Sixth Minnesota Deer Tests Positive for CWD
An adult doe tested positive for the degenerative chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced last week. Joining a pair of does and three adult bucks, this marks the sixth case of the disease in the southeastern region of the state since November. The most recent specimen was acquired through the […]
Pennsylvania Farms Quarantined After Chronic Wasting Confirmed
After being harvested from a hunting preserve in Franklin County this past November, a four-year-old deer has tested positive for the chronic wasting disease. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture made the announcement last week after receiving test results confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory. This case marks the first new case in a […]
Two More Minnesota Deer with CWD; Feeding Bans Instituted
After a pair of deer was confirmed to have chronic wasting disease inside a Minnesota breeding facility, the state has now announced that another two deer have tested positive for the disease. If these deer do in fact test positive for the disease, the statewide total will rise to five positive cases in a state […]
Mule Deer Kept as Pet Euthanized by Kansas Wildlife Officials
In yet another story of well-intentioned individuals attempting to keep a wild animal as a pet, Kansas wildlife officials are now in hot water after they shot and killed a female mule deer in rural Kansas. Apparently part of the Mcgaughey family in Ulysses, Kansas for about 22 months, the two-year old mule deer […]
CWD Strikes Again: Minnesota Deer Farm Quarantined by State
In yet another case of chronic wasting disease among captive deer facilities, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health has hit a deer farm in Crow Wing County with a quarantine order. The facility, which is home to 33 mule deer and 100 whitetail deer, has been ordered not to allow either the entrance or […]
Results from Two Cases of CWD in Arkansas Reversed
The opening weekend of Arkansas’ modern gun season revealed 28 new cases of chronic wasting disease in the state’s white-tailed deer population. Across 25 sampling stations, samples were collected from volunteer hunters within the state’s 10-county CWD Management Zone. Two new Arkansas counties were additionally affected by the disease, one being Yell County, which […]
Elk in Texas Panhandle Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
The first known elk to test positive for the degenerative chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the state of Texas was confirmed last week. The elk was discovered during enhanced surveillance at one of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Panhandle Containment Zone check stations. Currently speaking, successful hunters who harvest a mule deer, elk or […]
Pennsylvania Emphasizing Deer Control Through Hunting
Meetings earlier this month brought a number of changes to the practice many municipalities and other political subdivisions use to control deer populations in the state of Pennsylvania. The practice of culling, or removing a large amount of animals in a short time period utilizing state-sanctioned sharpshooters, has been an effective tool for many municipalities […]
Louisiana Considers Ban on Out-of-State Deer Carcasses
Twenty three states are now home to confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease and the state of Louisiana is taking the necessary steps it hopes will keep the disease out of the state’s cervid population. The fatal disease that affects deer, elk, moose and other cervids has grown rapidly over the past few years […]
13 New CWD Cases Found at Texas Breeding Facility
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials have confirmed that they have uncovered 13 new cases of chronic wasting disease at a deer breeding facility in southern Texas. With these new cases, the state total has now risen to 25 individual cases of the disease. Last week’s findings marked the highest rate of CWD found at […]