Wildlife officials respond to CWD detection, whitetail depopulation

  • Cutlines: (Bucks in Pen) — TPWD recently euthanized a total of 89 deer at its prized research facility at the Kerr WMA, including 38 bucks, 36 does and 15 fawns. The deer herd was euthanized following the confirmation of chronic wasting disease in a 14-month-old buck. TPWD said postmortem testing of the entire herd yielded no additional CWD positives. TPWD Photo | The LIght and Champion
    Cutlines: (Bucks in Pen) — TPWD recently euthanized a total of 89 deer at its prized research facility at the Kerr WMA, including 38 bucks, 36 does and 15 fawns. The deer herd was euthanized following the confirmation of chronic wasting disease in a 14-month-old buck. TPWD said postmortem testing of the entire herd yielded no additional CWD positives. TPWD Photo | The LIght and Champion
  • MATT WILLIAMS Outdoors Writer
    MATT WILLIAMS Outdoors Writer
    Chronic wasting disease (CWD) continues to rear its ugly head in Texas. To date, several hundred CWD cases have been reported in more than two dozen counties in captive and free-ranging animals including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and red deer. Add the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Kerr Wildlife Management Area research facility to the lengthening list of properties w...

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