MINNEAPOLIS — A startling increase in the prevalence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in southeastern Minnesota’s deer population has triggered a new management response from the Department of ...

Minnesota DNR confirms CWD in 2 new deer permit areas Cases confirmed in two adult bucks — one in DPA 266 near Hawley, Minnesota, and the other in DPA 701 near Greenfield in Hennepin County.

November 9th and 10th is the beginning of Minnesota’s Deer Hunting Opener. Hunters throughout Minnesota are getting their gear packed, and brushing up on the new CWD regulations.

Now that CWD prevalence in the southeast part of the state has doubled in one year, to 5% or more, the benefit of offseason culling is considered too meager to justify the expense.

In 2024, Deer Permit Area 271 will not be included in the CWD late-season management hunt that takes place Dec. 20-22. The adult male deer in that permit area that tested positive for CWD was ...

Minnesota hunters helping DNR fight chronic wasting disease 01:48. HASTINGS, Minn. — Hunters in Hastings made stops at a chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing site after each successful kill on ...

A buck harvested during the first week of the firearm season near Wheaton in western Minnesota, in Deer Permit Area 271, tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first time a CWD-infected ...

A buck harvested during the first week of the firearm season near Wheaton in western Minnesota, in Deer Permit Area 271, tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first time a CWD-infected ...

Recently the Minnesota DNR has put more focus on southeastern Minnesota, including around Wabasha and Preston where CWD has been detected. More than 40 deer with CWD were detected in the southeast ...

Dec. 13—ST. PAUL — A buck harvested near Wheaton in western Minnesota during the opening weekend of firearms season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of ...