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Deer Importation Getting Closer Scrutiny

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants to hear from deer hunters and those who have deer farms or hunting preserves about a proposed rule change that would prohibit the importation of live captive deer into Florida from out-of-state … Read More

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CWD Zone Established After More Diseased Deer Found

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has established the state’s second Disease Management Area in parts of four counties in response to three hunter-killed deer that tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Through an executive order, PGC Executive Director Carl G. Roe … Read More

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Breaking News: CWD Moves Eastward

CWD has been detected in 22 states and Canadian provinces, including Pennsylvania, and its neighboring states of New York, West Virginia and Maryland.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has confirmed that three hunter-killed deer taken in the 2012 general firearms deer season have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. Two of the deer were from Blair County. The other was from Bedford County. “These … Read More

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Four More CWD Mule Deer Found in Texas

Four confirmed samples of Chronic Wasting Disease were found in samples taken from mule deer in the Trans Pecos ecoregion of far west Texas during the recent hunting season. Nearly 300 tissue samples were collected from hunter-harvested mule deer from … Read More

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North Carolina Warns About Texas CWD, Deer

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is warning citizens that two mule deer in Texas have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease and, as a result, North Carolina taxidermists can no longer accept full heads for mounts from Texas. North … Read More

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Controversial Research: Bacteria, Not Prions, Cause CWD

by Darren Warner, D&DH contributor Note: Deer & Deer Hunting does not endorse one CWD explanation over another. Research is ongoing. It is committed to fueling discussion about important issues relating to deer hunting. Leave a comment below with your … Read More

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Chronic Wasting Disease: Coming to a County Near You?

The Wisconsin DNR is seeking public input on a new ten-year draft CWD plan. With the threat of the disease spreading — and its recent discovery in Michigan — wildlife officials say the crippling deer disease could be closer than you think.  Read More

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CWD Confirmed In Michigan Deer

Michigan’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease detected at Kent
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