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Chronic wasting disease tests in 2012 came back negative

March 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

After one positive test in each of the last three straight years, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department received good news on chronic wasting disease. All 1,300 tests came back negative.
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CWD is a modern deer issue

November 14, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

When I graduated from college less than two decades ago with a degree in wildlife and fisheries management from North Dakota State University, I’d never heard of chronic wasting disease.
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NEWS SHOTS: Factoids from the outdoors

October 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

It wasn’t a record year, but Devils Lake’s walleye hatch this past spring was second only to 2009 for production, the Game and Fish Department said. Continue Reading

Chronic wasting disease found in Northwestern Wisconsin deer

April 2, 2012 in West Central Tribune

Chronic wasting disease, long contained to the southern half of the state, has leapt into northwestern Wisconsin, state wildlife officials announced Monday. Continue Reading

Chronic wasting disease absent in latest sampling of N.D. deer

March 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A hunter-shot mule deer doe killed last fall in Grant County tested positive for CWD, the third case in state history. But Game and Fish Department wildlife veterinarian Dan Grove says all other samples have tested negative. Continue Reading

DNR says news from CWD testing in SE Minnesota encouraging

January 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The Department of Natural Resources says tests on more than 2,300 deer taken by hunters this fall and winter turned up no new cases.
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3rd mule deer in south-central North Dakota tests positive for chronic wasting disease

November 22, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

A third mule deer in North Dakota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Continue Reading

DOUG LEIER: Chronic wasting disease Q&A

November 17, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

In the last two years, two North Dakota deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. These are the first two positive cases discovered in the state among thousands of deer tested over the last decade or so. Here’s a closer look at CWD with some common questions and the best answers science has at this time. Continue Reading

CWD questions and answers

November 16, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

In the last two years, two North Dakota deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. These are the first two positive cases discovered in the state among thousands of deer tested over the last decade or so. Continue Reading

Chronic wasting disease and bovine TB surveillance to continue in N.D. this fall

October 22, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Samples will be collected this fall from hunter-harvested deer from the central part of the state, along with a couple of hunting units in the northeast and southwest. All moose and elk taken in the state are eligible for testing. Continue Reading