Since chronic wasting disease was first detected in wild deer in 2015, more than 109,000 deer have been tested for CWD in Michigan. In total, more than 143,000 wild deer have been tested since ...

Michigan rocker and avid hunter Ted Nugent took aim Wednesday at the state’s Department of Natural Resources, telling ...

Since chronic wasting disease was first detected in wild deer in 2015, more than 109,000 deer have been tested for CWD in Michigan. In total, more than 143,000 wild deer have been tested since ...

Michigan rocker Ted Nugent, an advocate for hunting and various conservative causes, delivered fiery testimony to state ...

The DNR said it CWD conducted previous testing from 2017 to 2019 in Mecosta County, with more than 5,600 deer tested and no positives identified during that time.

CWD testing options in Michigan. Testing locations: The DNR offers submission sites in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula counties that are part of the 2024 testing program. A list ...

MECOSTA COUNTY, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has reported Mecosta County's first chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive wild deer. CWD is a fatal neurological ...

CWD is a deadly neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, elk and moose, according to the DNR. This is the first time the disease been identified in Mecosta, making it the 14th county ...

The first Michigan case of CWD was confirmed in a free-ranging white-tailed deer in Ingham County in May 2015. Since then it has been confirmed in deer found in various counties across the state.

The DNR last year proposed increasing hunting license fees from $10 to $15 for Michigan adults and a fishing license increase from $25 to $38. The proposal also would decrease a 60% discount for ...

The CWD finding was confirmed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which works with the DNR to identify CWD in Michigan’s wild deer herd.