A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday.

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Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time

Hunters in Minnesota shot more than 170,000 deer during the 2024 hunting season, up 7% statewide from the 2023 hunting season, the Department of Natural Resources reported Wednesday, Jan. 22. The statewide harvest was 3% lower than the five-year average. “We still have a way to go in parts of northern Minnesota,” said Todd Froberg, DNR big game program coordinator. “But it seems like we’re moving in the right direction.” Weather during peak hunt…

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ATLANTA — A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday.

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First case of Chronic-Wasting Disease in deer confirmed in Georgia

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer.

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Georgia DNR confirms first case of chronic wasting disease in deer

LAKELAND, Ga. (WSAV) - The first positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia was confirmed Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The fatal neurological disease has no current treatments or preventative vaccines. CWD affects deer, elk and moose and is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. The positive sample was taken from a two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer from private prope…

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Northwest Minnesota also saw a jump in harvest, with an 8% increase from 2023. Many DNR wildlife managers received reports of fawn twins and triplets in spring and summer 2024.

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(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease.
The positive test came from a 2-year-old male white-tailed deer that was hunted on private property in Lanier County in south Georgia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is taking additional samples from the area and has establish…

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Deadly deer disease case confirmed in S. Georgia by state Department of Natural Resources

ATLANTA — A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease, the state Department of Natural Resources reported Thursday.

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division has confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Georgia, detected in a hunter-harvested deer in Lanier County. With the DNR’s CWD Response Plan now in effect, efforts are underway to monitor and manage the spread of this fatal neurological disease in deer populations.

Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time

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