Test results from 103 wild deer killed so far near an Aitkin County farm show no evidence of chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday. At least eight more deer from that 9-square-mile area remain to be tested for the incurable ailment that strikes deer and Read more
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials estimate they collected about 4,700 samples for Chronic Wasting Disease tests during the firearms deer season, which opened Nov. 9. Last week, after most firearms seasons ended in northern Minnesota, the DNR had collected about 4,000 samples. An additional 1,000 samples were to be Read more
Deer hunters submitted about 500 additional samples for chronic wasting disease tests during the second weekend of Minnesota’s firearms deer season, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The firearms deer season began Nov. 9. The DNR estimates that it has collected about 4,000 of the 5,000 to 6,000 Read more
Deer hunters submitted about 3,500 samples for chronic wasting disease tests during the first weekend of Minnesota’s firearms deer season, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The DNR intends to collect between 5,000 and 6,000 total samples at selected registration stations across the state as part of an Read more
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources used a state-of-the-art incinerator to dispose of remains from deer culled for chronic wasting disease testing in the Aitkin area. The device was developed by a Florida company for disposing of carcasses a well as wood and debris. It is located at the Mille Read more
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced today that no positives were found in five additional chronic wasting disease test results from deer killed in the nine-square-mile Aitkin surveillance area. A total of 69 deer have been tested for CWD from the surveillance area, which surrounds a farm where a Read more
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is relying on firearms deer hunters to help in the effort to determine if chronic wasting disease has infected the state’s wild deer herd. Aside from providing deer for sampling in selected permit areas, DNR officials are asking that firearms deer hunters watch carefully Read more
A judge issued a restraining order Tuesday that prevents a company in southeastern Minnesota from receiving thousands of deer carcasses — possibly infected with chronic wasting disease — from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The order by Houston County District Judge Robert Benson at least temporarily halts a plan Read more
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health today announced that the final group of nine elk from an Aitkin County elk herd has tested negative for Chronic Wasting Disease. These findings mean all 48 elk from the Aitkin County farm have tested negative. The Aitkin County herd has been held under Read more
Minnesota deer hunters fearful of chronic wasting disease can have their animals tested at a university lab this fall. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources assistant wildlife director, Ed Boggess, said the testing will give skittish hunters “reassurance.” “However, based on the best scientific information available, both state and federal health Read more