Crash kills CWD expert - Husband also dies in accident while returning to Wyo
Rocky Mountain News - 12/31/04

Illinois deer population growing out of control?
The Daily Ledger - 12/31/04

Minnesota deer hunters have success despite mild season, late harvest
La Crosse Tribune (Minnesota) - 12/31/04

Regulation of cervid farms pits sportsmen against businessmen 
The Courier-Journal (Kentucky) - 12/29/04

Move over Wisconsin! All the deer are here
The Star (Illinois) - 12/26/04

Chronic Wasting Disease: Drawing The Lines In Kentucky
The Greeneville Sun - 12/24/04

State DNR lifts ban on new deer farms
The Charleston Gazette - 12/24/04

Plan for Motherwell Ranch elk expected - The plan could mark a shift in Colorado Department of Agriculture policy
The Steamboat Pilot & Today - 12/20/04

Long fight over sika deer herd to end today
The Seattle Times - 12/20/04

Reindeer attraction hurt by ban
News 14 Carolina - 12/18/04 - video

No laws broken as hunter kills exotic sika deer
Flint Journal - 12/16/04

Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Track Deer - In one case, a young doe walked more than a hundred miles from Mount Horeb to Freeport, Illinois and back
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/16/04

Scientists watching for CWD in humans - Hunter deaths scrutinized despite lack of evidence elk malady can make the leap
The Denver Post - 12/16/04

'Test-remove' plan gets nod - Some elk near Pinedale would be tested for brucellosis -- and slaughtered if they test positive -- under a plan crafted by the Wyoming Brucellosis Task Force
The Casper Star-Tribune - 12/16/04

Greenwich Takes Aim At Deer Problem - Sharpshooters with silencers will lure the creatures out with bait...
The Day (Connecticut) - 12/15/04

Pennsylvania 'deer SWAT team' called in to cull 80 from Upper St. Clair herd - "without anyone knowing they were ever there"
Post-Gazette - 12/15/04

Ontario to ban hunting of wildlife in game farms
Ottawa Citizen - 12/14/04

Did CWD Jump the Fence? - National Institutes of Health researcher suspects escapee whitetails carried CWD into the wild
Field and Stream - 12/13/04

Chronic wasting disease puts biologists on cutting edge
The Knoxville News Sentinel - 12/13/04 (registration required)

Illinois firearm deer season harvest totals hit record high - more than 4,000 tissue samples were collected from hunter-harvested deer
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - 12/13/04

Students assisting lab with tests for diseased deer
Daily Nebraskan - 10/13/04

Vaccinating Mice Could Reduce Lyme Disease
Reuters - 12/13/04

Tick problem emerges in wake of hurricanes
Tallahassee Democrat - 12/13/04

Elk test negative for CWD - 28 elk were shot by Fish and Wildlife staff after they were discovered roaming free earlier this fall.
Edmonton Journal - 12/12/04 (scroll down)

Experts vexed by elk test and kill plan - A proposal to test and slaughter brucellosis-infected elk likely would fail...
The Billings Gazette - 12/13/04

Hunting a $1.5 billion industry in state
Centre Daily Times (Pennsylvania) - 12/12/04

Column: Proposal to aid farmers with deer problems shot down
MLive - 12/12/04

Sport hunters and DNR support one another, not wildlife - Michiana Point of view
South Bend Tribune - 12/12/04

Chronic wasting disease identified near Grand Island
The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska) - 12/10/04 - map

Deer Harvested Near Grand Island Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - 12/10/04 - CWD Maps - Deer Unit Maps

A slow start for ’04 firearms deer hunt
Michigan Outdoor News - 12/10/04

TB meetings for U.P. farmers
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - 12/09/04

Results on testing of Iowa deer to be ready in February
Sioux City Journal - 12/09/04

Deer in headlines - The hunt is on in Nantucket as news of alarming Lyme disease rate causes concern
The Boston Globe - 12/09/04

Larimer County allows state to cull deer on open space -  infection rates on Larimer County open space was 22 percent to 58 percent last year
The Casper Star-Tribune - 12/08/04

Who Will Clean Up Illegal Deer Dump? - 12 Deer Carcasses Dumped Near Bouton
TheIowaChannel - 12/08/04 - RealPlayer video

USDA Tags Deer to Track Disease
RFID Journal - 12/07/04

Commission adopts permanent chronic wasting disease rules
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - 12/06/04

CWD Update Through Nov. 30, Still No Positive Tests
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks - 12/06/04

ADF&G go headhunting as hunters bring in 92 elk, 6,000 dear
Kodiak Daily Mirror - 12/05/04 - Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Watching out for deer disease
York Daily Record (Pennsylvania) - 12/05/04

Safety check - DNR set a goal of collecting as many as 5,000 samples this season
The State Journal-Register - 12/04/04 - Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Renewed deer hunt in Kane County off to a good start - ...gives state officials the chance to test for chronic wasting disease
Daily Herald (Illinois) - 12/04/04 - IDNR December 2004 CWD map

Hunters urged to join political network
Gwinnett Daily Post - 12/04/04 - Camouflage Coalition

Prosecutor drops charges against owner of pet deer - Meanwhile, the families are gearing up to take legal action against DNR
The Capital (Maryland) - 12/03/04

Zeroing in on whitetails - DNR seeks cooperation of hunters to thin state's burgeoning deer population
Ames Tribune - 12/03/04 - Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Deer kills up this season - Chronic Wasting Disease does not slow hunting
The Journal-Standard (Illinois) - 12/03/04

Rousting 'Rudolph' - Neighbor states crimp Christmas style for reindeer wrangler
Knoxville News Sentinel - 12/03/04 (registration required)

Lawsuit threat fades, but farmers still complain about deer
Detroit Free Press - 12/02/04

DNR director pleased with MFB wildlife policy discussion - "No scientist will say it's a good idea to bait and feed wildlife"
Michigan Farm Bureau - 12/02/04

Precautionary CWD testing under way
The Courier-Journal - 12/02/04 - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

RFID Tags, Scanners Will Assist Effort to Eradicate Contagious Disease in Captive Cervid Herds
PRNewswire - 12/02/04

DEM sees hunters as key to deer population 
The Chariho Times (Rhode Island) - 12/02/04 - Department of Environmental Management

Hunters harvest 72,137 deer during opening weekend of 2004 Illinois firearm deer hunting season
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - 12/01/04

Drums full of deer heads may tell tale
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 12/01/04

Lyme Disease Is Life-Changing - "They put a tube into my heart and they pumped the antibiotics directly into my heart and had me then get into a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for 30 days"
KWWL TV7 News - 12/01/04

New N.C. Rules Keep Reindeer Out of Holiday Events
WRAL TV5 News - 12/01/04

Opening of deer rifle season good for hunters, area businesses 
Daily and Sunday Review (Pennsylvania) - 11/30/04

No positives found in first round of Chronic Wasting Disease tests
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 11/30/04 - results as of 11/30/04

A Spreading Hazard for Deer and Elk (and Hunters)
New York Times - 11/30/04

Public weighs in on Roosevelt's elk population
The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) - 11/30/04

Deer season opens with state agency hunting data
The Patriot News (Pennsylvania) - 11/29/04

Baiting: Make 'em pay or, gulp, legalize it
The Clarion Ledger (Mississippi) - 11/28/04

For busy deer check stations, the bucks stop here 
Chicago Sun-Times - 11/28/04

Deer kill likely to hit new high - Officials say the increase in antlerless licenses could lead to record for Iowa
The Des Moines Register - 11/28/04

Check stations an important part of deer information process
MLive.com - 11/28/04

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN UK DEER SEAC 85/2
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 11/27/04

Elk reintroduction effort under scrutiny - Herd in Smokies still 'experimental'
The News & Observer - 11/27/04

Ohio widens testing for deer disease
The Toledo Blade - 11/26/04

Deer down; racks up - Deer seem larger, older, but fewer
Detroit Free Press - 11/25/04

GF&P again testing for chronic wasting disease
Aberdeen American News (South Dakota) - 11/25/04

Western wildlife agencies undertake massive survey
The Billings Gazette - 11/25/04

Livestock feed still can be contaminated despite ban - 515 pounds of deer feed manufactured for a local farm that was apparently contaminated with ruminant meat
The Detroit News - 11/24/04

Local vet addresses cattle producers
The Richland Mirror - 11/24/04

Hunter-Harvested Surveillance Program Reaches Goal for 2004 
North Dakota Game and Fish Department - 11/24/04

Meetings planned on elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Grand Forks Herald - 11/24/04

Pennsylvania Game Commission Prepares to Collect Samples for CWD Testing
Pennsylvania Game Commission - 11/22/04

New study explores elk feedgrounds
Casper Star Tribune (Wyoming) - 11/22/04 - "Elk Feedgrounds in Wyoming" (pdf)

State to test hundreds of deer for nerve disease - Whitetails in 30 Ohio counties will be screened for chronic wasting disease, similar to mad cow
Akron Beacon Journal - 11/22/04 - Ohio Department of Natural Resources

In the HUNT - Deer season helps control population, boost economy
The State Journal-Register (Illinois) - 11/21/04

Deer disease found in Big Horns for first time
Casper Star Tribune (Wyoming) - 11/21/04 - map large - small

Hunters can expect deer to be big, plentiful this year
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - 11/21/04 - Pennsylvania Game Commission

Couple worries about deer near trail - It is less than 200 feet from the back of their home and large yard, which has been transformed into pens for the white–tail deer they're raising
The Hawk Eye (Iowa) - 11/21/04

Decontamination of surgical instruments from prion proteins: in vitro studies on the detachment, destabilization and degradation of PrPSc bound to steel surfaces
Journal of General Virology - December 2004; Vol. 85, No. 12

Deer hunt opens with a drizzle
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 11/20/04

Opening weekend deer harvest a record - Hunters checked an unprecedented 133,136 deer during the first two days...
Missouri Department of Conservation - 11/19/04

Panel endorses feedground flexibility
Casper Star Tribune (Wyoming) - 11/19/04

GeneThera Hopeful of Support for Rapid Live Animal Blood Test for TSE
Stockwatch - 11/19/04

Setting up for the hunt: Big turnout expected for firearm deer season
The Southern Illinoisan - 11/18/04

Deer season means another bout with 'hunter's flu' for some schools
Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois) - 11/18/04

Deer season opens Friday - Illinois has a total of 65 confirmed CWD cases
Rockford Register Star - 11/18/04

Food banks to help pay costs of county deer removal plan - The venison from the hunt will go to food pantries
Rockford Register Star - 11/17/04

Illinois Department of Agriculture offering testing of deer for CWD
Farm Week - 11/17/04

Deer harvest likely to be among highest on record - The DNR completed collection of lymph node samples to be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 11/16/04

1,023 checked in Butler County over weekend: Weather aids large deer kill
Daily American Republic (Missouri) - 11/16/04

Wasting disease not in Oklahoma
Cushing Daily Citizen - 11/16/04

DEC announces southern zone deer hunting begins November 22
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - 11/16/04

State biologists hunt for signs of 'mad deer' disease - Conservation agents will be collecting lymph nodes from about 11,000 of those deer in 54 counties...
The Joplin Globe (Missouri) - 11/16/04

Hemmingsen: CSI: Hendricks 
Keloland Television (Minnesota) - 11/16/04

Lyme Disease Receptor Identified In Tick Guts
ScienceDaily - 11/16/04

Dordan: Deer population running amok
The Times Press (Illinois) - 11/15/04

Deer hunt bags prized bucks - Annual event shoots millions of dollars into Michigan's economy 
The Ann Arbor News - 11/15/04

Hunters out for firearm deer season - So far, hunt looks good for hunters
ABC12 News  (Michigan) - 11/15/04 - video

Officer will be busy - The bait limit is two gallons at your blind
Ironwood Daily Globe - 11/15/04 - Seasonal signs

Growing use of deer baiting stirs debate
Times Argus (Vermont) - 11/15/04

Transmission of Prions from Mule Deer and Elk with Chronic Wasting Disease to Transgenic Mice Expressing Cervid PrP
Journal of Virology, December 2004, p. 13345-13350, Vol. 78, No. 23 - Full Text

Outdoor notes - In Wisconsin and Illinois, chronic wasting disease is now a fact of hunting season
Chicago Sun-Times - 11/14/04

Six southern Illinois counties will be part of CWD sampling
Evansville Courier and Press - 11/14/04 (registration required)

Peacefulness soon to be shattered
The Joplin Globe (Missouri) - 11/14/04

Wisconsin deer hunting opens Saturday
Duluth News Tribune - 11/14/04

Outdoors; Harvest is down, but still ample 
St. Cloud Times (Minnesota) - 11/14/04

ALL DEER, ALL THE TIME: Tales from the hunt
Grand Forks Herald - 11/14/04

Venison From Field to Table - Program will offer sessions on food safety, deer diseases, canning venison and meat cutting
The Indiana Gazette - 11/14/04

Rural Sask. towns want deer cull, saying animals are peeping in windows
The StarPhoenix - 11/13/04

Conservation staff to test deer for disease
The Springfield News-Leader (Missouri) - 11/13/04

Area hunters find best shot for deer is close to home - A shrinking deer population up north convinces some to bag their bucks in southern Michigan
The Detroit News - 11/12/04

IDA testing for chronic wasting disease - Local labs will perform test for $50 per deer
The Register-Mail - 11/12/04 - Illinois Department of Agriculture

Wyoming Game and Fish Department seeks state money
The Billings Gazette - 11/11/04

State to monitor deer for wasting disease
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 11/11/04 - Pennsylvania Game Commission

Deer Season Will Offer Opportunities and Challenges
Pennsylvania Game Commission - 11/10/04

Deer season opens Monday
Michigan Tech Lode - 11/10/04 - Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Micro detectives: Grants help university scientists unlock secrets of biofilms, chronic wasting disease
The Billings Gazette - 11/10/04

Penn criticized for deer culling at its vet school
The Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/10/04

Bambi must die - The case against Minnesota's 1.2 million forest-destroying, disease-spreading deer
City Pages - 11/10/04

Deer Lymph Nodes Extracted at Dundee for Chronic Wasting Disease Study
Fulda Free Press (Minnesota) - 11/10/04

DNR continues CWD tests on deer 
Minnesota Public Radio - 10/09/04 - RealPlayer audio

Deer season off to a good start
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 11/09/04

CWD monitoring continues
Bismarck Tribune - 11/09/04 - North Dakota Game and Fish

No Evidence yet of Chronic Wasting Disease in 2004 Harvest - More than 650 samples are negative so far
BlackHillsPortal - 11/09/04 - South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks

Sports Spasms - To date, all of the 2,638 deer sampled statewide have tested negative for the disease
Alva Review Courier - 11/09/04 - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

'Chronic Wasting Disease' a concern for hunters
KATU TV2 News - 11/08/04 - video

Regulation Changes Could Affect Deer Harvest - This is the final year of a three-year testing program
Kansas City InfoZine - 11/08/04 - Missouri Department of Conservation

Illinois Firearm Deer Season Is Nov. 19-21
Chester Sun Times - 11/08/04 - Illinois Department of Natural Resources

International Symposium of Prion Diseases Sendai October 31 to November 2.,2004
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 11/08/04

NIGHTSAVE DEER - By implanting the gene of a special jellyfish into deer, the transgenic NIGHTSAVE deer... illuminated by car headlights
www.genetiate.com

Experimental Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease Agent to Cattle by Intracerebral Route: Final Outcome of the Study
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Experimental Inoculation of Tme, Scrapie, and Cwd to Raccoons: An Update
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Experimental Cross-Species Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease (Cwd) at the National Animal Disease Center (Nadc), Ames, Iowa: An Update
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Unhappy fate awaits park elk -  The National Park Service is facing nothing but unattractive options for disposal of the surplus elk at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Bismarck Tribune - 11/07/04

Set sights on to-do list before aiming for deer
Richmond Times Dispatch - 11/07/04 - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Deadly virus claims deer in Indiana - EHD was first discovered in 1955 when several hundred white-tailed deer died in Michigan and New Jersey
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - 11/07/04

Jury's out on deer management plan
The Mining Journal (Michigan UP) - 11/05/04

Hunters Asked to Help Monitor Cronic Wasting Disease Again This Year - Last year, biologists collected more than 4,900 samples during the deer seasons. Thirteen of those were positive, all from the Panhandle
Southwest Nebraska News - 11/05/04 - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Rocky Mountain Lab research touted by medical journal
Helena Independent Record - 11/05/04

DNR under more fire for deer kill
The Capital (Maryland) - 11/04/04

The deer hunt is on - Archery deer and turkey season open, shotgun’s approaching
Northern Star - 11/04/04- Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Please don't feed the deer
The Prairie Advocate (Illinois) - 11/04/04

Grants help scientists unlock secrets of biofilms, CWD
The Billings Outpost - 11/04/04

Invention helps farmers, hunters and veterinarians
WALB TV10 News - 11/04/04

New CWD Area Identified in Wyoming
North Dakota Game and Fish Department - 11/03/04 - map large - small

Deer plentiful again - This is the third and final year of collecting samples unless CWD is found in the state
Park Rapids Enterprise (Minnesota) - 11/03/04

DNR looks for chronic wasting disease in deer
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 11/03/04

Of CWD and sesqui-what?
The Pilot-Independent (Minnesota) - 11/02/04

DNR staff reminds hunters where to bring in deer for CWD testing
The Pilot-Independent (Minnesota) - 11/02/04

Reports from the deer hunt - Once again we are collecting heads of deer at least a year and a half old as part of our program to detect Chronic Wasting Disease
MaineToday - 11/02/04 - Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Man able to keep some of his deer - When the male deer die, Brinson's license will automatically expire
The Daily News (North Carolina) - 11/02/04

Elk numbers too high in N.D. park
The Billings Gazette - 11/01/04

Control over elk carcasses is urged - The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission should regulate hunters' movement of elk and deer carcasses...
The Billings Gazette - 10/31/04

Shortage of deer not an issue this year, biologist says
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) - 10/31/04 - Surveillance and Testing

Oh, Deer: Hunters won't buck trends next season - No CWD test this time
Winston-Salem Journal - 10/31/04

Outdoors: Venison eligible to stock food shelves - Legally, a party of five could harvest 25 deer if they chose to
St. Cloud Times (Minnesota) - 10/31/04 - Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry

Hungry deer cause problems - Animals trample and eat farmers’ corn crops 
York Daily Record (Pennsylvania) - 10/31/04

2004 deer season looks similar to ‘03 - “We’d like to test 5,000-plus deer each year for CWD”
Michigan Outdoor News - 10/29/04

With raids and handcuffs, an overreaction to pet deer
Baltimore Sun - 10/28/04

Research centre established to investigate protein folding diseases
Express News, University of Alberta - 10/28/04

DNR to test deer for chronic wasting disease in several areas; offer incentives
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 10/28/04

$30,000 research elk shot near Hesperus
The Durango Herald - 10/28/04

JERRY DAVIS: Rules change on other side of Mississippi
La Crosse Tribune - 10/27/04 - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Dentry: Fear of wasting disease appears to be waning
Rocky Mountain News - 10/27/04

Colorado again offers testing for CWD
ESPN - 10/27/04

State veterinarian announces immediate import restrictions to prevent
Chronic Wasting Disease
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - 10/27/04 (pdf)

Chronic Wasting Disease is a potential and serious threat
Reno Gazette-Journal - 10/26/04 - Nevada Department of Wildlife

DNR streamlines collection process, offers incentives for firearms hunters who bring in deer for CWD testing - The DNR aims to collect 11,000 lymph node samples from wild deer this year
The Pilot-Independent (Minnesota) - 10/26/04

Judge OKs trial over game farm law
The Billings Gazette - 10/26/04

Elk lobby slams release report
Edmonton Sun - 10/25/04

Elk cut loose - Illegal release of farm-raised wild animals has been feared since markets collapsed and feed costs began increasing two years ago
Edmonton Sun - 10/24/04

CWD case another blow to elk producers - Disaster has once again struck the Canadian game farm industry
Lloydminster Meridian Booster - 10/24/04

New cases of chronic wasting disease found in southeast Wyoming
The Billings Gazette - 10/23/04 - Wyoming Game and Fish

G&F Commision meets Nov. 4-5 in Torrington - The commission will hear from a private citizen proposing a regulation governing the transport of deer and elk from chronic wasting disease areas.
Wyoming Game and Fish - 10/22/04

Utah's Deer Hunt Opens This Weekend
KSL TV5 News - 10/22/04 - RealPlayer video

CWD found on Sask. elk farm
CBC Saskatchewan - 10/21/04 - RealPlayer audio

Battlefords farms quarantined
The Star-Phoenix (Saskatchewan) - 10/21/04

Chronic wasting discovered on game farm - 27-month-old female elk
The Star-Phoenix (Saskatchewan) - 10/21/04 (scroll down) 

Outdoors Report: Biologists expect another hit-or-miss season for hunters - In the Puget Sound region, state biologists are asking successful hunters to call them so they can take brain samples...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 10/21/04 (scroll down) - Department of Fish and Wildlife

Deer study may show sterilization works
Pioneer Press (Illinois) - 10/21/04 - more...

MAD DEER FEED BAN WARNING LETTER RECALL 6 TONS DISTRIBUTED USA
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 10/20/04 - more...

DNR streamlines collection process, offers incentives for firearms hunters who bring in deer for CWD testing
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 10/20/04

UNH study: Lots of ticks here carrying Lyme disease - University of New Hampshire study shows that one out of every two ticks in Durham and Lee were infected...
Foster's Online - 10/20/04 - UNH Cooperative Extension

Delegate Meets With DNR Secretary Over Deer Slaughters - Lawmaker Still Has Unanswered Questions
WBAL TV11 News (Maryland) - 10/20/04

Escaped deer could pose health hazard if consumed
The Herald Standard - 10/20/04

Maryland NRP 'heavy-handed'
The Washington Times - 10/20/04

State Lawmaker Wants Answers After Deer Killings - If State Crews Acted Legally, Delegate Wants To Change Laws
WBAL TV11 News (Maryland) - 10/19/04

CWD fears spread far and wide - Nearly every state keeping watch for fatal brain disease
Rocky Mountain News - 10/18/04

Workshop aimed at teaching hunters prep techniques
The Grand Island Independent (Nebraska) - 10/18/04

When gun season for deer begins, hunters start shooting cash into rural Georgia - Last deer season, Georgia led the nation with 484,000 deer killed
Macon Telegraph - 10/18/04 - Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Elk escapees spark new wildlife worries - Ranches: The discovery of two bulls from a domestic facility raises concerns of disease and genetic impurity
The Salt Lake Tribune - 10/16/04 - Royal Rut Hunting Preserve

Put Your Deer Herd on a Healthier Diet
North American Whitetail - 10/15/04

Wildlife Officers Bust Baiters
Chattanoogan - (Tennessee) 10/14/04

Florida deer remain free of malady - 1,244 free-ranging deer were tested
Florida Today - 10/14/04 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Scouting deer season - Hemorrhagic disease seems to have run its course in North Carolina
The News & Observer - 10/14/04 - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Conditions favorable for a productive deer season
The Free Lance-Star - 10/14/04 - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Hunters Urged to Take Precautions With Out-of-State Game
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks - 10/14/04

Hunters asked to help state with CWD testing
The Billings Gazette - 10/13/04 - Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Arkansas To Check Deer for CWD
Buckmasters - 10/13/04 - Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

New lab provides key research into animal diseases
Detroit Free Press - 10/12/04 - Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health

Do Deer Owners Have Recourse To Avoid Killing Animals? - Maryland Law Mandates Testing Of Nonnative, Captive Deer
WBAL TV11 News (Maryland) - 10/11/04

New home for ‘urban elk - Wildlife officials want to move half of two local herds to reduce crop, fence damage
Mail Tribune - 10/11/04

Venison 101
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - 10/10/04

Anne Arundel couple upset after deer herd euthanized - State says disease threat justified killing of animals 
The Baltimore Sun - 10/09/04 (registration required)

State Officials Euthanize More Captive Deer - Maryland Natural Resources Officials Defend Law, Policy
WBAL TV11 News (Maryland) - 10/08/04 - 56k RealPlayer video or 200k

Natural Resources Police Seize Deer; Wildlife Officials Remind Public Of Dangers Of Chronic Wasting Disease
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - 10/08/04

Congressmen Applauded for Taking Action to Protect Captive Wildlife
PRNewswire - 10/08/04 - Congressmen Sam Farr - Congressman Christopher Shays - H.R.5242

Cause of squirrel deaths not yet pinpointed - According to national health agencies, the primary disease of concern among squirrels are prion diseases
Muskegon Chronicle - 10/08/04 - The Lancet - Vol 350 - 8/30/97 (pdf)

A protein-binding ligand system for prion disease detection
Medical Device Link - 10/08/04

Virologists gather to put new light on diseases
Daily Nebraskan - 10/08/04 - Fourth Annual Symposium - Prion Targeting

State Officials Euthanize Man's Deer Herd - European fallow deer
WBAL TV11 News (Maryland) - 10/07/04 - 56k RealPlayer video or 200k

Prion diseases — close to effective therapy?
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery3, 874 - 884 (01 Oct 2004)

Diagnosing prion diseases: needs, challenges and hopes
Nature Reviews Microbiology2, 809 - 819 (01 Oct 2004)

Departments guard against CWD
Northwest Indiana Times - 09/07/04 - Indiana DNR - Board of Animal Health

Bowhunter bags British deer -- in Indiana
The Indianapolis Star - 10/06/04

Prion researcher to speak on mad cow disease on Oct. 14 - the physiological function of the prion protein remains unclear despite nearly 20 years of research
UC Santa Cruz Currents - 10/06/04 - Remarkable Protein Structures...

State scales back hunter check stations - Officials will continue to collect chronic wasting disease samples, but in smaller numbers
The Billings Gazette - 10/05/04 - Wyoming Game and Fish Department

$10.1 milliion grant to support infectious disease study - ...will study the way prions interact with copper
The Billings Gazette - 10/05/04

'No beef, no hunting' campaign grows in Alberta - The Alberta Fish and Game Association has thrown its support behind a campaign that takes aim at American hunters...
CBC Edmonton - 10/04/04

Experts share knowledge - In the majority of South Carolina it is legal to bait for the deer...
Myrtle Beach Sun News - 10/01/04 - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Nothing ‘alarming’ found in CWD audit
Michigan Outdoor News - 10/01/04

DFG sets up disease-testing sites this weekend
Record Searchlight - 10/01/04 - California Department of Fish and Game

DCNR tells PGC: Reduce deer herd - The herd is about twice the size it should be...
Pennsylvania Outdoor News - 10/01/04

Two arrested after hunting guide shot
KCTV TV5 News - 10/01/04

State offers incentives for deer samples
The Columbian - 09/30/04 - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Louse that Roared? Research looks at relationship between lice, rampant deer disease 
The Register-Guard - 09/30/04 - Black-Tailed Deer Hair-Loss Photos

A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON HUNTER EFFORT AND ATTITUDES IN WISCONSIN’S CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE ERADICATION ZONE: RESULTS FROM THE 2OO3 EXTENDED DEER SEASON
Robert H. Holsman & Ryan D. Meinerz, College of Natural Resources, UW-Stevens Point - August 2004 (pdf)

Differences flow at Yampa basin meeting - The public has become apathetic about chronic wasting disease during the past few years
Craig Daily Press (Colorado) - 09/30/04

JERRY DAVIS: Wildlife can't hide from this camera
La Crosse Tribune - 09/30/04 - RECONYX

Weather conditions create ideal deer opener - “There seems to be some confusion between chronic wasting disease and deer hair loss syndrome”
Statesman Journal (Oregon) - 09/30/04

Want to hear a bugling elk? Now is the time -  Kentucky and elk tours are becoming synonymous
The Courier-Journal - 09/30/04

Spring Grove asks state help finding elk
Northwest Herald (Illinois) - 09/30/04

Entangled Elk Situation Raises Ethical Questions
KSL TV5 News - 09/29/04 - RealPlayer video - previous video

Know thy enemy: When CJD hits home
Rockland Village Soup - 09/29/04

GF man victim of rare disease - Creutzfeldt-Jakob strikes about 1 in a million each year; cause unknown
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) - 09/29/04 - Obituary -  KDAZ TV8 video

Data from studies spun to support different agendas - Dioxin levels in deer liver were between 93 and 534 times higher than in pan-fried liver tested by the FDA
Detroit Free Press - 09/29/04

DNR announces check stations and information centers for deer hunters - 60 deer heads from each county will be collected from volunteers for submission to Michigan State University for CWD testing
Michigan Department of Natural Resources - 09/28/04

ODFW asks for hunters’ assistance with monitoring animals for CWD
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - 09/28/04

Sask. Environment revises CWD control plan
Lloydminster Meridian Booster - 09/28/04 - Saskatchewan Environment - CWD (pdf)

Wildlife Conservation Society Hosts Public Symposium on Human-Wildlife Diseases
Medical News Today - 09/28/04 - One World • One Health

Cash-strapped DNR limits CWD tests - "We would like to do more, but we can't" - Paul Shelton, IDNR wildlife manager
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 09/26/04 - Map (pdf)

Got a CWD question? - The Rockford Register Star soon will be interviewing Paul Shelton...
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 09/26/04 (scroll down)

Bowhunters can aid CWD effort - This fall, the goal is to test 11,000 hunter-harvested deer for CWD
Grand Forks Herald (Minnesota) - 09/26/04 - 2004 CWD sampling permit areas

Alabama’s 2004 Deer Outlook
Alabama Game and Fish Magazine - 09/25/04 - Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

State still free of Chronic Wasting Disease, biologists say
Bladen Journal - 09/24/04 - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

White House Creates Working Group on Disease-Causing Prions - Group aims to identify research needs for brain-wasting proteins
U.S. Department of State - 09/24/04

Deer Disorder Affects Hunters Too - “hair loss syndrome” has spread like wildfire throughout the western Oregon
KATU TV2 News - 09/23/04 - video

A lesson for living: Bowhunter defies medical wisdom to survive - Bowhunting safety tips
The Billings Gazette - 09/23/04

A Fresh Look at BSE - Sheep, deer, and elk could spread prion diseases (TSEs) to cattle through direct animal contact or contamination of pastures
Science, Vol 305, Issue 5692, 1918-1921 , 24 September 2004

The tough stuff - Recent research indicates intact carcasses from deer that died of CWD may spread the disease to healthy deer...The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is now recommending hunters in areas with chronic wasting disease leave the skull and nervous tissue of harvested deer and elk in the field
The Casper Star-Tribune - 09/23/04

It's deer season again
The Journal-Standard (Illinois) - 09/23/04

And the bow season begins - ...baiting has made it possible for some people to kill deer without putting a lot of time into it
Oceanas Herald Journal - 09/23/04 - Michigan Baiting and Feeding info

Abundance of Deer Sparks Controversial Decision - North Tonawanda SWAT team will begin baiting and shooting up to two hundred deer
WIVB TV4 News (New York) - 09/23/04 - video

Wilderness Association raises game farming concerns - The Alberta government has released a new game farming protocol, which allows imports of deer and elk into the province in a bid to "increase marketing opportunities."
Airdrie Echo - 09/22/04 - The Alberta Wilderness Association - New protocols - Alberta White-tail and Mule Deer Association

Provincial regulation could kill game farm - Ontario would join Manitoba and British Columbia as provinces that prohibit hunting wildlife in captivity
Almaguin News - 09/22/04 - Ministry of Natural Resources - Environmental Bill of Rights

Archery hunters encouraged to submit deer for CWD testing
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 09/21/04 - 2004 CWD sampling

A mystery in the wild - Few answers as deer fall prey to a deadly disease
MSNBC - 09/21/04 - How deadly prions are destroyed

Conservation groups failed to seize debate - Deer farmers’ ideas should be shot down
The Journal Gazette (Indiana) - 09/19/04

Good, bad news for area hunters - Despite high deer success rates, the whitetails appear to be breeding quicker than hunters can load their guns
The Washington Times - 09/19/04

Wildlife officials watch for 'wasting' disease
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 09/18/04 - Missouri Department of Conservation

Anterless Deer Hunt - During the last decade over a 1000 deer have been harvested from the Granskog farm
WLUC TV6 News (Michigan UP) - 09/18/04

Metro bowhunters asked to help with CWD testing efforts - Participants may win hunting gear
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 09/17/04

Archery hunters can be part of survey - 67 confirmed cases in Illinois with the majority in Boone and Winnebago counties
The Beacon News - 09/17/04 - Illinois Deer Hunting Information

Conservation areas closed for bowhunting
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 09/17/04

Fawns to be used in study of disease
The Billings Gazette - 09/17/04

Researcher wants out-of-state deer
The Casper Star-Tribune - 09/16/04 - Department of Veterinary Sciences - Research

Disease detection prompts hunt changes - agency is investigating a brucellosis outbreak in the area
The Casper Star-Tribune - 09/16/04

Panel splits on feedground closures
The Casper Star-Tribune - 09/16/04

Deer disease back in Utah; not a threat to humans
The BYU Newsnet - 09/16/04 - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Fish and Game tests for Chronic Wasting Disease
Record-Searchlight - 09/16/04 (registration required) - California Fish and Game

Deer farm issue not yet resolved - there are 435 deer or elk farms in Indiana, but the DNR counts 10 or fewer that offer high-fenced shooting
Journal Gazette - 09/16/04

Bennett pushes funding for Interior, agriculture projects - $249,000 for work on chronic wasting disease affecting deer and elk
Deseret News (Utah) - 09/16/04

Deer: Another record harvest in sight? - The DNR would like to sample 11,000 deer this fall. The agency again will entice participants by offering a chance to win one of 30 donated new guns or bows
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 09/15/04 - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Md. free of wasting disease - A total of 542 white-tailed deer were tested in the survey
The Washington Times - 09/15/04 - Maryland Department of Natural Resources

SHEDDING LIGHT ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 09/14/04

Dunlop demands compensation for deer and elk farmers
CNW Telbec (Ontario) - 09/14/04

Province has new plan to battle deer disease -  Hunters will be given free permits this fall in an effort to cull the wild herds
CBC Saskatchewan - 09/14/04 - RealPlayer audio (7 minutes)

Arkansas Deer Herd Gets Clean Bill of Health - Game and Fish Commission had almost 800 deer tested
Buckmasters - 09/14/04 - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Several Access and Habitat projects approved - ODFW will continue testing deer and elk
The Bend Bugle - 09/14/04 - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Dioxin taints state game along the Tittabawassee River, officials say
Detroit Free Press - 09/14/04

Local DNR will test for CWD - Deer heads may be fresh or frozen...
Cottonwood County Citizen (Minnesota) - 09/13/04

Like deer in headlights - "I think, no matter what I do, they want to kill my deer"
The Daily News (North Carolina) - 09/13/04

Human Dimensions of Wildlife - Special CWD Issue $7.00 order today! (pdf)
Table of Contents
Fire in the Sistine Chapel: How Wisconsin Responded to Chronic Wasting Disease
Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 9:165–179, 2004 - Full Text
The Economic Impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin
Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 9:181 -192, 2004 - Full Text

Hunting-Safety Alert: Beware diseased deer
New York Post - 09/12/04

Food plot hunting is personal issue
The Roanoke Times - 09/12/04

Hunt for solution takes aim at deer
Asbury Park Press (New Jersey) - 09/12/04

State requiring hunters to check their deer 
The Morning Sun (Kansas) - 09/11/04 - Department of Wildlife and Parks - CWD page

MAD MOUNTAIN LION DISEASE USA VIA CWD ? WHY NOT!
Terry S. Singeltary - 09/11/04

Deer Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
KSL TV5 News - 09/10/04 - Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Deer contraception program stepped up. Unusually high fertility rate is cited
The Princeton Packet (New Jersey) - 09/10/04

Prairie farmers target U.S. hunters in mad-cow protest
The Globe and Mail - 09/10/04

Elk restoration project threatened by poaching
Fort Frances Times (Ontario) - 09/08/04

Amarillo Biosciences Requests Designated New Animal Drug Listing for Ten Diseases From FDA's Office of Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Drug Development (MUMS) - natural human interferon alpha as a treatment and/or prevention of a number of animal diseases
PR Newswire - 09/09/04

Park's bison to go; fate of elk up in air - The park normally transfers excess elk to other states...
The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) - 09/08/04

Wolf plan presentation due Thursday - Friday’s agenda items include a report about Oregon’s ban on the importation of cervids
Statesman Journal (Oregon) - 09/08/04

Bait and shoot about to begin in N. T.
WGRZ TV2 News (New York) - 09/07/04

Venison 101 Workshop - Saturday, Sept. 25
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences

Did you know? - A half-dozen domestic elk...escaped to the wild all have tested negative...
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) - 09/05/04 (scroll down) 

Variable patterns of distribution of PrPCWD in the obex and cranial lymphoid tissues of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) with subclinical chronic wasting disease
The Veterinary Record - Volume 155, No. 10

Researchers unravel genetic makeup of ticks to tackle disease
News-Medical.Net - 09/04/04

Agency backs culling of deer population -  Killing some deer and sterilizing the remaining herd are two steps the town should take to reduce and manage its overgrown deer population...
Greenwich Time (Pennsylvania) - 09/04/04

Officials fear flare-up of disease among deer - Deer with EHD may stagger and appear weak and thin
Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois) - 09/03/04

Game Commission Offers Advice to Hunters Headed Out-of-State
Pennsylvania Game Commission - 09/02/04

CWD testing will continue in Wisconsin, Minnesota
La Crosse Tribune - 09/02/04 - Wisconsin DNR - Minnesota DNR

Farmers Ask For Help as Deer Devour Their Crops - More Hunting Weighed; Animal Groups Opposed
The Washington Post (Maryland) - 09/02/04

Bow Hunters Asked to Submit Deer and Elk Heads for CWD Testing
North Dakota Game and Fish - 09/01/04 - CWD Q&A

Eating Raw Deer Meat Tied to Hepatitis E Infection
Reuters - 08/31/04

Consumption of uncooked deer meat as a risk factor for hepatitis E virus infection: An age- and sex-matched case-control study
Journal of Medical Virology - Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages 67 - 70 (abstract)

Report encourages elk feeding
The Billings Gazette (Wyoming) - 08/29/04

Deer disease hasn't appeared - But experts say concern remains 
The Times-Picayune - 08/29/04 - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries - Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry

Looking for a place to hunt - Part II
The Daily and Sunday Review (Pennsylvania) - 08/29/04

Shedding Light On Chronic Wasting Disease - $9.95 DVD
American Outdoor Productions

Got a CWD question?
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 08/29/04 (scroll down)

Maintaining an accurate deer count - Hunters debate best way to estimate numbers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 08/29/04

Getting a head
The Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - 08/27/04

Looking for a place to hunt? Here's an interesting study
The Daily and Sunday Review (Pennsylvania) - 08/22/04

Deer, elk disease a concern
The Arizona Republic - 08/22/04

Forum focuses on deer disease - Sept. 11 at the Wyndham Hotel in East Syracuse
The Post-Standard (New York) - 08/20/04 - more

Preparing a harvest for deer a fine art
The Tennessean - 08/19/04

No rental car for YOU, deer striker
Portland Press Herald (Maine) - 08/18/04

Health District Tick Warning - Approximately 49 percent of the deer ticks submitted by Newtown residents tested positive for the presence of spirochetes that cause Lyme
Voices (Connecticut) - 08/18/04

Burgled buck bagged, charges handed out
Centre Daily (Pennsylvania) - 08/17/04

No salt, no bait for deer or elk
Idaho Fish and Game - 08/16/04

Ontario Set to Become Eighth Province to Say No to Penned Hunts: IFAW Offers Thanks to McGuinty Government
The International Fund for Animal Welfare - 08/16/04

CWD SURVEILLANCE SAMPLE SUBMISSIONS TEXAS ?
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 08/16/04

Transmission of sheep scrapie to elk by intracerebral inoculation: final outcome of the experiment
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 08/16/04 - Agricultural Research Service

Oh, deer - 12-inch spread now required
The Sun Herald (Mississippi) - 08/15/04

FSIN wants to help battle CWD
CBC Saskatchewan - 08/13/04

Anthrax infection confirmed in Uvalde and Val Verde Counties - CWD has not been detected in Texas, and in some cases, we may want to avoid opening carcasses of dead deer with signs of anthrax
Southwest Farm Press - 08/12/04 - Texas Animal Health Commission

Residents oppose plan to compost dead deer - between 50,000 and 60,000 deer are killed annually on Pennsylvania roads
The Patriot-News - 08/12/04

Hunters asked to protect deer, elk herds - The Arizona Game and Fish Department needs 1,600 deer and elk heads
Colorado River Weekender - 08/12/04

NM wants hunters to examine deer fat
KOB-TV - 08/12/04

Pat Durkin column: Pair’s improvisational skills come in handy on TV program
Green Bay Press-Gazette - 08/12/04

Restrictions set on importation of non-resident deer and elk carcasses
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - 08/11/04

Run, Bambi, run: Ontario expands hunt - Culling excess deer will strengthen remaining herd, province says
The Globe and Mail - 08/09/04

Killing zones take aim at deer ticks - A Chesco resident is leading an effort to reduce the parasites, which spread Lyme disease. Two new devices aid in the fight
Times Leader - 08/08/04

Arkansas deer herd smallest in region
The Daily Citizen - 08/07/04

Reaction to chronic wasting disease report mixed
CBC Saskatchewan - 08/06/04

Re: CWD IN CANADIAN WILDLIFE: AN EXPERT OPINION ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISKS TO WILD DEER
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 08/06/04

Deer in Headlights Pose Dilemma for Motorists
Reuters - 08/05/04 - Centers for Disease Control - Nonfatal Motor-Vehicle Animal Crash–Related Injuries (pdf)

No evidence of wasting disease found in SC
The State - 08/05/04 - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Deer cull urged in Saskatchewan - Thousands of wild deer must be slaughtered in Saskatchewan to save the rest of Canada's deer
The Globe and Mail - 07/05/04 - Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN CANADIAN WILDLIFE: AN EXPERT OPINION ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISKS TO WILD DEER
Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre - July 2004 (pdf)

CWF Says “Enough is Enough!” - Renews Call For an End to Game Farms in Canada
Canadian Wildlife Federation - 08/05/04

JERRY DAVIS: Be aware of how to haul deer carcasses
La Crosse Tribune - 08/05/04

Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to consider proposals - would prohibit importing deer and elk harvested from states and Canadian provinces where chronic wasting disease is present in wild populations
The Seattle Times - 08/05/04 - Agenda

The Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab (ADRDL) has announced that a new rapid test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk is available this fall
Marshall County Journal (South Dakota) - 07/04/04 - ADRDL

The American Wildlife Conservation Foundation and the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance will hold a symposium on CWD 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11
The Ithaca Journal (New York) - 08/03/04 (scroll down)

G&F seeks help monitoring CWD - "If they hunt in areas known to have CWD, they should leave the head, spine and other nervous tissue at the site of the kill or dispose of them in an approved landfill"
The Billings Gazette (Wyoming) - 08/02/04

Elk project at pivotal stage - Cutoff of supply might not leave enough herd to thrive
Knoxville News-Sentinel - 08/01/04 (registration required)

Animal Protection Groups Urge Congress to Crack Down on Cruel Canned Hunts
PR Newswire - 07/29/04 - S. 2731

Shooting preserves for deer?
Northwest Indiana Times - 04/29/04 - CACCC

Jerry Davis column: Author reflects on conservation efforts
La Crosse Tribune - 07/29/04

Under the influence of elk
Toronto Star - 07/26/04

Leave Indiana's deer farms alone
Evansville Courier & Press - 07/24/04

Deer hunt to go on without public's help - The County Board says it has other pressing issues, such as the budget
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 07/23/04

GA DNR Launches New Deer Management - Hunting and Non-hunting Public Input Necessary for Plan Success
Chattanoogan - 07/22/04

Deer Population Alarmingly High -  Since 2001, the number of deer in parts of Winnebago County has nearly tripled
WIFR TV 23 News (Illinois) - 07/22/04

Deerfeeder program to go regional - "We are being bitten by the ticks - we have people who are immune deficient who can't fight these diseases"
Avon Grove Sun (Pennsylvania) - 07/22/04 - Editorial

Heads sought in detecting wasting disease
Arizona Republic - 07/22/04 - Arizona Game and Fish

Richard T. Johnson - Pioneer neuroscientist says major improvements are needed in U.S. prion research programs
Chemical & Engineering News - 07/21/04

Elk: Feed them or not?
The Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - 07/19/04

For elk, a precipitous future
The Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - 07/18/04

Column: About 10 percent of the state's captive deer and elk facilities have been audited by Department of Natural Resources teams and the results, so far, are less than encouraging
Mlive.com - 07/18/04

Pressure high on hunting preserves - Fight to shut down fenced-deer hunts
The Journal Gazette (Indiana) - 7/18/04

Deer study yields results - "Our goal is to document home range and dispersal characteristics for the deer in the disease eradication zone to assess the influence of habitat fragmentation, changes in deer density and harvest intensity"
Wisconsin Outdoor News - 07/16/04 - wildlife.wisc.edu

Agency fine tunes search for wasting disease - movement of the disease to such places as the Black Hills of South Dakota and to the west slope of the Continental Divide has wildlife managers concerned about its spread
The Casper Star-Tribune - 07/16/04 - Wyoming Game & Fish

2 men indicted over violations of hunting laws - Preserve's owner, ex-worker allegedly doped deer, allowed unlicensed hunters
The Indianapolis Star - 07/16/04 - Bellar's Place

Panel OKs pro, bow hunters in deer cull
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 07/15/04

Editorial: Bowhunting can be a part of the solution
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 07/15/04

Deer Food Plot Basics: Part 2
The Greeneville Sun - 07/17/04 - Part 1

For Bigger Antlers - Feed Year Round - Remember to feed soybeans year round, except during hunting season, when you may wish to "bait" the area with corn for the purpose of harvesting deer
The Okmulgee Daily Times (Oklahoma) - 07/13/04

Deer vaccination plan approved by township -  Committee allocates $27,720 for deer immunizations
The Princeton Packet - 07/13/04

Report details tough times for country’s deer farmers
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (New Zealand) - 07/13/04

Henderson: Operating Venison Donation Coalition expensive - 111,000 pounds of ground venison to food banks in 48 New York counties
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - 07/13/04

Forest preserve committee to review deer hunt proposal - Some County Board members favor a deer management plan instead - 300-deer kill costs $18,876 - 04/29/04
Rockford Register Star - 07/12/04 - Illinois CWD map (pdf)

Researchers find CWD more prevalent in older bucks - Disease is also not uniformly distributed within infected area
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - 07/01/04

Deer Food Plot Basics - Part 1
The Greeneville Sun - 07/10/04

Unusually high deer birth rate spurs debate on lethal culling -  Many explanations for large number of fawns among deer receiving birth-control vaccinations
The Princeton Packet - 07/09/04

Belle Isle deer vanish - Disease-carrying animals being moved from island sanctuary
The Detroit News - 07/09/04

Supreme Court Cuts Jury Award to Venison Farm
Lincoln County News(Maine) - 07/09/04

Second round of tests finds no CWD in Missouri’s deer herds
The South Missourian News - 07/08/04 - Missouri Dept. of Conservation

State considers ban to prevent chronic wasting - new rule would make it illegal to bring whole animals across state lines unless the carcasses already are deboned and processed
Tri-City Herald - 07/08/04 - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Heartbreaking, dream-gutting loss - Farmer watches his deer, plans for a game farm die in fight with chronic wasting disease
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 07/07/04

HDW Special Issue 9-3 – Chronic Wasting Disease (order today!)
Human Dimensions of Wildlife (pdf) - see also Hunter Perceptions and Behaviors Related to Chronic Wasting Disease in Northern Illinois

Elk focus of investigation
Salmon Arm Observer - 07/02/04

GeneThera Successfully Develops Cellular Model for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) Vaccine
Market Wire - 06/30/04

TB confirmed in Northland deer herd - 1,500 deer are to be tested for tuberculosis, after the disease was confirmed in six animals in the herd
NZCity (New Zealand) - 06/30/04 - Animal Health Board

Changes in Deer Supply - New Zealand processor takes step closer to venison suppliers by changing procurement arrangements
MeatNews - 06/29/04

Without provided food, deer die - Increased number of starvation cases noted since feeding ban put into action
Plattsburgh Press-Republican (New York) - 06/29/04 - Memories...

Indiana State Wildlife Update
Game & Fish Magazines - 06/29/04

Surveillance for human CWD
Jim Woodward - 06/28/04

Research targets prion diseases - Alan Young of SDSU's Department of Veterinary Science is studying how immune systems respond to prion diseases
The Rapid City Journal - 06/28/04

Domestic elk shot, tested for wasting disease - A domestic elk that escaped from a North Dakota farm was shot and killed by Minnesota wildlife officials
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 06/27/04

Mad cow-like diseases linked by bacteria 
United Press International - 06/25/04 - CJD Diagnostic & Research Center - Neuropathology of spiroplasma infection in the rat brain - Dangerous Liaisons between a Microbe and the Prion Protein - Cellular Prion Protein Promotes Brucella Infection into Macrophages

Linking chronic wasting disease to scrapie by comparison of Spiroplasma mirum ribosomal DNA sequences
Exp Mol Pathol. 2004 Aug;77(1):49-56 - Full Text

Chronic wasting disease in Canada: Part 1
Can Vet J 2004;45:397-404

Elk industry ailing due to chronic wasting disease - Demand for elk meat rapidly fell with the onset of mad cow disease
Glenwood Springs Post Independent - 06/24/04

Secret Videotape Raises Ethical Questions In Private Deer Hunt
KSL-TV - 06/24/04 - RealPlayer video

Senate panel OKs defense bill - $2 million would go the McLaughlin Research Center in Great Falls to help develop a blood test to identify infectious prion diseases
Great Falls Tribune - 06/23/04

Counting on deer - In the absence of a reliable census, experts are turning to unusual methods to tally the population
Newsday (New York) - 06/23/04 - Deer infrared video (10MB .avi)

Brucellosis vaccine failure puzzles biologists
the Fence Post (Wyoming) - 06/21/04

Native American carries on buckskin tradition
Lahontan Valley News - 06/21/04

More deer show in the headlights
In-Forum (North Dakota) - 06/20/04

DNR begins audit of deer, elk farms - Goal is to help keep state free of chronic wasting disease
Lansing State Journal - 06/16/04

'Deer Lady' gets jail for defying feeding ban
The Ithaca Journal (New York) - 06/16/04

DNR to audit state deer farms
Cadillac News (Michigan) - 06/14/04 - Managing the herd

DNR to begin audit of cervid operations
Michigan Outdoor News - 06/11/04

UW study blames deer for decline in native plants - Scientists find state's biggest depletion where herd is thickest
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 06/10/04 - Conservation Biology

State investigating elk farm fence
The Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) - 06/10/04

DNR investigating report of dead deer
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 06/08/04

USDA warns hunters on CWD - Testing is a ‘surveillance tool' not a food safety test
The Daily Press - 06/04/04

Outdoors Notebook: Testing finds no CWD here
The Columbian - 06/03/04 - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Alta. eyes plan to send elk to Sask. for penned hunts
The StarPhoenix (Saskatchewan) - 06/03/04

Deal reached on oversight of deer, elk herds
MLive.com (Michigan) - 06/03/04

House puts off vote to repeal Granholm's switch on captive herd oversight
Detroit Free Press - 06/02/04

Deer farmer has the brains for marketing - Wellington's Port Nicholson Yacht Club restaurant is experimenting with cooking deer brains as a delicacy
Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - 06/02/04

PennDOT buys deer herd - $198,000 paid for herd of 161 in road's path
The Patriot-News - 05/30/04

Ex-professor says attorney incompetent
The Advocate - 05/29/04

Wildlife officials destroy deer in precautionary move
Grand Forks Herald - 05/27/04 - North Dakota Game and Fish Department (scroll down)

Delaware Deer Brain Tissue Samples Test Negative for Chronic Wasting Disease
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - 05/27/04

Microsens Says Test Can Detect Mad Cow-Causing Prions in Blood - U.S. Department of Agriculture approval for testing for BSE and chronic wasting disease in deer
Bloomberg - 05/26/04

Chronic wasting disease reports fall off
The Rapid City Journal - 05/25/04

Disease proteins found in mutton
The Denver Post - 05/24/04

PrPSc accumulation in myocytes from sheep incubating natural scrapie
Nature Medicine - 23 May 2004 (pdf) - Supplementary Information (pdf)

Mysteries remain in elk deaths - Despite old literature that attributed similar deaths in livestock to usnic acid in lichen, researchers are not sure yet if that was the cause
The Billings Gazette - 05/22/04

Red deer hunts pay big bucks - Preserve aids family, region
Bangor Daily News (Maine) - 05/20/04

More Reports Of Mystery Illness Received By Idaho Two News - Some researchers believe this mystery illness is linked to the bacteria that causes lyme disease
Idaho 2 News - 05/20/04 - morgellons.com

Let's get to meat of issue - The largest buyout agreed to so far is a 90-animal elk herd in Person County, which will cost about $90,000 to purchase and $10,000 to process
The News & Observer (North Carolina) - 05/20/04

Dead deer raise alarm on disease
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota) - 05/20/04

DNR explores 13 deer deaths
The Forum (Minnesota) - 05/19/04

'Abandoned' fawns will be tested for CWD 
The Pine Journal (Minnesota) - 05/19/04

Wasting Disease Spread in Deer Without Direct Contact
Reuters - 05/19/04

Researchers to study fate of prions in wastewater
University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications - 05/19/04

TSE leaflets issued - The deer leaflet is being issued for the first time...
The Western Mail (United Kingdom) - 05/18/04

Preclinical deposition of pathological prion protein PrPSc in muscles of hamsters orally exposed to scrapie
The Journal of Clinical Investigation Volume 113 Number 10 May 2004 (pdf)

'Abandoned' fawns will be tested for CWD
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 05/12/04

Guv right on transfer of deer authority
Kalamazoo Gazette (Michigan) - 05/08/04 - Michigan Deer and Elk Farmers Association

U.S. Lyme disease cases highest ever
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 05/07/04 - Centers for Disease Control

Deer disease lingers in environment, study says - Chronic wasting spread from pen, carcass after 2 years
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 05/07/04

Fifth year of testing shows no CWD in state’s deer herd 
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation - 05/06/04

CWD transmission test confirms gloomy view
Rocky Mountain News - 05/06/04 - Emerging Infectious Diseases

New research supports theory that indirect transmission of wasting disease possible in mule deer
Colorado Division of Wildlife - 05/05/04

Health of deer and elk are at center of squabble
Detroit Free Press - 05/06/04

Second round of tests finds no CWD in Missouri
Missouri Department of Conservation - 05/05/04

Revised deer-hunt rules to be tested - 29 counties to be included in plan to cut doe
numbers
News-Leader (Missouri) - 05/04/04

''Deer Lady'' convicted after feeding wild deer
Newsday (New York) - 05/04/04

Government called largest threat to Saskatchewan’s wildlife resources - Disease and poaching no longer top the list as Saskatchewan’s largest threat to wildlife resources
Meridian Booster - 05/03/04

Maverick researcher impugns prion theory - He thinks bacteria affect proteins, causing ills such as chronic wasting
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 04/30/04 - CJD Diagnostic & Research Center - Detection of Spiroplasma DNA in TSE-Infected Brains and Sera - 1996 interview - Patent # 6,033,858

New Jersey's Deer Herd Tests Negative for Chronic Wasting Disease
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Private cervidae owners crowd House committee meeting to oppose industry's transfer from Ag Department
Michigan Farm Bureau - 04/29/04

Grand Junction TSE incinerator
Jim Woodword - 04/29/04

300-deer kill costs $18,876 - County workers' wages add $39,813 to the tab, prompting renewed calls for using area hunters in the forest preserves
Rockford Register Star - 04/29/04

DNR should monitor deer and elk farms
Detroit Free Press - 04/29/04

EPA Region 8 | Recommended Best Management Practices for Disposal of Laboratory Waste Potentially Contaminated with Chronic Wasting Disease
Environmental Protection Agency

2004-05 Deer Season Finalized - One change for archers is that it will be unlawful to hunt deer over a baited area from Jan. 15 through Feb. 15
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Granholm order provides healthier oversight of herds - The effort to overturn Granholm's executive order begins today with a House committee hearing
Detroit Free Press - 04/27/04

House panel considers repealing chronic wasting disease executive order
MLive.com - 04/25/04 - HCR51

Former LSU professor convicted - faces up to 25 years in prison in a deer-selling scheme
The Advocate - 04/23/04

Environmental Sources of Prion Transmission in Mule Deer
Emerging Infectious Diseases - Vol 10, No 6 - June 2004

Polymorphisms in the prion precursor functional gene but not the pseudogene are associated with susceptibility to chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer 
Journal of General Virology - 2004 85: 1339-1346

BOB LAMB: Helmers' specialized food plots help boost area hunters' success
La Crosse Tribune - 04/22/04

Brain trust: Local scientist, world-renowned expert reflects on half century of work with TSEs
Ravalli Republic - 04/21/04

Man faces charges over deaths of deer - The animals had been discovered on a farm owned by the defendant
The London Free Press - 04/21/04

USDA says Michigan makes progress eradicating bovine TB
Detroit Free Press - 04/20/04

Deer problems discussed
Ironwood Daily Globe (Michigan) - 04/20/04

Defense claims setup in deer case - Lawyer: Wildlife breeding opposed at LSU
The Advocate - 04/20/04

Breaking through the species firewall 
The Plain Dealer - 04/19/04

Ex-professor's wildlife trial begins - Man accused in deer flap, alleges conspiracy theory
The Advocate - 04/19/04

Grizzlies in southwest Alberta awake to roadkill feast
Corvallis Gazette Times - 04/19/04 - Southwest Alberta Grizzly Strategy (scroll down)

Locations of CWD-Positive Deer - Update April 5, 2004
Illinois Department of Natural Resources (pdf image) 

Governor issues executive order transferring regulation of elk, deer herds
MLive.com - 04/15/04 - Executive order No.2004 - 3

Expanding deer industry bucks the trend
The Western Producer - 04/15/04 - Elk dinner at Masters impresses golf legends

CWD Not Found In Massachusetts Deer Tests
Buckmasters - 04/14/04

Congress should step up in chronic wasting fight
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 04/14/04 - (registration required)

Chronic Wasting Disease—Prion Disease in the Wild
April 2004 | Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Page 0427 - more with Terry S. Singeltary Sr.

Local veterinarian testifies at Senate committee hearing
Elko Daily Free Press (Nevada) - 04/13/04

CWD resources needed 
The Daily Press - 04/13/04 - H. R. 2636 - S. B. 1366

Health officials investigate possible link between chronic wasting disease and human illness
The Fort Collins Coloradoan - 04/12/04

Canadian Antlers Seen Putting Spring in Canine Step
Reuters - 04/12/04

Lyme Disease - The Great Pretender
WNEP TV16 News - 04/12/04

Green Thumbs on the Trigger - Homeowners bring in deer hunters to try to save their gardens
The Indiana Gazette - 04/11/04

U.P. deer come out of winter OK - "It was helpful that the DNR and NRC lifted the feeding ban"
The Mining Journal  - 04/09/04

Residents saddened over elk deaths - brainworms might have killed at least one of the elk
The Asheville Citizen Times (Tennessee) - 04/09/04

Chronic Wasting Disease and Potential Transmission to Humans
Centers for Disease Control

Re: Chronic Wasting Disease and Potential Transmission to Humans
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 04/08/04

To feed, or not to feed 
Times Union - 04/08/04

National CWD plan is 'collecting dust - Strategy drafted to fight disease bogged down in red tape
Rocky Mountain News - 04/07/04

Wildlife disease experts seek aid; Chronic wasting disease called threat to regional economy
Billings Gazette - 04/07/04

No signs of chronic wasting disease in Nevada
Nevada Department of Wildlife - 04/06/04

No cases of bovine TB found in deer - DNR says it believes disease that passes to cattle, humans is declining in Michigan
The Cheboygan Daily Tribune - 04/06/04

Bucks in the bag - In a state overrun with deer, Pennsylvania farmers are breeding more for private hunting preserves. It's big business, and a trophy is guaranteed
The Philadelphia Inquirer - 04/04/04

'Brainworm' suspected in moose deaths
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Alaska) - 04/04/04

Look at damage agricultural damage caused by white-tailed deer
Newsday (New York) - 04/04/04

CDC's Role in Monitoring for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 04/02/03

Deer and elk samples negative for CWD
Bismarck Tribune - 04/02/04 - North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Delaware deer studied for illness
The News Journal - 04/02/04

CWD debate intensifies
The Journal Times - 04/02/04

Proposed year-round deer-hunting season on farmland in New York
Newsday - 04/01/04

Elk producers benefit from aid package - After years of struggle, the elk industry is finally getting some good news
Lloydminster Meridian Booster - 03/30/04

Health officials search for illness as warm weather brings out ticks
Missoulian - 03/30/04

State on watch for deer disease 
The Progress (Virginia) - 03/28/04 - Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Deer issue goes public
South Bend Tribune (Indiana) - 03/28/04 - Citizens Advisory Council on Captive Cervids

Park officials use videotape to check for chronic wasting disease
Aberdeen American News - 03/25/04

CWD test results bode well for Manitoba growers - samples of 675 wild deer and 175 wild elk killed during the 2003 hunting season 
The Western Producer - 03/25/04

Incorrect air quality readings led to RML fine - The biological research facility operates an on-site incinerator primarily for disposing of tissue, research by-products from prion diseases like chronic wasting disease and other highly infectious diseases
Ravalli Republic - 03/23/04

Mystery of Wyo. elk deaths solved - The lichen, known as Parmelia molliuscula, contains an acid that may break down muscle tissue
Helena Independent Record - 03/23/04 - Wyoming Game and Fish

Elk die-off stumps experts in Wyoming 
The Seattle Times - 03/22/04 - Wyoming Game and Fish

Elk growers stuck in limbo
The Western Producer - 03/18/04

New study puts price tag on cervid industry's pain
The Western Producer - 03/18/04

A wild mystery -- why are elk dropping dead in Wyoming?
Napa Valley Register - 03/18/04

Testing shows wasting disease not present here - The bad news is that hunters brought at least 15 CWD-contaminated animals into Pennsylvania from other states
The Tribune-Review - 03/18/04

Meeting provides info on chronic wasting 
The Billings Gazette (Montana) - 03/18/04

Chronic Wasting Disease in deer has been recorded in DeKalb County
The MidWeek (Illinois) - 03/17/04

Bill would forgive us some trespasses - HB 468 relates to fencing regulations, it touches on the thornier issue of keeping captive herds of deer and elk
The Courier-Journal (Kentucky) - 03/18/04 - HB468

Dead elk litter reservoir - Water quality expert says rotting carcasses pose little risk to humans
Idaho Press-Tribune - 03/18/04

So far, so good - Kansas tested 2,372 deer killed during the past hunting seasons, and all were negative
The Kansas City Star - 03/17/04

Trace Minerals Role in CWD Discounted
Ag Report - 03/16/04

The influence of trace minerals on susceptibility to chronic wasting disease (CWD)
Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences - Western College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Saskatchewan - 30 August 2003 (pdf)

Abridged hunting-over-bait bill still in works
Ledger-Enquirer (Alabama) - 03/14/04

Contract dispute delays testing for CWD
Boston Globe (Vermont) - 03/14/04

Seven new CWD cases in area; state total at 54
Rockford Register Star - 03/13/04 - Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Significant changes to deer, turkey hunting rules nearing approval - The DNR continues to work on the problem of how to address the farming of deer and elk
Journal and Courier (Indiana) - 03/13/04 - Citizens Advisory Council on Captive Cervids

Elk death investigation continues
The Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - 03/09/04

New London Board considers deerfeeder program for tick control 
Avon Grove Sun (Pennsylvania) - 03/11/04

Bill would drastically change state hunting - The state game and fish agency opposes a bipartisan bill that would allow hunters to shoot deer or turkey as close as 100 yards to an automatic feeder - Conservation Advisory Board chairman Dan Moultrie Moultrie Feeders
Times Daily (Alabama) - 03/11/04

Food Poisoning Traced to Deer-Soiled Lettuce
Reuters Health (Finnland) - 03/10/04

2004 Legislature bill status - Dead: BAITING: HBs 395, 500, 1019, 1044, 1199 and 1529 related to legalizing hunting deer over bait or scattered grain
The Clarion-Ledger (Mississippi) - 03/10/04

Study Continues to Shed Light on Deer Herd- Measuring the effectiveness of Pennsylvania's relatively new antler restrictions for deer hunters
Indiana Gazette - 03/09/04 - Deer Research Study

Tick detective: State epidemiologist finding clues to mysterious disease that's similar to Lyme disease
Helena Independent Record - 03/09/04

Elk disease puzzles officials - Wyoming experts trying to figure out cause of mysterious fatal ailment
Rocky Mountain News - 03/09/04

More elk die from mystery illness
The Casper Star-Tribune - 03/09/04

'Time for Assembly to act against bovine TB epidemic'
icWales - 03/09/04

Susceptibility of red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus) to BSE
Medical Research Council

Nebraska Collects More CWD Samples
Buckmasters - 03/08/04

Expert Says Chronic Wasting Sees Expanding Research 
KGWN TV News - 03/08/04

Texas A&M on cloning's cutting edge
Star-Telegram - 03/07/04

For first time since TB discovered in deer herd, prevalence rate drops
Booth Newspapers (Michigan) - 03/07/04 - Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis

DNR hopes trapping-tagging study helps eliminate deer with TB
Booth Newspapers (Michigan) - 03/07/04

Board favors `little man' over `silk-stockings' - The board voted 8-3 to oppose against any effort by the Alabama Legislature to make hunting over bait legal
The Birmingham News - 03/07/04

Shopping list not biggest change Willie would find - As the father and son were walking out with their corn, I wondered what Grandpa would have thought had he been there
The Clarion-Ledger - 03/07/04 - Letters to the sports editor

Minnesota deer hunters bag a record 301,000 deer in 2003 - 10,000 deer test
negative
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 03/06/04

Locations of CWD-Positive Deer - Updated Map
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - 03/05/04 (pdf)

Hunters lure deer with crops
Detroit Free Press - 03/05/04

Mystery killer stalks Wyoming's elk - Veterinarians have narrowed their list of suspects to three: a new or unknown virus; rare or unknown toxins in forage plants; or some event that literally ran them into the ground
The Denver Post (Wyoming) - 03/05/04

Elk could have been run to death
The Casper Star-Tribune - 03/04/04

2003 Minnesota CWD testing completed; no CWD found
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 03/04/04 - testing results

Genesis Bioventures announces USDA approval - PDL CWD Rapid Antigen Test 
PR Newswire - 02/03/04

Prion Developmental Laboratories Inc., an Efoora Inc. Subsidiary, Receives USDA Approval for the PDL Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Rapid Antigen Test
PR Newswire - 02/02/04 - Exec's checkered past puts medical firm to test

Researchers examine brucellosis DNA test
The Billings Gazette - 02/02/04

Deer baiting a hot topic among state's hunters
The Birmingham News - 02/29/04

Deer's presence causing increased traffic near club
The Herald-Mail (Maryland) - 02/28/04

Baiting study surprising: It can alter deer patterns
The Clarion-Ledger - 02/27/04

State rep admits hunting over feed
The Clarion-Ledger - 02/27/04 - House considering baiting bills - 02/22/04

Court affirms elk herd case - Delancy bought the herd in Louisiana and brought them to a 725-acre site in Southeast Arkansas in 2001
Arkansas News Bureau - 02/26/04

Unexplained elk deaths in Wyo. leave wildlife officials puzzled
The Denver Post - 02/27/04

Oh, Deer - Is chronic wasting disease the new mad cow?
Slate - 02/26/04

Cause of dead elk still eludes officials - officials on foot and using four wheelers and airplanes have found a total of 250 diseased elk over the past two weeks
Casper Star-Tribune - 02/26/04

Lehi dead elk necropsy results are inconclusive
The Daily Herald (Utah) - 02/26/04

Mystery paralysis kills scores of elk
The Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - 02/24/04

Elk at Wind Cave National Park tests for chronic wasting disease
Aberdeen American News (South Dakota) - 02/23/04

Groups call for closing elk feedgrounds
The Billings Gazette (Wyoming) - 02/22/04

FWP Seeks Comments On Proposed Chronic Wasting Disease Action Plan
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - 02/20/04 - CWD page

CWD not found in elk or deer samples
Pennsylvania Game Commission - 02/20/04 - CWD page

Local hunter shot CWD-inflicted deer
Meadow Lake Progress (Saskatchewan) - 02/21/04

Wildlife Built to Survive Winter
The Indiana Gazette - 02/20/04

Tough winter is no reason to feed wildlife
Penn State Live - 02/20/04

System can predict disease spread
Innovations-Report - 02/20/04

Deer is set free
The Herald-Mail (Maryland) - 02/20/04

Couple Releases 'Bucky,' DNR Not Happy - State Officials Still Want To Test Animal For Possible Diseases - "Given its docile behavior, we believe the deer is acting strangely -- in that it is not showing fear for humans"
WBAL-TV 11 News (Maryland) - 02/20/04 - video

DNR prepares for oversight of state deer and elk farms
Michigan Outdoor News - 02/20/04

Supplemental feeding resumes in the Upper
Michigan Outdoor News - 02/20/04

Hunter support for deer bill strong - Opponents fear baiting would increase the risk of chronic wasting disease, which is similar to mad cow disease, and bovine tuberculosis
Eufaula Tribune (Alabama) - 02/19/04 - Senator Penn

CWD continues to spread across Saskatchewan - Chronic Wasting Disease in Saskatchewan is showing no signs of slowing down, and officials fear it may be spreading
quickly
Lloydminster Meridian Booster - 02/19/04

Mysterious elk deaths worry wildlife officials
The Daily Herald (Utah) - 02/17/04

Deer in Decline: Biologists mapping mule deer habitat
Elko Daily Free Press (Nevada) - 02/17/04

Deer, Deer, Everywhere 
CBS News - 02/17/04 - video

CWD spreading, but not to feedgrounds, yet
Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming) - 02/17/04 - Wyoming Game and Fish

Conflicting data on CWD in state - Scientists aren't sure of success in fighting disease in deer, elk
Rocky Mountain News - 02/16/04

Culling model may be flawed - Illinois researchers say state's CWD plan assumes the
worst
Rocky Mountain News - 02/16/04 - Critique of CWD models

Heating malfunction kills RML research animals
Ravalli Republic - 02/16/04

Deer disease rises
Calgary Sun - 02/16/04

Expert says ticks causing Lyme's Disease epidemic 
The Town Talk (Louisiana) - 02/15/04

After 5000 samples, CWD still not found
Tyler Morning Telegraph - 02/14/04 - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Heating error kills RML animals - About half the monkeys involved in the experiment died, which will set their research back by a year
Missoulian - 02/13/04

Nebraska Testing Finds 18 Cases of CWD
Buckmasters - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Trouble in the triangle: Depredation convinces FWP to open new elk season
The Billings Gazette - 02/12/04

Critter camera keeps an eye on deer carcasses for study
Green Bay Press-Gazette - 02/12/04

Critter cans capture clean-up crews at work - University of Wisconsin - 02/04/04
Interspecies Transmission of Chronic Wasting Disease: Wisconsin Species Likely to be Exposed
Department of Wildlife Ecology - CWD Page

Supplemental deer feeding begins in EUP - Feed is limited to grain or pelletized food that does not contain animal protein
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - 02/11/04

Chronic Wasting Disease Not Detected in New Hampshire's Deer - 388 deer heads were sampled
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department  - 02/10/04

USDA vets question agency's mad cow lab
United Press International - 02/09/04 - deer-forums.com

As 'Mad' Deer Roam Freely, Scientists Worry - Similarities Between Chronic Wasting Disease and Mad Cow Boost Funding to Discover How the Former Spreads
The Washington Post - 02/09/04

Relative of mad cow disease leaves researchers befuddled - Chronic wasting disease attacks North American deer and elk, but no one is sure how it spreads or if it infects humans
The Oregonian - 02/07/04

Deer study under way - An OSU student is trying to find out if mule deer can get a fatal hair disease
Statesman Journal (Oregon) - 02/07/04

CSU studies method to breed out disease
The Fort Collins Coloradoan - 02/07/04

Only four cases of fatal disease found in GF&P testing
Aberdeen American News (South Dakota) - 02/07/04

Lawmakers request mad cow tissue sample for TSE Scan - The tests work by placing an animal's lymph node on a metal disc called an infrared spectrometer, which scans the tissue's molecular makeup
Watertown Daily News (Wisconsin) - 02/07/04

Supplemental feeding for parts of U.P. / Wildlife groups hail deer feeding decision
The Mining Journal - 02/07/04

More Opportunity Planned for 2004 Deer Hunting Seasons in Illinois
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - 02/06/04

Supplemental feeding resumes in parts of Upper Peninsula
Michigan Department of Natural Resources - 02/06/04

Shooters take aim to control Boone CWD - Samples of deer in conservation areas are likely to be taken through March
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 01/06/04

Raid angers deer farmer - Records seized; fenced preserves probed - State's largest private deer hunting preserve near Peru raided by federal and state law enforcement
The Journal Gazette (Indiana) - 02/06/04

Fenced deer farm raided - Federal and state officials took records from hunting preserve called Bellar's Place
Indianapolis Star - 02/05/04

Artificial breeding service developed for deer farms
The Southland Times (New Zealand) - 02/05/04

Bison Range elk healthy, manager reports
Missoulian (Montana) - 02/04/04

Healthy deer turn out - Mississippi still ranks as one of the states with the largest population per capita in the United States
The SunHerald - 02/01/04

Cornell's waste plan scrutinized - Chemical option replaces incineration of material
The Ithaca Journal - 01/31/04

Custer: Deer positive for wasting disease
Aberdeen American News (South Dakota) - 01/31/04

To feed, or not to feed, the deer - The Minnesota DNR has proposed a ban on feeding of deer to take effect next year if approved by the Minnesota Legislature
The Pilot-Independent - 01/31/04

Don't feed the deer, state officials say
The Daily Herald (Utah) - 01/31/04

Field Financials - Big game + big bucks = big conservation
National Review - 01/30/04

DNR gains control of game farms - Michigan has issued more than 900 licenses for captive cervid breeders and game farms
Detroit Free Press - 01/30/04

Breeding could battle CWD - Researchers hope to create herd with disease resistance
Rocky Mountain News - 01/30/04

Study of elk genes could fight disease - CSU will eye herd's resistance to
wasting malady
The Denver Post - 01/30/04

Deer kill order upsets rehabilitators - For at least the next two years, state-licensed wildlife rehabilitators will not be allowed to care for injured or orphaned white-tailed deer fawns.
Mille Lacs Messenger (Minnesota) - 01/30/04

Winter taking harsh toll on deer and elk
The Bulletin (Oregon) - 01/29/04

Deer Trapping Begins In Hollywood Park - Captured Animals Will Be Checked For Disease
KSAT TV12 News (Teaxas) - 01/29/04

Deer bill draws fire - Twenty-six states, including Georgia, currently allow some type of deer baiting
Eufaula Tribune (Alabama) - 01/29/04

OIE Scientific and Technical Review, Vol 11 (2) June 1992 Sub Acute Spongiform Encephalopathies in Animals (CWD???)
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 01/29/04

Foundation Licenses ARS-Developed Tick Control Device - Each year, more than 10,000 human cases of Lyme disease are reported in the United States
Agricultural Research Service - 01/29/04

U plans facility to process animal remains - The tissue digester will be the first of its kind in Minnesota
The Minnesota Daily - 01/29/04

2 CWD cases found in forest preserves - Illinois has 41 confirmed cases
Rockford Register Star - 01/29/04

9 new CWD cases found in area
Rockford Register Star - 01/28/04 - Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Elk rancher fights regulations - "I hope they kill one of them and I get it on tape"
The Standard Journal (Idaho) - 01/28/04

No evidence of chronic wasting disease so far - Test results are negative in Oregon deer and elk samples
Statesman Journal - 01/28/04

Project breeds elk to resist chronic wasting disease
The Durango Herald - 01/28/04

2 the Outdoors - Wildlife Winterkill
KATU TV2 News - 01/27/04 - video

Elk feeding eyed as source of brucellosis
The Billings Gazette (Wyoming) - 01/27/04

Department of Agriculture Runs Elk Through Chute
KIFI TV8 News (Idaho) - 01/27/04 

Disease Outbreak Intensifies Debate on Feeding of Elk
New York Times - 01/27/04

Study examines deer disease - OSU graduate student wants to solve mysterious hair loss syndrome
Corvallis Gazette Times (Oregon) - 01/27/04

A&M's first cloned deer is progressing well
The Battalion - 01/27/04

Department of Agriculture and elk owner butting heads
KPVI TV6 News (Idaho) - 01/26/04

Rexburg Rancher Locks Horns with State
KIDK TV3 News (Idaho) - 01/26/04

Hunt for a killer - A leading researcher into wasting diseases such as mad cow says scientists may have long been looking at the wrong culprit
Missoulian - 01/25/04

From the Herd - Michigan faces public health challenge with white-tailed deer
The Michigan Daily - 01/23/04

Prusi fights deer feeding ban
The Mining Journal (Michigan) - 01/22/04

Deer case could have major impact
Houston Chronicle - 01/22/04

Chronic wasting spreading in southwest
CBC Saskatchewan - 01/22/04

Few Manitoba elk growers can afford to call it quits
The Western Producer - 01/22/04

Local company developing minute test for detecting CWD, mad cow disease - TSE Scan's 1-minute CWD test recently underwent scrutiny at the USDA's headquarters in Washington state - with flawless results
Watertown Daily Times (Wisconson) - 01/21/04 - Rock River Laboratory, Inc.

Hunter ponders what to do with meat from CWD elk - He shot it in Colorado last
month
Minnesota Public Radio - 01/20/04

Chronic wasting disease on the move in Wyoming - 156 of the 6,010 deer and elk tested were infected
The Billings Gazette - 01/20/04

Genesis's Prion to validate CWD strip test soon
Stockwatch - 01/20/04

Out-of-season Alberta deer cull aids science 
CBC News - 01/20/04 - RealPlayer video

Local hunters lock horns with county - County controls deer herd kill in forest preserves
Rockford Register Star (Illinois) - 01/20/04

No spread is found in CWD among deer 
The Albuquerque Tribune (New Mexico) - 01/19/04

Oregon feeds hundreds of winter-weary elk
The Seattle Times - 01/19/04

State: Don't feed the deer - Experts say extra meals can be deadly 
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire) - 01/18/04

Hunting a level playing field - Stiff competition from nearby states prompts talk of baiting in
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Alabama) - 01/18/04

Winter may take heavy toll on deer herd
The Mining Journal (Michigan) - 01/17/04

Deer Population - Winnebago County
WIFR TV23 News (Illinois) - 01/16/04

London Britain debuts deer feeder program - The feeders are designed to reduce the number of disease- carrying ticks
The Daily Local News (Pennsylvania) - 01/16/04

Hunting over feed bad idea
The Tennessean - 01/15/04

Ohio State kicks prion test effort into high gear - Researcher looking for way to identify BSE-causing prions through blood before the onset of symptoms
Farm and Dairy - 01/15/04

Deer tested to track CWD movement
KOTA TV News (South Dakota) - 01/14/04

Weather interferes with deer harvest - Early reports indicate a 17 percent decline in the take by Pa. hunters. N.J. showed an increase.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - 01/14/04

Supplemental deer feeding banned statewide
Michigan Department of Natural Resources 01/13/04

No positives found in first round of chronic wasting disease tests
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 01/13/04

Legislator's deer-baiting plan foolhardy 
The Birmingham News (Alabama) - 01/11/04

State Bans Deer, Elk Importation From Disease-Affected Areas 
WLNE TV6 News (Rhode Island) - 01/11/04

Wyoming to test elk in probe of disease - Brucellosis-infected cattle found in Dec.
The Denver Post - 01/10/04

Farmers to start shooting elk soon - Some Manitoba elk farmers are expected to start shooting herds this year as the industry moves to the brink of disaster
Canadian Press - 01/09/04 - News Release

110+ FARMED CWD ELK RENDERED AND FED TO USA/CA BSE COWS? (was it USA CWD?)
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. - 01/09/04

Deer found with Chronic Wasting Disease - Breakdown of the current 2,346 sampling
The Vermillion Plain Talk (South Dakota) - 01/09/04

Two deer found to have chronic wasting disease
Aberdeen American News (South Dakota) - 01/07/04

Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate
Movement of Captive Deer and Elk - Proposed rule
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA

Mad cow? How about mad deer
The Examiner (Missouri) - 01/07/04

Think twice before feeding deer
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - 01/06/04

Fate of Wellington CWD Incinerator Remains Unclear
Poudre Canyon Cache - Volume 104, Number 1, Jan/Feb/Mar 2004 (pdf file, page 3)

State studying canned hunts - Public given chance to speak out Jan. 17
The Times (Indiana) - 01/05/04

Where's the beef? - State's only deer farm gets sudden boost from mad cow scare 
Providence Journal (Rhode Island) - 01/04/04

Mad deer disease - To date, 241 of the 2,665 samples have been tested at K-State with no sign of chronic wasting disease.
The Pittsburg Morning Sun (Kansas) - 01/03/04

Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada
ProMED-mail - 01/01/04

Animal lab is part detective, part watchdog - "Kennedy is moderately concerned that the emaciated deer waiting in the necropsy lab could be the state's first case of that disease..."
Wichita Eagle (Kansas) - 01/01/04