Category Archives: Disease

State adopts CWD deer hunting rules

Posted on August 15, 2018 by admin

                Times Herald Published 2:53 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2018   The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved a set of regulations aimed at slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease, according to … Continue reading →

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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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West Nile virus monitoring in ruffed grouse

Posted on May 21, 2018 by admin

NEWS RELEASE Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources May 21, 2018  MADISON – A region-wide effort to better understand West Nile virus in ruffed grouse is getting underway in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. “In the Great Lakes Region, West Nile virus … 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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