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Deciding where to remove animals requires careful planning based on where CWD has been found.
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Managing CWD means some deer have got to die

Animal removal, including hunting, will be key to nipping chronic wasting disease at the bud

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British Columbia, like Manitoba, is in the early days of its fight against chronic wasting disease. Things are moving quickly, and they must. On March 13, the British Columbia government announced it would harvest deer in the Kootenays. The word came six weeks after CWD, a fatal prion disease in deer, elk, moose and caribou,
Seventeen new cases of CWD were identified during the 2022-23 hunting season.
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CWD testing backlog continues

Wait times for test results are as long as four weeks... and counting

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Despite changes to streamline the process, hunters can once again expect lengthy wait times for chronic wasting disease test results. “The program is currently experiencing a two-to-four-week wait time, but the department anticipates that will increase given the expected influx of samples being received,” said a provincial spokesperson in an emailed statement. CWD is an
A hunter’s dream: a mature buck treads quietly toward a blind.
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Get prepared for the 2023 deer hunt

The outlook for 2023, what’s changed this year and why you should get excited

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The deer season is the finale of the hunting year for many hunters and, ahead of that season, hunters often look forward to traditions that are an essential part of the deer hunt. Afterward, gear is stowed, we dust off the ice-fishing equipment and we focus on bringing the fall bounty to the table. Muzzleloader
Deer nicking winter feed a problem
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Deer nicking winter feed a problem

Beef producers call for expanded fencing funding to stop pilfering wildlife

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Livestock producers around Riding Mountain National Park have long gotten financial help to keep deer away from their herds and feed. Now, beef producers in other parts of the province would like to see the same treatment. The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) will be lobbying the province for financial assistance in setting up fence to
White-tailed deer buck
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Big changes for deer hunters

Manitoba’s 2022 deer season brings new opportunities — and responsibilities — for hunters

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In the full bite of autumn, some might be melancholy over the need for insulated overalls and down jackets. But some of us eagerly await the first snows. That’s how much we deer hunters look forward to this special time. Hunting licence sales have declined significantly from their peak in the early 1980s, but deer
“It’s an indication that there’s probably more in the province than we are aware of, and I suppose that we’re less hopeful that we’re going to stop it.” – Ian Thorleifson, Manitoba Elk Growers Association president.
Livestock, News

Elk producers say CWD span concerning

Producers say the province is on the right track with efforts to contain CWD, but another case far to the south has dimmed optimism

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Manitoba’s elk producers say they’re generally happy with measures to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) following a second case in wild mule deer earlier this month, although they say the geographic spread of cases is cause for concern. “We are impressed and pleased with the vigour and aggressiveness of (the province’s) actions and I certainly
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Livestock, Other

U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government said Friday it had confirmed the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wild white-tailed deer in the state of
The U.S. National Wildlife Health Center’s map of CWD’s distribution in North America as of December 2020. (USGS.gov)
Livestock

Ontario to limit imports, transport of live elk, deer

Moves meant to keep out chronic wasting disease

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Moving live captive cervids such as elk, deer, moose and caribou into or within Ontario is set to be banned under new provincial regulations to keep out chronic wasting disease (CWD). The province said Thursday it has amended regulations under its Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act that will ban anyone from importing live, captive cervids
The U.S. National Wildlife Health Center and U.S. Geological Survey produce this map of CWD’s current distribution in North America. The version shown here is current to Sept. 9, 2019. (NWHC.usgs.gov)
Livestock

Deer heads required from Kootenay region for CWD tests

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The discovery of chronic wasting disease in deer in northwestern Montana has officials in CWD-free British Columbia tightening their testing net. The province on Wednesday announced a mandatory sampling program, in which hunters must submit heads from mule deer and white-tailed deer harvested in wildlife management units 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6 and 4-7

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