“Tag: CWD”

Deer populations are local affairs, but there have been some surprising regional trends hunters should be aware of.

Biologists confirm a rare case of rabies in a deceased whitetail deer in North Carolina.

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has confirmed a positive result for a deer tested for chronic wasting disease. Reported to the MDWFP in January, the deer from Issaquena County is the first to test positive for the disease in the state.

Data from the 2017-18 hunting seasons show an increase in chronic wasting disease by more than 200 percent, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

On Aug. 9, the Michigan DNR approved new regulations for hunting in CWD areas for the 2018 deer season.

CWD-Free Deer Attractant, from Inventive Outdoors, is a hybridized urine attractant that is fully CWD free, and is legal in all States that allow scent attractants.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed two new hunt areas where deer and elk have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Sheridan Region.

The U.S. House of Representatives built off the historic passage of the Great American Outdoors Act by passing America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act on a voice vote, making this Congress one of the most impactful for sportsmen and women in a lifetime.

Biologists have long said Ohio's first case of CWD in the whitetail herd is only a matter of time. It appears that time is now here.