A new concern for Minnesota deer hunters - a CWD wild deer has been found near Brainerd, more than 200 miles away from all the others that have been confirmed in the state.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has scheduled two more late-season deer hunts in southeastern Minnesota as part of the agency's response to the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in the region.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is planning two special hunts next month followed by deer culling efforts in January after Chronic Wasting Disease was discovered in 11 more deer harvested by hunters in Fillmore County this fall.
State officials say testing for Chronic Wasting Disease will be mandatory for hunters on the opening weekend of the firearm deer season in southeastern, central and north-central Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources did not detect any additional Chronic Wasting Disease cases among the samples submitted by hunters that participated in the special late season hunt in the CWD zone in southeastern Minnesota.