CWD UPDATE January 3, 2005 The CWD world is still reeling from the loss of two very good people, Tom Thorne and Beth Williams. At this time, I do not see anyone who can step up and take Beth’s place in our profession nor do I see anyone with Tom’s Read more
CHEYENNE — Husband-and-wife wildlife veterinarians who were nationally prominent experts on chronic wasting disease and brucellosis were killed in a snowy-weather crash on U.S. 287 in northern Colorado, authorities confirmed Thursday. Tom Thorne and Beth Williams, both of rural Albany County, Wyo., died when their pickup truck hit a jackknifed Read more
A national surveillance program that encourages states to exchange information on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) cases has proved its worth in an incident involving an Idaho deer hunter. The Idaho resident hunted in Wyoming, killing a mule deer which he brought back to eastern Idaho. The hunter submitted tissue from Read more
CWD UPDATE December 17, 2004 The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reports the confirmation of a case of CWD on the Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area, near the town of Grand Island in Hall County. The positive was a 2½-year-old whitetail buck. This is approximately 250 east of the Panhandle where Read more
Milwaukee, Wis. – Deer hunters are reminded that regulations will change in the chronic wasting Disease Eradication Zone (DEZ) after the close of the regular gun and bow seasons on Jan. 3, 2005. Beginning Jan. 4, only DEZ landowners or persons hunting under the authority of a landowner permit can Read more
New research on how far deer travel each year may help state wildlife managers predict how far and fast Chronic Wasting Disease will spread. The results of tracking 80 radio-collared deer in the CWD hot zone this year found most adult does and bucks stay within one square mile. Young Read more
Milwaukee – The Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with landowners who have granted access to their properties, soon will begin shooting deer outside normal shooting hours and at night with the aid of artificial light in selected areas of the chronic wasting disease management zones. DNR staff will also Read more
FITCHBURG – Hunters are reminded that the playing field changes in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) Eradication Zones after the close of the regular gun and bow seasons on Jan. 3, 2005. Landowner Permits Beginning Jan. 4, only DEZ landowners or persons hunting under the authority of a landowner permit Read more
All but five elk shot by wildlife officers near Stony Plain have been tested for chronic wasting disease and come up negative. Government spokesman Dave Ealey says 28 elk were shot by Fish and Wildlife staff after they were discovered roaming free earlier this fall. Of those, 23 produced brain Read more
LINCOLN, Neb. – An adult male white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter during the November firearm season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reported today. The buck was shot on Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area, located about 4 miles northwest of Grand Island, Read more