HELENA — None of the more than 1,000 samples of deer and elk tissue so far tested this fall for the deadly chronic wasting disease came back positive, wildlife officials say. Hunters submitted some 1,600 samples of deer and elk tissue this past hunting season, said Ron Aasheim of the Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – A second elk killed by hunters in the Black Hills has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Game, Fish and Parks Department said. The yearling cow was killed northwest of Nemo. The first elk detected with chronic wasting disease was taken in the Pringle area. The Read more
A small herd of elk escaped a game farm in Killen and made its way to Greenhill, giving local hunters a rare chance to hunt the animal close to home. Residents had reported seeing animals that looked like deer but were bigger, but wildlife officials were unable to track down Read more
PIERRE – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) test samples for elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer continue to arrive to the state Dept. of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) from the South Dakota State University Laboratory, and GFP officials say another elk harvested in South Dakota has tested positive. “As of Read more
MADISON — A fourth deer from a Portage County hunting preserve has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, reported Tuesday, Nov. 2, that a 5½-year-old whitetail shot at Buckhorn Flats Game Farm, Almond, was infected Read more
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking to Florida’s sportsmen for help in monitoring for chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a progressive, fatal disease that wildlife authorities have detected in mule deer, white-tailed deer and Rocky Mountain elk in captive herds and in the wild in Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Two more deer taken in Utah during this fall’s general rifle buck deer hunt have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Division of Wildlife Resources announced Dec. 4. Both deer were mature bucks taken on the LaSal Mountains east of Moab. The hunters who took Read more
North Dakota hunters donated more than 1,500 deer heads that are currently in the process of being tested for chronic wasting disease, according to Jacquie Ermer, wildlife disease biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Riverdale. The 2003 Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program established a goal of sampling 1,500 deer Read more
ESTES PARK – The mule deer buck, his impressive rack silhouetted against the Continental Divide, pursued a doe across a grassy resort lawn in a timeless Rocky Mountain drama. The buck’s thick neck was swollen by hormones released during the rut. His sleek coat and thick antlers spoke of a Read more
MILWAUKEE – In a California laboratory, “humanized” brains of more than 100 mice that were injected with chronic wasting disease lie frozen, waiting for the second part of an experiment that could help answer a burning question. Can people get sick by eating deer infected with chronic wasting disease? With Read more