One of 54 deer shot by sharpshooters carried the disease.
May 04, 2022 12:07 PM
GRAND RAPIDS, Minnesota — One of the 54 deer shot by sharpshooters in recent weeks did indeed test positive for chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed this week.
The News Tribune reported last week that the deer was suspected to be carrying the always fatal disease. The other 53 deer shot, and several car-killed deer collected, all tested negative.
The culling and testing effort came after a car-killed deer that was tested in March came back positive for CWD.
With two wild deer within the city now confirmed to have carried the disease, DNR officials are mulling their response. The deer are…
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