chronic wasting disease

Starting this year, hunters will be asked to do mandatory sampling for chronic wasting disease in deer, with the requirement cycling between counties every four years. This year, it'll happen on Nov. 14 and 15.

Conservation director says deer population management isn't political — it's personal.

The Missouri Department of Conservation will open a period of public comment on the proposed changes on January 15.

The Missouri Department of Conservation seeks to know where deer are killed during hunting season this year as they added to a chronic wasting disease management zone in Boone County.

November firearms deer hunting season opens this weekend, and for the first time deer killed in Boone County must be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease.

CWD was found in eight new counties, but MDC said prevalence remains "exceptionally low."

Missouri deer hunters will not have to worry about shooting a deer whose antlers aren’t big enough. Since 2004, hunters have been limited to antlered…

Conservation officials in Missouri want deer hunters to take precautions this fall in order to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD cases…

Missouri hunters disagree over The Department of Conservation’s actions to combat Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, a neurological disease that affects…

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