JACKSON – A white-tailed deer collected on January 25, 2018, in Issaquena County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The deer was a 4.5-year-old male that died of natural causes and was reported to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. This is the first time an Read more
Reports were solid on big bucks, smaller bucks and doe, and Mississippi still ranks as one of the states with the largest population per capita in the United States. But what about diseases such as chronic wasting disease and blue tongue? “Healthwise, we are in good shape,” said Larry Castle, Read more
Growing concern over a fatal brain disease in deer reported in some Western states has lawmakers and wildlife officials cooperating to postpone – if not block entirely – its spread into Mississippi. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) creates sponge-like holes in the deer’s brain, causing the animal to grow thin, act Read more