Commentary: Missouri shows other states how to manage CWD for the long haul
The Missouri Department of Conservation recently released its 2023-24 chronic wasting disease testing results, and the report contains good news and a lesson for deer hunters in other states: If the disease is discovered early, active management can keep infection rates low. That means productive deer populations and sustainable hunter harvest for the long haul.
In the 12 years Missouri has been fighting CWD, the disease has spread slowly to 39 known counties, but none of them has a prevalence rate over 3%. Compare that to southwest Wisconsin where prevalence trends in many CWD areas are now climbing into the 20s, 30s, 40s and higher infection rates.
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