deer, Georgia and Chronic Wasting Disease

A deadly disease affecting deer confirmed in Georgia. What's Chronic Wasting Disease?
The disease — which is 100% fatal — causes a deer's nervous system to shut down until they die, but there's no evidence of the disease spreading to humans.
Chronic wasting disease confirmed in wild deer in 2 new Minnesota deer permit areas
The closest CWD positive wild deer to the one detected in DPA 701 is 31 miles from a positive in DPA 605. The CWD positive wild deer in DPA 266 is roughly 54 miles from the confirmed positive near Climax, Minnesota.
Georgia officials lay out strategy for mitigating 'zombie deer' chronic wasting disease spread after positive test
Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.
Georgia Detects First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer, Prompting Swift Action by Wildlife Officials
Georgia confirms its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a white-tailed deer, prompting the DNR to establish a CWD Management Area and enforce precautions.
Chronic wasting disease, an unstoppable killer of deer, creeping closer to Columbus
Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be transmitted in many of ways.
Possible chronic wasting disease case investigated in Granite County
A possible case of CWD is under investigation after a deer was recently found acting strangely near Philipsburg.
CSKT asking for tribal harvest amid positive Chronic Wasting Disease
Wildlife officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes are asking for tribal members' help after authorities confirmed their first case of Chronic
First Chronic Wasting Disease case in Georgia: What is it and does it affect people?
The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Georgia has been confirmed. Find out what it is and if it can affect humans.
Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time
A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.
First case of fatal neurological disease found in Georgia White Tail Deer
Lanier and Berrien Counties are now considered “Chronic Wasting Disease” management areas by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. This declaration comes after a two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer,
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CSKT find CWD-infected deer on the Flathead Reservation
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes report a mule deer shot on the northern portion of the reservation has tested ...
Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows
By analyzing mule deer herds in Wyoming, researchers predict that hunters can help slow the spread of CWD by increasing ...
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CWD confirmed in wild deer in two new Minnesota deer permit areas
This finding is concerning because it indicates possible new areas of CWD prevalence in wild deer where it hasn’t previously ...
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Deer hunters achieve record harvest for 2024-25 season
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) - Kentucky hunters recorded a near-record harvest of deer during the 2024-25 season. Hunters took ...
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Minnesota DNR confirms CWD in 2 new deer permit areas
Cases confirmed in two adult bucks — one in DPA 266 near Hawley, Minnesota, and the other in DPA 701 near Greenfield in ...
WEB EXTRA: CWD investigated in deer in Philipsburg
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Discovery of deer disease puts $1.6 billion hunting industry on alert
The discovery of chronic wasting disease in a Georgia deer has state officials on alert, but they say the deer hunting ...
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Tom Venesky: Antler restrictions hinder CWD control in Pennsylvania
Antler restrictions have made big bucks somewhat common in Pennsylvania, and that’s good for hunters. But it should take a backseat to combating CWD.