The number of deer and elk submitted by hunters for chronic wasting disease testing declined again this year largely due to the end of mandatory testing in northeastern Colorado. Through Dec. 8, approximately 11,282 deer and elk had been turned in at Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) collection sites. On Read more
PLAIN – A chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive deer was identified recently in Sauk County just outside the western CWD Disease Eradication Zone (DEZ) boundary, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. The 1 ½ year old doe was shot by a hunter west of Plain in the Town of Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s 2004 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Program has more than 800 samples returned as of Nov. 30, and none have yet tested positive. “The Department of Game, Fish and Parks has been testing deer and elk from youth hunters, elk hunters, Black Hills deer hunters, Read more
Latest News & Updates on CWD Updated December 2, 2004 The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports finding CWD for the first time on the east slope of the Big Horn Mountains in the north-central part of the state. One whitetail buck and one mule deer buck from the area Read more
No positives were found in Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) tests of 682 lymph node samples taken from wild deer harvested during the 2004 firearms season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced today. The results are the first from 12,500 samples that were taken from wild deer harvested by hunters Read more
MADISON, Wis. – Chronic wasting disease surveillance efforts in the southeastern portion of Wisconsin have identified three CWD-positive wild white-tailed deer harvested by hunters in the herd reduction zone (HRZ) of Walworth County, Department of Natural Resources officials report. The DNR increased surveillance around the Walworth and Rock County positives 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
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has obtained the minimum number of deer samples needed this year from hunter-harvested deer in all hunting units in the state, according to Jacquie Ermer, wildlife disease biologist, Riverdale. Hunters have been dropping deer heads off at collection sites throughout the hunting season Read more
HARRISBURG – While there continues to be no known cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, joined by veterinarians and laboratory technicians from the Pennsylvania and U.S. departments of Agriculture, is stepping up its efforts next week to verify that fact. “Currently, there are Read more
KAYCEE – A white-tailed buck harvested from deer hunt area 30 and a mule deer buck harvested from deer hunt area 33 both tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a brain disease known to affect some of Wyoming’ s deer and elk herds. “Although CWD has been found in southeastern Read more