The eeriness of a deer with chronic wasting disease is unforgettable, which is precisely why this disease has earned its nickname. Deer affected by this illness drool, stumble, stare, and waste away, ...
New cases are being found in counties known to have the disease, as well as in areas previously thought untouched.
First, the deer may sway, stagger and drool. It could look frail and confused. And eventually, according to the Virginia Department of Wild Resources (DWR), it dies. This is the progression of chronic ...
A lab in Louisiana is a hub for chronic wasting disease research detection. Outside, scientists face skepticism and backlash.
House Bill 427, proposed by Rep. Jeff Spiegelman, looks to lower the legal hunting age without supervision from 18 to 16.
The disease, similar to mad cow disease in cattle, is caused by an infectious protein. When a deer starts showing symptoms, ...
Chronic wasting disease detected in Roanoke, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski counties as Virginia releases new surveillance ...
Some Colorado hunters this year will face mandatory chronic wasting disease testing for the elk they harvest as part of ...
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported that 69 white-tailed deer sampled in 2025 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease found in deer, elk and moose that ...
Deer have long been a fixture of downtown and residential areas of Whitefish. But as the city has grown and the deer ...
New York deer hunters once again proved why they remain one of the most important conservation forces in the state, and ...
The discovery of chronic wasting disease on the National Elk Refuge adds urgency to a 2021 plan to reexamine the size of the 11,000-strong Jackson Elk Herd, the nation’s largest migratory herd. The ...