CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Different approach: CWD in Minnesota won't impact N.D. response to positive cases 
North Dakota recorded its first positive case of chronic wasting disease in 2009, when a mule deer buck that appeared sickly tested positive in Unit 3F2 near the South Dakota border. A second deer, a mule deer doe that looked healthy, tested positive for CWD in December. That deer also came from 3F2.
By Brad Dokken , February 13, 2011
Minnesota DNR sets forum on chronic wasting disease
The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease in southeastern Minnesota.
By Associated Press , February 07, 2011
Minn. deer hunters to help determine extent of CWD
Deer hunters in southeastern Minnesota's will be used to help the Department of Natural Resources determine the extent of an outbreak of chronic-wasting disease.
By Associated Press , February 01, 2011
First probable deer CWD case found in southeast Minnesota
The deer was among 524 tested for the disease in the Pine Island area, in southeast Minnesota. For hunters and wildlife enthusiasts, the announcement began a season of dread. For several state agencies, it triggered emergency plans. For Minnesotans who regularly eat venison, it raised old questions about deer health and human consumption.
By Chris Niskanen , January 22, 2011
NDGF sets big game transportation rules for CWD unit 3F2
As part of the restriction, hunters shooting a deer or other big game animal in North Dakota Unit 3F2 — Sioux County — can’t transport a carcass containing the head or spinal column unless it’s taken directly to a state-inspected meat processor.
By Herald Staff Report , August 22, 2010
DNR: No chronic wasting disease in tested Minnesota deer
Most of the more than 2,600 deer tested were taken within a 15-mile radius of an elk farm near Pine Island in southern Minnesota, where chronic wasting disease was found in 2009.
By Associated Press , June 15, 2010
No new cases of CWD found in deer tested in N.D.
Only one case of chronic wasting disease has been found in North Dakota though more than 3,000 deer have been tested, a state wildlife veterinarian said Monday.
By Blake Nicholson , May 17, 2010
AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Bon Jovi concert boosts Fargodome ... Police officers offered buyouts ... VA monitors Dickinson issues ... more
Fargodome officials say last month’s Bon Jovi concert helped put the facility’s finances back on track. The rock group drew 21,800 fans and netted the Fargodome $160,332, which was $90,608 more than budgeted.
By Forum Communications/Associated Press , April 25, 2010
NDGF seeks to learn more about extent of CWD in state
The Game and Fish Department learned Wednesday that a sick-looking mule deer shot and reported last fall by a hunter in western Sioux County in far southwestern North Dakota had tested positive for the disease. The deer was an adult buck, and the positive diagnosis marks the first time CWD has been found in North Dakota.
By Brad Dokken , March 21, 2010
Chronic wasting disease found in N.D. mule deer
Diagnosis in southwestern N.D. marks state’s first case of CWD in a wild animal
By Blake Nicholson , March 17, 2010
AROUND THE REGION: Deer-head deadlines ... College marks new name ... Uncertainty after plant fire ... more
North Dakota deer hunters are reminded that deer-head collection barrels will be removed from collection sites today. After that, hunters who would still like to submit deer heads for chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis testing must take the head to a Game and Fish Department district office before Nov. 30.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2009
AROUND THE REGION: Bank robbery suspect killed .. GOP hopeful raps health bill ... Minnesota road deaths drop ... more
A bank robbery suspect has been shot and killed in western Wisconsin, another is on the run, and one has been arrested. That’s according to Lt. Jeff Lorentz, of the Wisconsin State Patrol. He said three people attempted to rob a bank in Exeland in Sawyer County about 2:20 p.m. Friday. He had limited information on the circumstances but said one man ran away, one was arrested and one left in a car.
By Associated Press , November 01, 2009
Deer head samples sought from N.D. hunters
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department once again will be collecting deer head samples for its chronic wasting disease surveillance program.
By Associated Press , October 31, 2009
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: N.D. deer tags remain ... Pheasants Forever plans N.D. landowner workshops etc.
As of Friday, more than 19,000 North Dakota antlerless deer tags remained in units 1, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F1, 2H, 2J2, 2K2, 2L, 3A2, 3A4, 3D2, 3E1, 3E2, 3F1, 3F2, 4E and 4F.
By Compiled by Brad Dokken , October 04, 2009
T.R. National Park proposes using volunteer hunters to thin elk herd
The National Park Service announced Monday the release of the agency’s preferred plan to thin the overpopulation of elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Volunteer hunters.
By Beth Wischmeyer , August 11, 2009
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