SPOKANE- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has confirmed four new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Department’s Eastern Region 1, bringing the total cases in Washington to six. All four of the recent cases were hunter-harvested male white-tailed deer. Three of the deer were harvested Read more
SPOKANE- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has confirmed a second case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter during the opening weekend of the modern firearm deer season. The hunter harvested the deer close to where Washington’s first case of CWD Read more
SPOKANE- Washington’s first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in an adult female white-tailed deer that was found dead in the Fairwood area of north Spokane. CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that infects members of the Cervidae ‘deer’ family and is fatal in infected deer. TSEs Read more
OLYMPIA – As fall hunting seasons get under way, Washington wildlife officials are reminding hunters that it is illegal to bring home bone-in deer or elk carcasses or body parts from eight states and one Canadian province where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in wild herds. In addition, Read more
The Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking hunters’ cooperation this fall as it continues to check deer and elk for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the fall hunting season. This year’s effort will focus on the far eastern side of the state where there is a high density Read more
OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meets Dec. 3-4 in Ocean Shores and is expected to consider adopting permanent rules restricting imports of deer and elk harvested from states and Canadian provinces where chronic wasting disease (CWD) is found in wild populations. The commission, which sets policy for Read more
OLYMPIA – With early fall hunting seasons opening soon in some areas of the country, Washington hunters are cautioned they could face penalties for bringing home bone-in deer or elk carcasses or body parts harvested from areas where chronic wasting disease (CWD) is present in wild-animal populations. The Washington Fish Read more
Action: It is illegal to import deer or elk carcasses or body parts into Washington if the animals were harvested in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska or Saskatchewan (Canada) except for: meat that has been de-boned in the state or province where it was harvested; Read more
OLYMPIA – As a further precaution aimed at keeping chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of Washington, hunters may soon be prohibited from bringing home unprocessed carcasses of deer and elk from states and Canadian provinces where the disease is present in wild populations. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is Read more
OLYMPIA-Three years of testing across Washington state have failed to turn up any deer or elk with chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced. Brain tissue samples from 2,511 animals were collected over the three-year period, with 672 of those taken during 2003 Read more