A deer shot during the regular gun season in Allamakee County was the lone positive out of more than 4,000 samples collected from 2013/14 looking for the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Iowa. That positive sample from a wild deer was the focus of three public meetings in Read more
DES MOINES – The first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild Iowa deer has been confirmed. The deer was reported as harvested in Allamakee County during the first shotgun season in early December. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is currently working to obtain as much information Read more
Certain parts from harvested cervids cannot be brought back into Commonwealth. The thousands of Pennsylvania hunters who soon will be heading off to hunt big game in other states can do their share to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease in the Commonwealth. Those who hunt out-of-state are reminded Read more
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has concluded another sampling season for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The disease was not detected in any of the 1,277 deer and elk tested. “We are very appreciative of the hunters, taxidermists, and meat processors who provided us with samples this season,” said Carrington Read more
17 Ill. Adm. Code 675 (Administrative Rule): Special White-Tailed Deer Season for Disease Control (PDF)
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will once again be testing for Chronic Wasting Disease among the area deer population. The DNR will operate voluntary deer check stations in Allamakee, Clayton, Dubuque, and Delaware counties. Personnel will be on hand at each check station to take brain tissue samples and Read more
Phoenix – Arizona Game and Fish Department officials are asking people not to attempt rescues of deer or elk – especially deer fawns and elk calves, even if they appear to be in trouble. “We are concerned that well-meaning people who believe they are rescuing such animals could potentially be Read more
Results from tests completed at the National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames confirm none of the Iowa whitetail deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) over the past year showed any signs of the disease. State wildlife officials began testing road-killed deer last spring, however most of the 3,278 samples Read more
RAWLINS, Wyo. – No more cases of chronic wasting disease have been found in Carbon County as testing for the fatal brain malady is nearing completion. Hank Edwards, a disease specialist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said 2,301 of 2,318 samples submitted by hunters have been tested by Read more
CASPER – Four mule deer, harvested from areas where chronic wasting disease had previously not been found, recently tested positive for the disease. Three of the mule deer were harvested in the extreme southeast corner of Hunt Area 34 just northwest of Casper. “Finding CWD in Hunt Area 34 was Read more