Chronic Wasting Disease

The Texas Supreme Court found that the state could lawfully depopulate the ranch.

The Kerr Wildlife Management Area has hosted deer research for decades.

Most recently, captive deer were discovered with the disease in Kimble County

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently announced that chronic wasting disease was detected in two licensed deer breeding facilities. This degenerative disease was first detected in Texas in 2012 and free ranging mule deer along the Texas New Mexico border. The spread has wildlife experts concerned.

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