Missouri department of conservation tests for cwd in. Mdc confirmed 33 new cases of cwd following the testing of nearly 24,500 freeranging missouri deer through its sampling and testing efforts last season. Select on the cwd management zone map to the right to. A halfmillion deer hunters harvested more than 263,000 deer during the past hunting seasons, so missouri s deer herd is still robust. The season limit is one antlered deer for all portions of the firearms deer season. Mo mdc offers free voluntary cwd testing statewide all. With the opening of firearms deer season in missouri this weekend. Chronic wasting disease creeps up amid deer season. The mdc reports 33 new cases of cwd were found following the testing of 24,486 freeranging missouri deer through its 2017. The missouri department of conservation announces it has reduced the number. Deer taken at a managed hunt do not count toward your firearms or archery season limits.
No additional cwd found per mdc missouri whitetails. This table shows the number of cwd cases found in missouri freeranging deer by year and county prior to the current testing season. The goal of the expanded feeding ban is to help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease cwd. Cwd is spread from deer to deer through direct contact and through contact with soil, food, and water that have been contaminated through feces, urine. The missouri department of conservation mdc reports 33 new cases of chronic wasting disease cwd have been found following the testing of 24,486 freeranging missouri deer through its 2017 2018 sampling and testing efforts. Mdc also reports 42 freeranging deer have tested positive for cwd since 2010 when the first case was discovered in missouri. Chronic wasting disease looms over deer season november 8, 2017 missouri deer friendly. Mdc will be conducting mandatory cwd sampling of harvested deer in 25 counties opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season, nov.
Chronic wasting disease looms over deer season november 8. Cwd management zones if you harvest a deer from certain counties in the cwd management zone during nov. These seals were distributed to landowners who own 5 acres of more in the cwd core areas see page 32, which permit the harvest of one deer of either sex on the specific property for which it was issued. Human health risks from cwd mdc hunting and fishing. Good news about cwd along the arkansasmissouri border. If you are drawn to participate in a managed hunt, you may take as many antlered deer as allowed at that specific hunt. Chronic wasting disease regulations mdc hunting and fishing. The missouri department of conservation mdc wants deer hunters to know that it is offering free chronicwastingdisease cwd sampling and testing of deer harvested anywhere in the state throughout the entire deer hunting season. With deer hunting opening for archery season on sept. This map shows cases of cwd found so far in freeranging deer. Missouri cwd tse prion 20172018 sampling results to.
All deer harvested in a 25 county area of the missouri department of conservations cwd management zone on nov. Info to know for the 201819 deer season pdf, 961 kb missouri department of conservation is testing deer for chronic wasting disease cwd during the 20182019 deer season in an effort to limit the spread of the deadly disease in missouri. Following the testing of 3,666 freeranging deer harvested during and after the 20 deer hunting season, the missouri department of conservation mdc has detected no additional cases of chronic wasting disease cwd in missouri freeranging deer. Mo mdc test results reveal more deer with deadly cwd cwd. Mdc needs your help with finding cwd missouri whitetails. The urban zone portion of firearms deer season was. Following the 2017 deer season, we sent 50,000 surveys to firearms deer permit holders about 10% of our total deer hunters. Chronic wasting disease to impact 2017 deer hunting season. The table shows mdc sampling efforts and test results so far for the current sampling season. Over 11,000 missouri jobs are supported by deer hunting.
Mdc shares cwd info for upcoming deer season missouri. Mdc is continuing its efforts this fall and winter to limit the spread of cwd in missouri deer by finding new cases and. Hunters kill nearly 284,000 deer during the 201718 seasons january 16, 2018 missouri. Citizens against missouri proposed cwd regulations of 2016. The missouri department of conservation mdc has expanded restrictions on feeding deer and placing minerals for deer from 29 to 41 counties throughout the state, effective july 1. The state began mandatory testing during the 2016 hunting season, and collected more than 19,000 samples statewide. Hunters who harvest deer in any of the 25 grayshaded counties of mdcs cwd management zone, including ozark county, during opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season nov. Have deer tested for cwd in areas where cwd is known to be present, the centers for disease control and prevention recommends hunters strongly consider having their harvested deer tested. Missouri department of conservation reduces size of cwd. See the below table for a breakdown of where positives have occurred this surveillance season. Missouri department of conservation sets cwd sampling. Mdc conducted a massive, unprecedented sampling of 19,200 deer harvested during opening weekend of last falls firearms deer season.
Only one antlered deer may be taken during firearms deer hunting season all portions combined. The missouri department of conservation mdc needs the help of deer hunters to keep the deadly deer disease called chronic wasting disease cwd from spreading to more deer in more areas of missouri. Missouri department of conservation detects more cwd. The sampling pool for this survey is anyone that received a firearms deer hunting permit during the most recent deer season. In response to finding cwd in jefferson and st clair counties, and because of the detection of cwd in 2017 in hundreds of deer in northwest arkansas near the missouri border, mdc is expanding its cwd management zone from 29 to 41 counties for fall 2017. Animals in the late stages of cwd are often emaciated, show erratic behavior, and exhibit neurological irregularities.
This application allows you to look up individual results for deer submitted to mdc for cwd testing. Mo mdc test results reveal more deer with deadly cwd. An antlerpoint restriction applies in some counties. Mdc expanded restrictions on feeding and placing minerals for deer to 41 counties. Chronic wasting disease cwd is a deadly deer disease that has been found in missouri. Mo mdc finds more deer with cwd, but disease remains rare in. The missouri department of conservation days that deer hunters harvested over 99,000 deer during the opening weekend of fall firearms season. Since 2001, over,000 freeranging deer have been tested for cwd in missouri.
The missouri department of conservation is searching for chronic wasting disease as hunters prepare for opening weekend of the november firearms deer season. Results from deer sampled in other parts of the state may take longer. Special regulations apply within these counties, including. Chronic wasting disease found in 15 deer so far this. The 15 new cwd positives bring the total number of cwd cases detected in freeranging deer in missouri to 57 with 10 found in adair, 1 in cedar, 1 in cole, 7 in franklin, 2 in jefferson, 5 in linn. Nearly 100,000 deer harvested during missouri s opening. Mdc reports 33 cwd positives out of nearly 24,500 samples. The 24 new cases bring the total number of cwd cases in the state to 140 since the disease was first found in wild deer in missouri in 2012.
Chronic wasting disease cwd is a prion disease that attacks the brain of infected deer, elk, and moose. Cwd sampling during the opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season. Cwd management zone the cwd management zone includes counties within 10 miles of confirmed cwd detections. Testing deer for chronic wasting disease is mandatory in 25 missouri. Mdc thanks hunters for help with cwd sampling missouri. Mdc expands deer feeding ban to 41 counties in response to cwd. Mdc finished cwd testing for season with no recent cases.
The 24 new cases bring the total number of cwd cases in the state to 140. To combat cwd, new regulations were put into effect in 2016 that allow counties to be added to the existing cwd management zone. If you want to take additional antlered deer, you must hunt on an archers hunting permit during the archery deer season or in a managed hunt where antlered deer can be taken. Antlerpoint restrictions protect a large proportion of yearling males, deer most likely to spread cwd to new areas because of their longer dispersal distances. Chronic wasting disease cwd mdc hunting and fishing. The missouri department of conservation mdc reports 28 more deer from 11 missouri counties have been found to have chronic wasting disease cwd. A cwd surveillance season runs from july 1 through june 30 the following year. Missouri department of conservation needs your help. No mandatory chronic wasting disease testing for lakearea counties this year the missouri department of conservation will test deer. Historical missouri deer hunting data and news archive. Missouri cwd tse prion 20172018 sampling results to date 3 positive 20172018 sampling results to date.
Mdc will again also offer statewide voluntary cwd sampling during the entire fall and winter deer hunting season. Additionally, the department is working on a number of collaborative research projects with the university of missouri, including a deer survival project and a cwd modeling project, to better. However, cwd is a serious longterm threat one the missouri department of conservation mdc is proactively addressing with the help of hunters and landowners. Firearm deer hunting season began this past weekend, and with it came concerns of chronic wasting disease cwd. The sampling pool for this survey is any hunter that received an archery deer hunting permit during the most recent deer season. Mandatory cwd sampling 2019 mdc hunting and fishing. Following the 2017 deer season, we sent 35,000 surveys to archery hunters about 7% of our total deer hunters or 16% of our archery deer hunters. Mdc finished cwd testing for season with no recent cases found nine previously reported positives were found for 2016 2017 out of 25,575 deer tested. Springfield, mo the missouri department of conservation needs your help in keeping chronic wasting disease out of missouri s deer population. Cwd management zones 20192020 sampling results to date the table below shows mdc sampling efforts and test results so far for the current sampling season. Chronic wasting disease test results in missouri the mdc reports 33 new cases of cwd were found following the testing of 24,486 freeranging missouri deer through its 2017 2018 sampling and. Mdc will also require mandatory sampling of deer harvested during opening weekend of the november portion of the firearms deer season. The missouri conservation commission approved recommendations by the. Mdc sets deer and turkey hunting dates for upcoming seasons.
The missouri department of conservation has concluded its 20162017. Surveillance suggests that cwd is relatively rare in missouri. However, due to the long, slow advancement of the disease, infected animals are almost always killed by predators. Chronic wasting disease a perennial concern as hunting. Mdc has tested about,000 deer since the first cases of cwd were found in freeranging deer in missouri. Surveillance focuses on mandatory sampling of hunterharvested deer opening weekend of firearms season in cwd management zone counties, sampling of hunterharvested male deer by taxidermists throughout the state, targeted sampling of sick deer statewide, and testing of deer culled post season. For the 2017 deer season, the cwd management zone will increase to 41 counties and mandatory cwd sampling will occur in 25 of those counties. According to wildlifedisease experts, cwd has the potential to greatly reduce deer numbers and deer hunting in missouri.
During the 2017 2018 deer seasons period the mdc tested nearly 24,500 deer for cwd and found 33 new cases for a total of 75 cases in missouri. Properly disposing of deer carcasses in a permitted landfill or by burying carcasses on the property where they were harvested. Barry, benton, cedar, dade, hickory, ozark, polk, st. I am against the proposed 2016 2017 deer season changes listed below. In missouri, cwd monitoring at forefront amid deer season. This brings the number of cases of the deadly deer disease in missouri to 103 since 2012. Cwd transmission to people there have been no known cases of cwd infecting people. The missouri department of conservation mdc thanks the more than 10,000 deer hunters who participated in the departments mandatory cwd sampling efforts last weekend in 25 counties.
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