— A buck harvested close to Wheaton in western Minnesota through the opening weekend of firearms season has examined constructive for power losing illness, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported on Thursday, Dec. 12.
The grownup male deer was harvested inside Deer Permit Area 271 alongside the
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border. To date, no wild deer with CWD had been beforehand detected in that space, close by allow areas or close to the Minnesota border in jap South Dakota.
“This discovery in western Minnesota, whereas unwelcome information, highlights the significance and necessity of our illness surveillance efforts and permitting hunters to check deer harvested wherever within the state in the event that they wish to,” mentioned Erik Hildebrand, wildlife well being supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Deer Permit Area 271 contains all of
and small parts of northern
and
counties. It is positioned north of Big Stone Lake and the Minnesota River Valley habitat hall. The allow space is closely farmed with restricted public lands and habitat.
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So far this yr, the overall deer harvest in that let space totals 397, with 303 of the overall being grownup males, in response to the DNR web site.
Following the detection close to Wheaton, the Minnesota DNR will implement measures outlined in its CWD response plan, which calls for 3 consecutive years of testing to assist decide the potential prevalence of the illness in Deer Permit Area 271 and surrounding allow areas.
The Minnesota DNR additionally will work with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department to coordinate surveillance of power losing illness and administration actions within the neighborhood.
Within deer allow areas the place CWD has been detected and confirmed, the Minnesota DNR makes use of a number of administration actions designed to assist mitigate illness unfold, together with carcass motion restrictions, a deer feeding and attractants ban, and, generally, elevated searching alternatives with elevated bag limits.
In 2024, Deer Permit Area 271 is not going to be included within the CWD late-season administration hunt that takes place Dec. 20-22. The grownup male deer in that let space that examined constructive for CWD was harvested through the breeding season when deer are recognized to journey longer distances.
Before deciding whether or not to take away further deer in a CWD administration hunt, the DNR will conduct surveillance within the fall of 2025 to higher perceive illness prevalence within the allow space.
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