Austin Daily Herald

Hunters contribute nearly 14,000 samples for CWD testing

Minnesota hunters boosted the 2025 deer harvest 9% and provided nearly 14,000 CWD samples, helping wildlife officials track 117 infected deer and a new case outside management zones.
KHQ

Two animal samples test positive for CWD outside of management areas

Last week, 25 samples from harvest deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease, two coming from areas that are not currently being managed for the disease. Out of the 25 positive samples, two ...

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Concordia Parish deer

Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer in Concordia Parish ...
The Lewiston Tribune

CWD detected in deer harvested in NE Washington

Sample was tested by private company, but the testing method isn’t recognized by state, leaving the results uncertain ...
NBC Montana

FWP uses hunters' help testing for CWD

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks collected the largest number of Chronic Wasting Disease samples ever in a single year in Montana for the 2024-25 hunting season. FWP tested 9,066 ...
salisburypost

Rowan-adjacent counties remain under CWD surveillance: Mandatory sampling has changed to voluntary this season

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) has affirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) primary and secondary surveillance areas for North Carolina’s 2025-26 deer hunting season, effective Friday.

Chronic Wasting Disease identified in four new hunting districts, FWP says

Four new hunting districts across the state recorded a detection of Chronic Wasting Disease since July 2025, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Friday. The four districts were in ...
WEAU

DNR reminds hunters to sample deer for CWD

MADISON, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is providing more information on Chronic Wasting Disease in the area. CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, ...
Idaho State Journal

Hunters encouraged to drop off bird wings and CWD samples during upcoming seasons

Hunters can donate one fully-feathered wing from each upland game bird they harvest in a variety of ways. With archery season and many upland game bird seasons upon us, the Idaho Department of Fish ...

Suspected case of chronic wasting disease in Ferry County mule deer found 'inconclusive' by WDFW

WDFW said additional testing done by the department found that the positive case found in the deer was 'inconclusive.' ...
NBC Montana

Montana FWP staff to conduct CWD sample workshop in Butte today

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff in Butte will teach hunters how to collect samples from harvested animals to be tested for chronic wasting disease. The workshop will be held ...
Austin Daily Herald

Chronic wasting disease on the rise in Minnesota, but still a 'rare event'

Minnesota’s chronic wasting disease cases rose about 26% this hunting season, driven by an endemic southeast hotspot, but ...