Reducing deer numbers won’t be part of CWD pilot project
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
February 5, 2019
Too few landowners give permission in Bedford, Blair counties.
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DNR identifies presumptive CWD-positive deer in Winona County
Minnesota DNR Reports
February 5, 2019
During the first special hunt weekend, 157 deer were harvested, with this the only positive.
Total deer harvest down by more than 14,000
Ohio DNR Reports
February 5, 2019
Hunters checked 172,040 white-tailed deer throughout Ohio’s 2018-2019 deer seasons, down from 186,247 a year ago.
National whitetail report: Buck harvest up, doe harvest down
Staff and News Reports
January 17, 2019
One fact of note from the report: Minnesota hunters shot more than a quarter of their entire deer harvest on opening day of their primary firearms season.
CWD confirmed in 14 Iowa deer, including first positive in Dubuque County
Iowa DNR
January 11, 2019
Results pending on two suspect samples.
Three presumptive positives for CWD in first special deer hunt
Minnesota DNR Reports
January 10, 2019
One was a yearling male found in the core of the disease management zone and two were adult males, one found near the Lanesboro hatchery and the other in the southern end of the zone.
Deer kill still lagging as ‘bonus’ gun season approaches
Jeff Frischkorn
December 12, 2018
Hunters will have opportunity to make up ground this weekend.
Hundreds of tested deer reveal no new cases of CWD in U.P.
Associated Press
December 12, 2018
More than 750 deer heads were examined in a core surveillance area around Dickinson County. Hundreds more were checked in an area that extended into Marquette County.
Wild deer identified as presumptive positive for CWD outside of disease management zone
Minnesota DNR Reports
December 5, 2018
It is the first detection of the disease in Houston County since testing began in 2002. If confirmed positive, the DNR will offer landowner shooting permits in the area around where the deer was harvested
