Category Archives: Chronic Wasting Disease

Missouri Supreme Court shoots down captive deer hunting operations

Posted on July 18, 2018 by admin

    A deer stops grazing to look over a visitor at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at sunrise on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The animals are plentiful in the early morning hours, eating grass and flowers left behind at graves. … Continue reading →

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CWD prions at mineral lick sites

Posted on May 3, 2018 by admin

Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:10 p.m. CT May 2, 2018   Scientists detected the prion that causes chronic wasting disease in soil and water at mineral lick sites in south-central Wisconsin, according to work published Wednesday  by University … Continue reading →

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Study shows sharpshooting can control CWD

Posted on February 15, 2016 by admin

February 12, 2016 Beckie Joki Outdoors Writer While there are many unknowns about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), several studies have been done that may shed some light on which control efforts seem to be most effective. CWD was found in Illinois … Continue reading →

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Experimental CWD Vaccine Failing Initial Tests

Posted on December 15, 2015 by admin

By: Patrick Durkin + Posted: 12/14/15     An experimental vaccine for chronic wasting disease actually increased the likelihood of elk to contract CWD by at least three times. Hopes for a vaccine to prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) suffered … Continue reading →

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F&W Board Votes to Ban Natural Deer Urine Lures

Posted on May 6, 2015 by admin

  VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE Press Release For Immediate Release: April 28, 2015 Media Contacts: Commissioner Louis Porter, 802-828-1454 Scott Darling, 802-786-3862; Mark Scott, 802-777-4217 MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has voted to ban the possession … Continue reading →

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