Alberta
Chronic wasting disease a growing threat, even to soil (Medicine Hat News, Apr 12) [link]
Elk’s regulatory squeeze (The Western Producer, Apr 13) [link]
Arizona
AZGFD [Arizona Game and Fish Department]: Annual testing reveals Arizona deer and elk remain free of wasting disease (Williams-Grand Canyon News, Apr 4) [link]
Arkansas
Map exposes deer disease’s sobering reality (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Apr 23) [link]
Night hunting could lessen disease spread in deer (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Apr 30) [link]
- Related opinion/editorial: In the spotlight: This calls for immediate discussion! (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, May 2) [link]
Idaho
Hunter harvest stats show slight increase in elk in 2022, drop in mule deer and white-tailed deer (Idaho F&G, Apr 3) [link]
F&G [Fish and Game] wraps up deer removal project in Slate Creek this spring (Idaho F&G, Apr 3) [link] Related coverage:
- Deer culling wraps up near lower Slate Creek (The Lewiston Tribune, Apr 7) [link]
- 442 deer and elk culled in Idaho to contain CWD (Outdoor Life, Apr 10) [link]
Louisiana
LWFC [Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission] approves Notice of Intent to amend DMAP [Deer Management Assistance Program] regulations for chronic wasting disease (LWFC, Apr 6) [link]
LDWF [Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries]: Eleven deer tested positive for CWD during 2022-23 hunting season (LDWF, Apr 21) [link]
Louisiana's CWD incidents remain confined to one parish (Magnolia Reporter, Apr 25) [link]
Maine
Lawmaker takes aim at 'canned hunting' in Maine (Fox23 TV, Apr 7) [link]
Manitoba
Editorial: Now or never on chronic wasting disease (Manitoba Co-operator, Apr 20) [link]
Michigan
Chronic wasting disease confirmed in a farmed white-tailed deer from Newaygo County (Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development [MDARD], May 2) [link] Related coverage:
- Deer at Newaygo County farm tests positive for chronic wasting disease (WOOD TV 8, May 2) [link]
Minnesota
Observing deer in wild settings is a rewarding experience (The Bemidji Pioneer, Apr 8) [link]
Missouri
MDC [Missouri Department of Conservation) reports 117 new cases of CWD for 2022 surveillance year [Cases were detected for the first time in Barton, Carroll, Dallas, Gasconade, Hickory, Livingston, Ray, St. Francois, and Sullivan counties.] (MDC, Apr 10) [link] Related coverage:
- 9 CWD cases detected in Barton County deer population (The Joplin Globe, Apr 13) [link]
Montana
City of Great Falls reminding residents of proper disposal of animal carcasses to prevent the spread of CWD (ABC Fox Great Falls, Apr 15) [link]
State gives update on CWD numbers for the Libby area (The Western News, Apr 28) [link]
New Jersey
There is no sign of a deadly deer disease in NJ [New Jersey], officials say (NJ 101.5, Apr 27) [link]
North Carolina
Dan Kibler Column: Some hunters will face new laws this fall (The Stanly News & Press, Apr 4) [link]
Chronic wasting disease found in Cumberland and Wilkes Counties; Commission establishes new surveillance areas (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission [NCWRC], Apr 11) [link] Related coverage below:
- All of Wilkes subject to deer disease rules (Wilkes Journal Patriot, Apr 11) [link]
- Deer with chronic wasting disease found in Wilkes County, several Triad counties under surveillance (WGHP TV, Apr 14) [link]
- CWD found in Cumberland, Wilkes [New surveillance areas established; New designation applies to Sampson] (The Sampson Independent, Apr 19) [link]
- Deer, elk disease spreads to more NC counties (Smoky Mountain News, Apr 19) [link]
Public forum about chronic wasting disease scheduled for May 16; NCWRC will host community event in Cumberland County (NCWRC, May 2) [link]
North Dakota
North Dakota Senate defeats bill to forbid big game baiting bans (The Bismarck Tribune, Apr 4) [link]
ND [North Dakota] Senate kills deer baiting bill (KFYR TV, Apr 5) [link]
Anger evident at Velva meeting (The Dakotan, Apr 19) [link]
North Dakota Game and Fish Department keeping close eye on avian influenza and chronic wasting disease cases (WDAY Radio, Apr 28) [link]
Ohio
Ohio’s 2023-24 deer hunting seasons approved (Ohio Department of Natural Resources [DNR], Apr 17) [link]
Learn more about chronic wasting disease at public open houses (Ohio DNR, Apr 25) [link]
Ontario
CWD deer causing concern (Ontario Out of Doors, Apr 19) [link]
Pennsylvania
PA Game Commission discusses state's deer population, economic impact (WJAC TV, Apr 5) [link]
Québec
GSLR [Grenville-sur-la-Rouge] deer farm cleanup complete, says federal agency (The Review Newspaper, Apr 27) [link]
Saskatchewan
Government of Saskatchewan grants $90,000 to support ground-breaking chronic wasting disease research (Government of Saskatchewan, Apr 3) [link]
- Related news coverage from the University of Saskatchewan [link], including video comments from Associate Professor Dr. Phil McLoughlin with the University’s Department of Biology (Global News, Apr 3) [link]
- More local coverage: Province funds research for chronic wasting disease (Swift Current Online, Apr 6) [link]
Texas
Chronic wasting disease discovered in deer breeding facilities in Frio and Hamilton Counties (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [TPWD] and Texas Animal Health Commission [TAHC], Apr 11) [link] [link]
Fatal deer disease continues to spread in Texas (Texas Standard, Apr 24) [link]
When TX [Texas] regulators kill deer herds, ranchers are stuck with the bill. That may change. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Apr 27) [link]
TPWD proposes changes to CWD zone rules (Texas Farm Bureau, Apr 25) [link]
Utah
DWR [Division of Wildlife Resources] releases recommendations for 2023 big game hunting permits (Utah DWR, Apr 4) [link]
Virginia
Virginia wildlife experts investigating spread of 'zombie deer disease' (Fox 5 TV, Apr 14) [link]
Don’t mess with fawns [The rehabilitation of deer fawns in Fairfax County will be prohibited, as of May 1, to reduce the transmission and spread of CWD.] (Annandale Today, Apr 21) [link]
Wisconsin
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer in Winnebago County (Wisconsin DNR, Apr 17) [link]
Does the passive-management approach work for controlling CWD? (Bowhunting.com, Apr 19) [link]
Wyoming
Death and (minimal) decay on the National Elk Refuge; officials are burning carcasses to keep chronic wasting disease at bay (Jackson Hole News & Guide, Apr 19) [link]
