Hunters are looking forward to the firearms deer season, but there's a soulless killer stalking the woods that has the state's deer herd in its sights, one that could jeopardize an activity ...

State officials are warning hunters in two more counties to be on the lookout for chronic wasting disease before turning their deer into meatloaf or sausage. A 4-year-old buck in Pine River ...

The bow kill will be one of the nearly 10,000 deer across the state the Michigan DNR hopes to test for chronic wasting disease in 2019. Chronic wasting disease , or CWD, is a contagious ...

Last year, there were seven cases of chronic wasting disease identified in Michigan out of about 4,000 tested deer. Since 2015, there have been 260 confirmed cases statewide, according to state data.

Chronic wasting disease is caused by a deformed, self-multiplying form of protein, a prion that eats holes in the brain. Symptoms include emaciation, lack of coordination or fear of humans, and ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan. CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose. It causes a degeneration of the brain.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Michigan Department of Natural Resources provided options Tuesday to help test deer for chronic wasting disease. For the 2022 season, the DNR is offering multiple testing ...

LANSING, Mich. — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in a white-tailed deer on a Newaygo County farm. The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) says the case of ...

According to the CDC, chronic wasting disease is a progressive, fatal disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and other tissues of both farmed and free-ranging deer, elk and moose.

Last year, there were seven cases of chronic wasting disease identified in Michigan out of about 4,000 tested deer. Since 2015, there have been 260 confirmed cases statewide, according to state data.