AL Wildlife Officials Look For Long-Tailed Weasel Sightings patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) has designated Saturday, February 6, 2021, as the second of the 2020-2021 hunting season’s Special Youth, Veteran and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl Hunting Days. The first of the two special waterfowl hunting days took place November 21, 2020.
On February 6, youth under age 16 who are accompanied by a licensed adult hunter, military personnel on active duty and veterans (as defined in section 101 of U.S. Code: Title 38) may hunt for waterfowl statewide. Regular waterfowl season shooting hours, bag limits, legal arms and ammunitions apply to the special days. Hunting area rules and regulations also apply.
Likely wasting disease found in 2 more Mississippi counties wrcbtv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wrcbtv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CWD Detected in Two Additional Northeast Mississippi Counties MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received “suspect positive” Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) test results for two hunter-harvested bucks from Tippah and Alcorn counties in northeast Mississippi. These are the first CWD-positive detections for those counties. According to a press release from MDWFP, the samples will be sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, for final confirmation.
These are the first suspected CWD-positive cases in white-tailed deer within 25 miles of the Alabama state line. The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) has tested more than 11,000 deer since 2002. To date, CWD has not been detected in Alabama.
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Alabama News Network has been following the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer for years. It has still not been discovered in Alabama, but for the first time, CWD has been found in deer within 25 miles of the Alabama state line.
Wildlife officials in Mississippi say two hunter-harvested white-tailed bucks in northeast Mississippi have what’s being called “suspect positive” test results. Samples will be sent to Iowa for confirmation.
CWD is a neurodegenerative disease found in most deer species. It is infectious and always fatal. These diseases cause irreversible damage to brain tissue that leads to salivation, neurological symptoms, emaciation and death.