Chronic wasting disease can infect deer and closely related species like elk and moose. It’s highly contagious, always fatal ...

For years, Missouri hunters have lived with a quiet tension over how the state handles chronic wasting disease in the deer ...

MISSOURI, USA — The Missouri Department of Conservation will soon invite the public to weigh in on big changes to the state's deer hunting rules, stemming from the increasing spread of a 100% fatal ...

MISSOURI, USA — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is considering a change that would affect thousands of hunters throughout the state, spurred by the continuous spread of a 100% fatal ...

Information for harvested deer in Buchanan, Andrew, Clinton and DeKalb counties in Missouri has been added to this story.

ST. LOUIS – More than 240 new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been confirmed in deer across 35 counties in Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

Indiana has become a top destination for deer hunters to pursue big bucks, like the one David Ray recently took near Bedford. Submitted photo There’s no denying the Midwest is the top whitetail deer ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation announced on Monday that it is indefinitely pausing a targeted deer elimination program designed to slow the spread of a 100% fatal disease. The Department's ...

MISSOURI, USA — The last hunting seasons of 2025 aren't even over yet, but the Missouri Department of Conservation is already looking ahead to next year's harvests. The department on Friday set its ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – More than 240 new cases of ...