Madison, Wis. All 400 of the wild white-tailed deer sampled during the fall 2000 hunting season tested negative for both bovine tuberculosis and chronic wasting disease, as well as other deer pathogens, according to state wildlife health officials. Howev

Samples were collected from deer hunters brought to registration stations in 16 Deer Management Units during opening weekend of the firearms season. Leptospira is expected to have little impact on the health of the deer herd. Recent outbreaks of bovine TB in Michigan and CWD in both Colorado and Wyoming have caused wildlife officials concern, …

Madison, Wis. All 400 of the wild white-tailed deer sampled during the fall 2000 hunting season tested negative for both bovine tuberculosis and chronic wasting disease, as well as other deer pathogens, according to state wildlife health officials. Howev Read More »