More than 30 counties in Minnesota have banned deer feeding to stop the spread of chronic wasting disease. Learn what the ban ...

A deer may not show any signs of CWD until 18 to 24 months after becoming infected, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Arguably the most obvious sign is drastic weight loss, or “wasting.” ...

A biology professor at the University of Montana Western is leading a new research project aimed at uncovering how Chronic ...

Ten deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease during the 2024-25 hunting season, mainly in Triad counties. What hunters and farmers need to know about the fatal "zombie deer" disease: ...

LDWF will conduct public hearings for informational purposes on a notice of intent (NOI) that restricts supplemental feeding ...

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is taking public comment on proposed regulation changes, including an expansion of ...

The wild deer, hunted on private land in Catahoula Parish, was the first confirmed case of CWD outside of Tensas Parish. There have been 40 confirmed cases of CWD in Louisiana since it was first ...

CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose. It causes a degeneration of the brain. It can cause emaciation, abnormal behavior, loss of bodily functions and eventually death.

Since 2002, only about 2,500 free-roaming deer per year have been tested for CWD out of an annual hunter harvest of 500,000 deer and a total free-range population of 3.8 million.

When 30% of deer carry CWD, the commission regards the disease as established, something that researchers predicted would take one or two decades to happen in Blair and Bedford counties.

CWD is a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the family Cervidae. It is caused by an infectious, misfolded protein particle, and is 100% fatal in affected deer.

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