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Deer tests positive for CWD in Dickinson County

First case of disease found in U.P.

A close-up view of an early spring white-tailed deer. (Photo courtesy of Michigan Department of Natural Resources)

MARQUETTE — A 4-year-old doe killed on a deer damage shooting permit in Dickinson County’s Waucedah Township has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, marking the first confirmation of the incurable deer disease within the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced today.

The finding was verified by Michigan State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in East Lansing and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, a DNR press release states.

The deer was shot on an agricultural farm about 4 miles from the Michigan-Wisconsin border.

“We remain committed to maintaining healthy Michigan wildlife for the residents of, and visitors to, this great state, now and into the future,” DNR Director Keith Creagh said in the release. “Fortunately, over the past few years, with the help of hunters, the U.P. CWD Task Force, DNR staffers and others, we are far better prepared to respond to threats posed by chronic wasting disease in the U.P.”

For a full story, see Friday’s edition of The Mining Journal.

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