Nine more deer were added to the tally of CWD positive whitetails at a Houston County Farm following test results from a late-January depopulation of the farm.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has scheduled two more late-season deer hunts in southeastern Minnesota as part of the agency's response to the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in the region.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is planning two special hunts next month followed by deer culling efforts in January after Chronic Wasting Disease was discovered in 11 more deer harvested by hunters in Fillmore County this fall.
State officials say testing for Chronic Wasting Disease will be mandatory for hunters on the opening weekend of the firearm deer season in southeastern, central and north-central Minnesota.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has released updated results on a Winona County deer farm where chronic wasting disease was discovered in November.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources did not detect any additional Chronic Wasting Disease cases among the samples submitted by hunters that participated in the special late season hunt in the CWD zone in southeastern Minnesota.
No Chronic Wasting Disease was detected in more than 11,000 precaution samples from deer that hunters harvested this season in north-central, central and southeastern Minnesota
An ear-tagged buck was harvested on the final day of the firearm season near Lanesboro. The tags read "Don't" and "Miss". The DNR did not take the joke very kindly.
Hunters in Southeast Minnesota must be aware of the mandatory testing being down on all deer during the deer hunting season that kicks off this weekend.