DNR Has Been Asleep at the Watch Testing Deer
The Department of Natural Resources says it wants to conduct Chronic Wasting Disease testing in central and north-central Minnesota to determine if the disease is present ("Minnesota deer hunting opener: More deer to shoot,...
Letter to the Editor – Deer farming not the reason for CWD
Dear Editor,
Bud Olinger's claim Chronic Wasting Disease could have been stopped if Missouri banned deer farming as Colorado did simply is false. Colorado first detected CWD in a research facility in the 1960s and...
USDA APHIS Adds Oversight to Wild Elk Relocation Projects
States planning to capture and transport wild elk will now have additional benchmarks for Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance. USDA APHIS, which serves as one of the three agencies that must approve interstate movement projects,...
Deer & Elk Industry Leaders Travel to San Diego for USAHA Conference
Multiple Resolutions to be Proposed by Cervid Industry
Leaders of the deer and elk ranching industry are converging in southern California for a busy week at the United States Animal Health Association annual conference. The...
Oh Deer – Here’s What You Need to Know About Chronic Wasting Disease
Author :: Don Davis
With the return of football and the passage of Labor Day, many hunters are sharpening up their skills in anticipation of a trip to the woods for deer season. However, if the...
Fake Chronic Wasting Disease News OR “Scientific” Misinformation on CWD
Fake Chronic Wasting Disease News OR “Scientific” Misinformation on CWD
By Dr. Don Davis
As a research scientist with 40 years of experience in the area of wildlife diseases, I have been regularly disappointed, disgusted, alarmed,...