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Entries for February 2018
Study finds soil characteristics may be related to CWD persistence
By University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Deer infected with chronic wasting disease are doomed to a slow and certain death, eventually wasting away as they lose the ability to eat and drink. There is no cure and no vaccine, and the number of infected deer continues to rise every year. But University of Illinois scientists recently published a new study that could help explain the movement... READ MORE
Sampling operation finds 203 positives for CWD
By Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
The presence of chronic wasting disease in deer has been detected for the first time in the southwestern Nebraska counties of Chase, Dundy, Hayes, Frontier and Franklin. The Commission conducted a CWD sampling operation in its Northwest and Southwest District deer check stations during the 2017 November firearm deer season. There were 203 positives... READ MORE
Preliminary harvest shows record 13,220 deer in 2017
By Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
The preliminary statewide deer harvest for 2017 is 13,220 deer, a new record high. Archery and primitive firearms seasons also saw record harvests. The preliminary harvest figures by season are 109 deer during Youth Deer Hunt Day Sept. 30; 4 deer during Paraplegic Deer Hunt Nov. 2–4; 5,191 deer during Archery Season Oct. 16–Nov. 25; 5,1... READ MORE
Tracking collars gather data on whitetails for new CWD study
By Michigan Department of Natural Resources
As part of a multiyear study of deer disease, including chronic wasting disease, Michigan State University and the Department of Natural Resources will place location-tracking collars on white-tailed deer in south central Michigan. The study will assess deer movement and distribution patterns, and their influence on disease spread in and around Cli... READ MORE