Fourteen cases of chronic wasting disease were found in deer and elk tested by the state Department of Game, Fish & Parks in the second half of 2007. The infected animals — 13 deer and one elk — were from southwest South Dakota, where all of the state’s CWD cases Read more
PIERRE, S.D.–Of 2,509 animals tested in South Dakota since July 1, 2006, three elk and seven deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The majority of elk and deer samples were from the Black Hills and prairie hunting units found in Fall River, Custer and eastern Pennington counties of Read more
WAUKESHA, Wis – Five CWD positive deer have been identified in the Jefferson and Rock counties. The positive deer are the northernmost in Rock county including two just across the border into Jefferson county. All of the known CWD positive deer were shot by deer hunters. The Department of Natural Read more
PIERRE, S.D.–Some hunters who drew West River deer hunting licenses will play a special role in the state’s effort to track chronic wasting disease. West River deer season surveillance units for CWD have been established in Units 21A, 21B, 27A and 27B, located in Fall River and Custer counties and Read more
RAPID CITY, S.D.—As hunters gear up for the start of the Black Hills deer season, they are reminded of their role in the state’s on-going effort to test for chronic wasting disease. “Testing really picks up with the start of deer season,” said S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department Big Read more
RAPID CITY – Game, Fish and Parks’ major efforts on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) sampling of deer and elk ended with the close of hunting seasons, and results indicate the disease is still present in the same isolated areas as past years. “We again concentrated our CWD surveillance efforts in Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – Current results from South Dakota’s 2005 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing reveal that four deer and three elk have tested positive for the disease. Since July 1, 2005, samples for 2,979 animals have been collected for testing. Most samples are from the Black Hills and from prairie Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – Two deer have tested positive in South Dakota’s 2005 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Program. The Department of Game, Fish and Parks has been testing deer and elk from hunters, vehicle kills and sick animals encountered in the field. Currently, 595 results have returned from the 820 Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – Game, Fish and Parks officials say South Dakota now has four animals that have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Results include three deer and, most recently, one elk. All positive tests are from free ranging animals that were tested from July 1, 2004 to Jan. 27, Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s most recent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing results indicate that two white-tailed deer and one mule deer were found to have the disease. All of these deer were bucks and were harvested by hunters in eastern Fall River County. “The area where these three deer Read more