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Entries Tagged CWD

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EHD vs. CWD: What’s the Difference?

A primer on two deer diseases, EHD and CWD, which are often confused for one another.
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CWD Testing on Urine-Based Deer Lures

Two hunting companies have partnered to fund a CWD study and testing protocol for urine-based deer lures.
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Utah Cancels Program to Relocate Urban Deer Due to CWD Concerns

Utah DWR discontinues translocation in urban deer program to limit spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD).
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Wyoming CWD Working Group Announced

Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik has named 32 people to the state’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) working group.
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Louisiana Deer Hunters: Your State Is Considering a Ban on Urine-Based Scents

Louisiana is considering a ban on natural deer urine because of concerns about CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease). If you have an opinion on the matter, then you should speak up before April 3, 2019.
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High-Fence: Is It Hunting or More Like Collecting?

High-fence hunting verses fair-chase hunting is a historically contentious debate among hunters, but the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease has raised the stakes.
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Are State Agencies Over-Stepping Their Bounds by Regulating Deer Urine Products?

The use of these hunting lures is now under scrutiny. Is your state regulating deer urine products? Are they legal or illegal in your state?
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Second Mississippi Deer Tests Positive for CWD as Disease Spreads

A second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Mississippi less than 50 miles from a neighboring state.
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Research Indicates CWD Will Not Spread to Humans

The CDC isn't ready to declare humans resistant to CWD prions, but research from the University of California San Diego indicates CWD will not spread to humans.
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CWD Frequently Asked Questions

Some common questions about the increasingly prevalent and fatal disease affecting deer, elk and moose across America: Chronic Wasting Disease.
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Arkansas GFC hosting public meetings to discuss chronic wasting disease

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will host special public meetings concerning chronic wasting disease in Fort Smith and Springdale.
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Whitetail deer disease affecting management of feral hogs

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First Case of CWD Confirmed in Mississippi Deer

A whitetail collected on Jan. 25, 2018, in Issaquena County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. To date, CWD has been confirmed in 24 states, three Canadian provinces and two foreign countries.
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The New York Times drops report on how CWD is threatening deer

The escalating impact of CWD's threat to deer can be measured by the growing coverage coming from publications outside of the hunting community, with today’s New York Times piece only the latest of such coverage.