In a Northampton County fire hall on a recent Sunday, tables groaned under the weight of gun parts and waterproof boots. An odor of musty canvas military gear locked horns with the latest in deer luring scents and assorted flavors of jerky. Visitors pawed through these offerings during the semi-annual Read more
A deer kill by a vehicle about four miles east of Hayden in northwest Colorado has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The animal, found in game management unit 13, was sent in for testing as part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s routine surveillance foedr chronic wasting disease. The Read more
U.S. Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl on Thursday introduced a bill designed to provide hunters with more opportunities to get their venison tested for chronic wasting disease. If the bill becomes law, the U.S. Department of Agriculture would be required to: Release guidelines for the collection of animal tissue Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE October 9, 2002 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and USDA-APHIS have completed the depopulation of 15 captive cervid facilities in the Nebraska Panhandle. There were 7 facilities that did not choose to participate in the depopulation effort. This program was undertaken to remove as many captive Read more
Lawmakers Push DNR to Offer Tests to Hunters Madison – State lawmakers released another $2 million Wednesday to bankroll Wisconsin’s fight against chronic wasting disease and told wildlife officials to come up with a plan to offer affordable disease tests to hunters. At the same time, Department of Natural Resources Read more
The ban on baiting and feeding deer in Wisconsin was extended Thursday by a legislative panel swayed by fears that chronic wasting disease could wipe out the state’s deer herd. Lawmakers pushed the current ban to April 1, showing some skepticism and reining back a request from the state Department Read more
Though chronic wasting disease hasn’t been found in Minnesota’s wild deer herd, hunters this fall will be able to get their deer tested for the disease by the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in St. Paul. The lab is getting special equipment and expects to be certified for chronic Read more
A buck mule deer killed by a hunter in Mesa County has tested positive for CWD. A buck mule deer killed by a hunter in northeastern Mesa County on the Western Slope has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer was taken with a muzzleloader Sept. 20 about Read more
The worst thing Wisconsin can do in the face of chronic wasting disease is turn away from hunting deer. That was the message of several wildlife experts and researchers who spoke at a special forum on chronic wasting disease Monday evening. About 600 people attended at least part of the Read more
Excerpted from the MN Outdoor News special section this week, by Rob Drieslein: Living and working at the epicenter of chronic wasting disease (CWD) endemic area in southeastern Wyoming hasn’t stopped Dr. Terry Kreeger from hunting and eating venison. Speaking at the MN CWD Conference in Grand Rapids last month, Read more