ban on importing ruminant animals or ruminant products into the United States. This includes cows, sheep, goats, and deer and elk species. In May, a single case of Bovine Read more…
Frankfort, KY, April 30, 2003 – Officials with the Kentucky Departments of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) and Agriculture (KDA) announce the removal of a six-month ban on in-state movement of live cervids (deer and elk) within Kentucky, effective May 13, 2003. Importing cervids into Kentucky from other states is Read more…
PIKEVILLE, KY. (AP) — Brain tissue and glands from Kentucky deer killed during last fall’s hunting season have turned up no evidence of chronic wasting disease. So far, tests have been completed on 500 of 2,500 deer sampled. “I don’t expect to find anything,” said Jonathan Day, big game coordinator Read more…
FRANKFORT, Ky.- Kentucky has banned the importation of deer and other members of its animal family in an attempt to stave off the spread of a disease that has threatened the valuable industry. The order signed Tuesday by Gov. Paul Patton bans the import and export of all deer, elk, Read more…