The special hunt in Fillmore County begins Saturday with the goal of thinning the local whitetail population to reduce the risk of CWD spreading among deer. The DNR said a hunter killed the infected ...

Chronic wasting disease, a fatal disease affecting animals with hooves, has now been discovered in the Scofield area of Carbon County in addition to new areas of Uintah County.

CWD, though not so deadly at this point as EHD in terms of numbers, seems more ominous.

Chronic wasting disease spread to a new area in Utah after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources received a positive testing for the disease in the Scofield area.

Utah wildlife officials fear that a transmissible disease that affects the nervous system of big game like deer, elk and moose is spreading after it was recently discovered in more parts of the state.

FLINT, Mich. – There are now 16 Michigan counties where chronic wasting disease has been found in the wild deer population. A 2.5-year-old doe in Gaines Township tested positive for CWD, making ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish released its 2025 Chronic Wasting Disease test results.

In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that’s driving down deer and elk populations in other ...

Pennsylvania’s abundant deer population is one of its most striking natural features. According to Penn State University, the state averages about 30 deer per square mile of land. However, an ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR reminds hunters of the important role they play in the continued efforts for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance and management in Wisconsin. One of the ...

As a young boy growing up in rural Missouri, many days were spent outdoors enjoying wild places and wild critters. At a young age, I became fascinated with the graceful ghost of our forest, the ...