Hunters are looking forward to the firearms deer season, but there's a soulless killer stalking the woods that has the state's deer herd in its sights, one that could jeopardize an activity ...

Last year, there were seven cases of chronic wasting disease identified in Michigan out of about 4,000 tested deer. Since 2015, there have been 260 confirmed cases statewide, according to state data.

Chronic wasting disease is caused by a deformed, self-multiplying form of protein, a prion that eats holes in the brain. Symptoms include emaciation, lack of coordination or fear of humans, and ...

State officials are warning hunters in two more counties to be on the lookout for chronic wasting disease before turning their deer into meatloaf or sausage. A 4-year-old buck in Pine River ...

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan. CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose. It causes a degeneration of the brain.

LANSING -- Natural Resources Commission chairman Keith Charters said Thursday that state measures to control chronic wasting disease, such as the ban on supplemental deer feeding/baiting and ...

Michigan's Department of Natural Resources is part of a regional coalition tracking the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological condition found in white-tailed deer in the state ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Michigan Department of Natural Resources provided options Tuesday to help test deer for chronic wasting disease. For the 2022 season, the DNR is offering multiple testing ...

A case of chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in a farmed white-tailed deer in mid-Michigan. The case involved a 7-year-old deer from Osceola County, the Michigan Department of Agriculture ...