The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will discontinue targeted culling in the southeastern corner of the state — including parts of Winona and Fillmore counties — where chronic wasting disease has reached “endemic stage.”
The DNR made the announcement on Wednesday. It applies to deer permit areas 646, 647 and 648.
“Chronic wasting disease, commonly referred to as CWD, is a fatal neurological disease that affects cervids, including white-tailed deer. It is found globally and in about half of the states in the U.S. CWD remains relatively rare in Minnesota but is a concern as there is no known cure,” the DNR website states…