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The most recent case — a red deer from a deer farm in Wayne County — was confirmed by a USDA lab this spring after it was ...
The results of tests are expected back next week. The disease has already been confirmed in 20 deer — of more than 16,000 tested — in Clinton, Dickinson, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kent and Montcalm ...
Research by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Penn State University discovers the truth about deer movements during rut, weather and moon phases.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — New Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance measures are now in effect for Henderson, Union and Webster counties, following the detection of CWD in a deer harvested just ...
Chronic Wasting Disease is caused by abnormal proteins called prions and affects white-tailed deer, elk and other animals in the deer family. There is no known cure or vaccine, and the disease is ...
New deer hunting regulations are now in effect in Henderson, Union and Webster counties as part of Kentucky’s expanding effort to monitor and manage Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), following a ...
Second, to manage deer populations and improve disease monitoring, a special two-day antlerless-only gun season will be held Sept. 27–28, 2025, in all CWD Surveillance Zone counties.
STEVENSVILLE, MI – State officials confirmed Michigan’s first detection of the Asian longhorned tick, an invasive pest which carries disease and presents a major risk to cattle. On June 13 ...
Michigan recorded 604,088 hunters in 2024, which led to a 7.6% increase in the number of deer harvested. The increase bucks a persistent trend that has stymied wildlife managers for decades.
According to the survey, there were 373,300 deer harvested in 2024 in all seasons, up 7.6% from 2023. That number was driven by a large increase in antlerless harvest, up 18% year-over-year.