Dept. of Ag Warns of CWD

With the 2019 hunting season underway in Pennsylvania, the Department of Agriculture released recommended best management practices to help protect hunters and their families against Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

Since being identified in Pennsylvania, hunters have had a heightened awareness of the fatal neurological disease that can affect deer, elk, moose, and caribou. Research continues in search of a cure and rapid test for CWD, which has recently been accelerated with the Department’s issuance of the CWD research request for applications.

The following are voluntary best management pract...