CWD-related study: The migration of the western Upper Peninsula whitetail
Completing the study will provide DNR wildlife managers with valuable information needed if chronic wasting disease is detected in the U.P.
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Pair of Pennsylvania deer culls could go long way on CWD-research/monitoring front
It’s an effort that will be watched closely because one area is adjacent to the state’s elk range, and the results of CWD tests on culled deer will determine future action.
In Montana, licenses for special CWD deer hunt sell out fast
State wildlife officials are holding the hunt after a mule deer shot north of Chester tested positive for the disease.
Michigan adds firearms deer hunt to aid CWD surveillance
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
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
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?
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
For the late-season hunt, there is no bag limit, the antler point restriction will be eliminated in this area and cross-tagging (party hunting) will be allowed.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
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 be added in fall 2018 in Winona County because CWD recently was detected in captive deer there.
Second deer from Winona County farm tests positive for CWD
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
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.
DNR: Additional deer suspected to be positive for CWD identified throughout firearms season
“The fact that we have likely found so many additional CWD-positive deer is a major concern for Michigan’s deer population.”
After years of no CWD reports, disease confirmed in a fifth wild deer this fall in Montana
The mule deer buck was shot by a hunter near the Canadian border. The other four deer came from south of Billings.
Will Pennsylvania dispense with antler-point restrictions in CWD management areas?
But removing antler-point restrictions will increase deer harvest, and that will no doubt be controversial.
Montana considers special mule deer hunt to gauge CWD prevalence
A two-month mule deer hunt has been proposed in south-central Montana near where two bucks – which later tested positive for CWD – were killed earlier this fall.
Firearms deer license sales down in Zone 3
Deer license sales decline in the zone greater than in rest of Minnesota.
UPDATE – Bizarre case in CWD zone: Who ear-tagged this buck?
Hunter-harvested white-tailed buck has personalized ear tags, and the DNR wants to know who put them there.
Chronic wasting disease discovered in Winona County farm deer
Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed results with the USDA, has already quarantined the herd and started disease investigation.
Representatives from Wisconsin make CWD pitch in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of Montana’s first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease, a bill has been introduced by Reps. Ron Kind and Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin that would give states and tribes the funding and other assistance needed to fight the disease in deer, moose and elk that threatens the nation’s big-game populations and hunting opportunities. In…
CWD discovery in Montana means restrictions for hunters from North Dakota
North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is adding Montana to the list of states from which the movement of deer carcasses into North Dakota is restricted. The goal is to keep the disease from spreading throughout North Dakota.
DNR: Federal lab confirms CWD-positive deer in Montcalm County
This is the 11th case of CWD to be confirmed in free-ranging deer in Michigan and second hunter-harvested CWD-positive deer in the county; three additional suspected positive cases in the county awaiting confirmation.
First case of CWD in wild deer confirmed in Vernon County
Viroqua, Wis. — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild deer claimed one more Wisconsin county as it was confirmed that a wild Vernon County deer recently tested positive for the disease. “Vernon County has its first wild deer with CWD,” said Dave Matheys, DNR wildlife biologist for Vernon and Crawford counties, on Monday, Nov. 13. The adult doe was killed…
Preliminary tests: 7 more deer possibly infected with CWD in southeastern Minnesota
Lou Cornicelli, DNR wildlife research manager, said it isn’t clear whether the additional positives indicate a westward expansion of the disease or individual deer movements, given that all the presumptive positive deer were adult males.
Second suspected case of CWD reported in Montana
This is the second mule deer to be found suspect for CWD within the last week. If either of the reports prove positive, it would be the first case of CWD in Montana.
Positive CWD detection prompts baiting, feeding ban
The one-year-old doe was harvested in Greenwood township and is the first confirmed positive in Vernon County.
In Missouri, CWD monitoring at forefront amid deer season
Missouri Department of Conservation mandating testing in effort to continue tracking how widespread the disease is in the state, and where the infected animals are found.
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