New rules affect deer hunting in Illinois, Iowa
FREEPORT, ILL. -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warns of the neurological disease called Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) which is caused by an abnormal protein and is fatal in deer.
CWD is a transmissible neurological disease of deer and elk that produces small lesions in brains of infected animals. It is characterized by loss of body condition, behavioral abnormalities and death. CWD is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), and is similar to mad cow disease in cattle and scrapie in sheep.
To stop the spread of the disease, there are new rules that affect any hunters who take deer in Illinois and plan to take the carcass to Iowa.
The Journal-Standard in Freeport reports the new regulations.
Upper Mississippi River Refuge wildlife specialist Russell Engelke says the new guidelines come after the disease appeared in a Jo Daviess County deer herd in Illinois. The county borders Iowa.
Hunters may only transport "boned-out meat, cape, and antlers" to Iowa. Antlers may only be attached to a clean skull-plate.
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