SANTA FE – Chronic wasting disease in deer and elk in southern New Mexico has prompted the Department of Game and Fish to expand areas where hunters must observe special rules pertaining to the handling and transportation of animal carcasses. The Department has designated the entire Game Management Units 34, Read more
LAS CRUCES – New Mexico recorded its 19th case of chronic wasting disease in deer in a sick animal found in the Bishop’s Cap area of the Organ Mountains . Officer Richard McDonald investigated a report of an emaciated deer July 12. The animal was unaware of human presence, chronically Read more
SANTA FE – Deer and elk hunters will be required again this fall and winter to observe rules regarding the removal of game animal parts from a 400 square-mile area of the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico as the Department of Game and Fish continues efforts to control the Read more
ALBUQUERQUE – Nine hunters who voluntarily reported their 2005-2006 harvest results or had their animal tested for chronic wasting disease were rewarded with opportunities to hunt elk in the Valle Vidal or oryx at White Sands Missile Range. Seven of 14,713 hunters who reported their harvest results received hunt authorizations Read more
SANTA FE – Three deer in southern New Mexico have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, bringing the total number of confirmed CWD-infected deer in the state to 15 since the first infected deer was discovered in 2002. The Department received test results Wednesday from the state Veterinary Diagnostic Services Read more
SANTA FE – Two elk killed in the southern Sacramento Mountains of southeast New Mexico have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Department of Game and Fish announced. The animals were the first elk in New Mexico to test positive for CWD since the disease was first discovered Read more
SANTA FE – Deer and elk hunters will be required to observe new rules regarding the removal of game animal parts from a 250-square-mile area of the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico this fall as the Department of Game and Fish continues efforts to prevent the spread of chronic Read more
The discovery of chronic wasting disease in a mule deer in the Sacramento Mountains in June has prompted the Department of Game and Fish to require deer and elk hunters observe restrictions regarding the handling of animals harvested in some areas of southern New Mexico. Beginning with the 2005-2006 seasons, Read more
SANTA FE – The discovery of chronic wasting disease in a mule deer in the Sacramento Mountains in June has prompted the Department of Game and Fish to require deer and elk hunters observe restrictions regarding the handling of animals harvested in some areas of southern New Mexico. Beginning with Read more
SANTA FE – Two mule deer captured in the Organ Mountains as part of an ongoing research project near White Sands Missile Range have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that attacks the brains of infected deer and elk, the Department of Game and Fish Read more