In Montana, licenses for special CWD deer hunt sell out fast
Associated Press
December 28, 2017
State wildlife officials are holding the hunt after a mule deer shot north of Chester tested positive for the disease.
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Michigan adds firearms deer hunt to aid CWD surveillance
Michigan DNR
December 20, 2017
Hunt will run Jan. 4-7 and 11-14 on public and private land in northern Ionia County and eastern Montcalm County, in select townships.
In Montana, more than 100 deer harvested in first weekend of special CWD hunt
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
December 19, 2017
Includes 73 mule deer and 34 white-tailed deer. Season will run through Feb. 15, unless hunters fill a quota of 200 deer of each species before that date.
DNR: Holiday hunt to help with antlerless harvest goals in select Farmland Zone units
Wisconsin DNR Reports
December 15, 2017
The hunt will be an added opportunity to harvest antlerless deer to help reach antlerless harvest goals and the county deer population objective.
So what happened to promised action on CWD response plan?
Tim Eisele
December 12, 2017
Dan Meyer’s arrival as new Wisconsin DNR secretary cited as reason for delay.
Boundaries, rules set for late-season deer hunt in CWD zone
Minnesota DNR Reports
December 11, 2017
Boundaries for a special late-season deer hunt to help control chronic wasting disease in southeastern Minnesota’s Fillmore County have been expanded to include portions of three surrounding deer permit areas, the DNR said in a
DNR: Precautionary test results show no new outbreaks of CWD in wild deer
Minnesota DNR Reports
December 11, 2017
Given no deer with CWD were found in north-central and central Minnesota, the DNR will narrow surveillance next fall to areas closer to the farms where CWD was detected. A fourth precautionary surveillance area will
Second deer from Winona County farm tests positive for CWD
Staff and News Reports
December 8, 2017
CWD was also detected in a 3-year-old white-tailed buck last month at the deer farm.
Harvest numbers up as Iowa deer hunting – and CWD testing effort – hits home stretch
Staff and News Reports
December 6, 2017
Bulk of Iowa’s deer harvest occurs during the two shotgun seasons, which also provide an opportunity to collect a significant number of tissue samples for CWD monitoring, tracking.
