Six new counties had positive cases of chronic wasting disease, DNR says April 15, Iowa, The Gazette
... DNR recorded 135 individual positive detections through the 2024-25 surveillance season ... During the 2023-24 surveillance season, the DNR recorded 128 positive cases, up from 96 the previous season, 52 the season before that, and 21 in 2020-21..,
Know the Facts: Chronic Wasting, Epizootic Hemorrhagic diseases in Iowa March 7, 2025 Iowa, Tama-Toledo News Chronicle
... The DNR tests between 5,000 and 6,000 deer annually, which represents about 5% of annual harvest. In the most recent testing cycle, 132 deer tested positive, with two additional suspect cases pending confirmation... the number of EHD cases in Tama County have varied in severity, with ... 75 carcasses being reported in 2024..,
Chronic Wasting Disease and Blue Tongue have a serious impact on deer harvest in Iowa February 27, 2025 Iowa,
Mississippi Valley Publishing
... Western Iowa experienced severe declines in harvest due to sustained population declines and severe EHD, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease ... Southern Iowa has also experienced harvest decline due to EHD over the past two years, but eastern Iowa has bucked that trend ..,
Iowa food banks worry donated venison contains lead February 23, 2025 KMA Land
... In 2007, more than 8,000 deer were donated to ... the Food Bank of Iowa ... Almost two decades after the program began, Iowa venison may still contain lead, putting consumers — particularly the youngest — at risk...
Iowa DNR: two additional cases of CWD reported in SW Iowa January 24, 2025 KMA Land
... one case in Fremont County, roughly two and a half miles west of Percival near the Missouri River, and another in Pottawattamie County just northwest of Avoca. "The one in Fremont County is not really that close to the positive we had there in 2021--it's over eight miles ...he one in Pottawattamie County is about six-and-a-half miles from the positive that was found just north of Walnut ..,
Deer population dwindles due to diseases, Iowa DNR says January 16, 2025 Iowa, WHO13.com
... The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has been tracking and maintaining deer populations for decades and they say the spread of two diseases is causing deer populations to dwindle. “We have reason to believe that deer populations throughout much of the state are lower than previous due to hemorrhagic disease outbreaks,” ... 50 new cases of chronic wasting disease that we’ve confirmed ..,
Iowa Deer Hunters’ Focus Shifts to Late-Season Muzzleloader And Population Management December 26, 2024, CBC Online 1380 KCIM
... Early data from hunters suggests hemorrhagic disease, also known as EHD, significantly impacted deer populations in Iowa, with deaths reported in 94 counties. Meanwhile, the Iowa DNR has collected over 5,000 deer samples for chronic wasting disease, with 26 positive cases reported, including in three new counties, Davis, Shelby, and Wapello..,
Hemorrhagic Disease Update December 23, 2024 Iowa DNR
...Public reporting data suggests that 2024 was Iowa’s most severe hemorrhagic disease (commonly known as EHD) outbreak in recorded history. While more than 3,000 suspected EHD mortalities have been received this year in 94 counties, research suggests that multiplying that total by 10 would provide a more realistic, yet still conservative, estimate of total EHD-related mortality..,
Roughly 2,500 deer killed by Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in second-biggest December 10, 2024 Iowa, ABC Kcrg 9
... out of Iowa’s 99 counties, 94 have reported the disease. This means the deaths of thousands of deer. “To date, there’s been about 2,500 EHD reports across the state..,
DNR anticipates ‘significant rise’ in fatal deer disease as hunting season begins December 7, 2024 Iowa, The Gazette
... Chronic wasting disease, a “uniformly fatal” and highly contagious disease ... During the 2023-24 surveillance season ... the DNR recorded 128 positive cases, up from 96 the previous season, and 52 the season before that. The disease also has spread to new counties. In 2023-24 it was confirmed in eight more counties than it had been found in during the 2022-23 surveillance season ..,
Iowa DNR: deer population relatively steady heading into gun seasons November 29, 2024 KMAland.com
... "Our population really isn't in a great place almost everywhere throughout southwest Iowa, but as you get further east into Taylor, Ringgold, or Adams--that sort of area--you start to see significantly more deer, but not so much here on the western part of southwest Iowa," he said. "Even in west central Iowa, our population really is not doing very good..." [Matt Dollison is a wildlife biologist with the Iowa DNR]..,
Iowa’s busiest deer seasons are almost here November 20, 2024 Iowa DNR News
“We’ve had a strong harvest in Eastern Iowa, but the declining populations in Western Iowa has impacted hunting opportunity and led to an overall lower harvest,” said Jace Elliott, state deer biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The 2024 harvest to date is about six percent behind the 2023 harvest..,
Iowa DNR to host virtual public meeting on chronic wasting disease November 19, 2024 Iowa DNR News
... As of Nov. 19, a total of 397 wild deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in 25 Iowa counties. “Chronic wasting disease will be a generational challenge,” said Dr. Rachel Ruden, state wildlife veterinarian with the Iowa DNR... To register ..,
DNR Harvest Data Showing Significant Decrease in Southwest Iowa's Deer Population November 15, 2024 Western Iowa Today
... as of November 12, 20,800 deer harvests were reported from a statewide perspective, a 3.5 percent decrease from the five-year average. He says the southwest Iowa numbers are much lower. For example, in southwest Iowa, 2,500 deer had been reported as of November 12, compared to the five-year average of around 3,300..,
CDC Journal Features Des Moines University and USDA Study on Spread of Prion Diseases Between Animals and Humans November 12, 2024 Iowa, River Cities' Reader
... The research focuses on chronic wasting disease, a prion disease that affects white-tailed deer, and its potential risks for both animals and humans... investigates how these diseases spread and evolve in large animals like deer, sheep, and cattle and helps identify the differences between strains of prion disease. [the study]
DNR study calculates the economic impact and crop losses from deer October 11, 2024 Iowa, Radio Iowa
... The study says white-tailed deer were abundant when European settlers arrived in Iowa in the early 1800s but by 1880 were rarely seen and in the deer season was legally closed in 1898. They were re-establishment and the estimate of the population in 1936 placed statewide numbers between 500 and 700.., Full report
DNR deer hunting restrictions aim to reverse declining population in western Iowa October 7, 2024 Iowa Public Radio
... We were harvesting too many does for too long in those western Iowa counties, and that brought the population down to what's known as a bottleneck, where it didn't take much after that. Just really one disease outbreak in 2013, 2012 to really put that population at a troubling spot..,
Iowa DNR Keeping Tabs On Three Elk On The Move September 13, 2024 WOC 1420 - iHeart
... A bull elk seen multiple times in Iowa City this week, is believed to be one of three currently in the state of Iowa... male elk are on the move right now, seeking female elk ..,
Iowa DNR hosts disease update, discusses Chronic Wasting Disease impacts August 10, 2024 KTVO on MSN
... Since the first case in 2013, there have been 389 cases in Iowa, with 128 cases identified in 2023 alone..,
Help the DNR track hemorrhagic disease July 26, 2024 Iowa DNR
... Hemorrhagic disease, commonly referred to as EHD or Bluetongue, has been impacting deer in Iowa for over a decade, with severe outbreaks occurring in 2012, 2013, 2019, and 2023 ... The new reporting tool, plus an annual dashboard, is linked off the Deer Hunting and Deer Health Webpage (www.iowadnr.gov/deer)...
Summary of Iowa’s deer population trends [Youtube Video] July 24, 2024 Brownfield Ag News
... if you're in Western Iowa right now we've got some pretty good concerns about what's happening along that Missouri River area and those numbers have been dropping for several years, but in the central part of the state in the southeast part of the state our deer numbers are probably hate to say it but a little too good ..,
DNR Studying Ways to Increase Deer Population in Southwest Iowa July 19, 2024 Western Iowa Today
... not due to habitat, and it’s not coyotes, but rather a combination of liberalizing the doe harvest and disease... from 1999 to 2023; vehicle incidents involving deer are down 59 percent, spotlight surveys showed a 36 percent decline from 2008 to 2023, bow hunter surveys showed a 25 percent drop from 2008 to 2023, and harvest of antlered deer is down 52 percent since 2008 ..,
Iowa City adopts new deer management plan July 19, 2024 Iowa, The Gazette
... a new five year deer management plan that will continue the city’s urban bow hunt program but delays the possibility of a sharpshooting season until 2026... aims for a population density of less than 25 deer per square mile...
Western Iowa's antlerless deer quotas dropping in effort to increase herd size July 12, 2024 Radio Iowa
... The DNR’s Tyler Harms oversees the state deer populations and told the commission one of the reasons for the big drop in western Iowa’s deer herd is overhunting. “It’s very obvious that overharvest over an extended period of time from really the mid 2000s to the early 2010s contributed to the population decline,” ...
DNR: Pheasant, quail populations likely impacted by Missouri River flooding July 1, 2024 Iowa, KMAland.com
... 2019 Missouri River flooding ... "They're [deer] obviously able to just head east into the hills to the dry ground," he said. "We think the population of deer in the Loess Hills east of the Missouri River valley increased a ton in 2019, but it didn't really impact the population to speak of otherwise. It seems like they filter right back into the river areas as soon as the floodwater recedes." ..,
DNR releases regulation changes for the upcoming hunting seasons June 27, 2024 Iowa, Southeast Iowa Union
... The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has tabled its proposed policy position regarding trail cameras on public land to allow for more public input on the issue during its wildlife rules meetings, held across the state in February...
Iowa DNR Hosts Meetings Across Western Iowa to Address Deer Population Decline June 14, 2016 Western Iowa Today
... State wildlife experts recognize that multiple factors may have contributed to the decline in deer numbers... “In hindsight, we acknowledge that an excessive doe harvest was encouraged for too long in western Iowa. Furthermore, significant outbreaks of hemorrhagic disease over the past decade, coupled with changes in land cover leading to reduced habitat ..,
DNR proposes new deer hunting restrictions for southwest Iowa June 13, 2024 Iowa, YAHOO!News
... State regulators are seeking to severely restrict the hunting of female deer in several southwest Iowa counties in an effort to increase the animal’s population in that area... in response to what we’ve noticed is a sustained population decline ..,
Deer Herd Numbers Declining in Western Iowa June 3, 2024 Western Iowa Today
... The deer harvest figures showed a significant decline in 2023 compared to the previous year... Pottawattamie County declined 33 percent, Cass County 26 percent, Adair County 20 percent, Montgomery County 29 percent, and Adams County 21 percent..,
Fawning season is here, deer are on the move May 28, 2024 Iowa DNR News
... Fawning season traditionally begins during the last week of May, peaks in the first couple of weeks of June, before gradually tapering off. And that means deer are on the move... for the next month deer may not be acting like we think deer should act, stay alert while driving at any time of the day.” ...
Dog and deer wander together through Iowa town May 3, 2024 Iowa, UPI News on MSN.com
... The Tipton Police Department posted photos to Facebook showing the dog and deer strolling together in locations including a block of businesses and the city courthouse...
Penalties For Trespassing To Hunt In Iowa Are Going Up April 24, 2024 Iowa, KIWA Radio
... The trespasser can be arrested and officers will be able to confiscate animals from hunters who trespass on private property — and assess more fines based on how many animals the hunter has taken ...
Senate kills nuisance deer bill over worries about youth hunting March 11, 2024 Iowa, Clinton Herald
... House File 2484 passed the House ... would allow those with special depredation licenses to hunt during the January season — even in counties with low deer populations ... Sen. Tom Shipley, R-Nodaway, said its important for deer to be undisturbed before the youth season, for fear of chasing them away...
From squirrel to deer: Iowa hunters review season, share concerns with state officials February 21, 2024 Iowa, KMTV
... The deer population has been relatively low in Iowa since 2012.... Wildlife biologist Matt Dollison says the deer population isn't rebounding the way they'd like to see. He called it "a bit of a mystery" and says there might be several reasons..,
Deadly Diseases – The Iowa Deer Herd Drops January 18, 2024 Iowa, The Tack Online
... You can definitely see a big decrease in the deer population. It’s just everywhere you go... EHD or epizootic hemorrhagic disease has had a relatively short history in the state, with the first reported case being in 2012 ... We’re not necessarily seeing CWD effect here at the population level yet, but it’s basically inevitable that we’ll get there at some point...
Jones County sees first chronic wasting disease case January 18, 2024 Iowa, east central iowa news
... the deer was an adult buck harvested in December, adding that adult bucks “are the most likely demographic class to test positive ... , the infected deer was harvested within a half mile of the Dubuque County line and within 5 miles of a cluster of positives that have emerged since 2020 ..,
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease kills over 100 deer in Clayton County December 20, 2023 Iowa, Cedar Rapids KCRG-TV
... “This disease, as far as our records are concerned, impacted deer in a very small, local area, but it impacted them quite heavily... almost all of those reports came from a fairly small area of just a few square miles.” ...
An uncommon sight: Wild elk spotted in central Iowa December 15, 2023 The Des Moines Register
... "It's not as unusual as it used to be. We've got, I think, as many as three or four in the state in different locations right now." [Craig Lonneman, a conservation officer in Madison County] ... Elk were once abundant in Iowa ... captive herds remain ..,
Chronic Wasting Disease 'greatest threat' to Iowa's deer herd says biologist December 8, 2023 Iowa, KMTV
... “I would consider Chronic Wasting Disease to be the greatest threat that the Iowa deer herd faces... it’s going to likely increase in prevalence to a point where it eventually will affect population dynamics.” [Iowa Department of Natural Resources deer biologist, Jace Elliott, see video below
Iowa deer hunters will be out and about December 2, 2023 Times Republican
... the archery takeoff and the gun takeoff will be close to 100,00 harvests... The remaining deer population that remains is fully capable of replacing what hunters took off the land. An estimate of the overall population of deer at the end of all seasons will be about 350,000 animals, plus or minus..,
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreak affecting Iowa's whitetail deer population Deember 3, 2023 Iowa, YAHOO!News
... Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is caused by a virus that is spread by the bites of tiny flies ... So far this year, those bites have resulted in 1,876 suspected EHD deaths in Iowa’s whitetail deer, predominantly in the far southeastern part ..,
First of Iowa’s popular gun deer hunting seasons opens Dec. 2 November 21, 2023 Iowa DNR News
... Iowa’s deer population is stable to slightly increasing across much of the state, with the exception of certain parts of northwest, west central and southwest Iowa... In 2022, hunters reported harvesting 109,600 deer and Elliott is predicting a similar harvest this year..,
Climate Change Now November 20, 2023 Iowa, bvtack.com
... You can definitely see a big decrease in the deer population. It’s just everywhere you go, I’ve been talking to farmers and just in Harrison and Crawford County it’s over 75 deer dead, just found... over 1600 cases, that’s 1,600 of EHD, or Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, had been reported ... While deer have demonstrated the ability to bounce back from EHD, the slower spread of Chronic Wasting Disease has shown steady growth ..,
Iowa DNR To Hold Virtual Public Meeting On Chronic Wasting Disease November 18, 2023 KIWA Radio
... scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29th and will be held via Zoom. You can register at this link: https://bit.ly/IowaDNR-CWD ... as of November 14th, 263 wild deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in 16 Iowa counties..,
Deer disease surges in Southeast Iowa after drought October 29, 2023 Iowa, Southeast Iowa Union
... Hundreds of dead deer have been spotted in Southeast Iowa over the last month ... Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD... spreads between deer through culicoides midges: small, mosquito-like flies that bite animals to feed on blood. The mortality rate of the virus in white-tailed deer is as high as 90% ..,
Hundreds of deer fall to Iowa’s most widespread outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease October 26, 2023 Iowa, The Gazette
... The most widespread and third-most severe outbreak on record ... The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has received 1,074 reports of suspected EHD-related deer deaths so far this year ... reports span 68 of Iowa’s 99 counties ..,
Several Elk In Iowa Currently October 20, 2023 KASI-AM
... the time of year when the adult male elk wander, seeking a mate and sometimes they'll make it into Iowa... sightings are becoming more common, likely because of growing herds in both Minnesota and Wisconsin...
Deer stuck in Halloween bucket in SE Cedar Rapids October 20, 2023 Iowa, cbs2iowa.com
... a deer is running around, trapped in a Halloween pumpkin bucket. Cedar Rapids resident Taylor Fields says she saw the deer two times within the past week. She says she's concerned about the deer getting food and water...
Urban deer hunt underway in Fort Dodge October 19, 2023 Iowa, Messenger News
... This hunt, the first one to be held in the city ... complaints over the years about deer gobbling up gardens and running into streets, nearly causing crashes... There was public opposition to the hunt, and final approval of it came on a 4-3 council vote...
Iowa deer population slightly increasing October 3, 2023 Iowa DNR News
... The results of Iowa’s annual spring spotlight survey indicate the population has slightly increased over the last several years, said Elliott, who coordinates the project. “Our estimates can be variable from year to year, but for the past several years, the population has been relatively stable,” he said. He said the deer data shows statewide trends are stable to slightly increasing..,
Iowa DNR Confirms Sighting of Mountain Lion in Indianola September 8, 2023 Iowa, KNIA KRLS Radio
... The Iowa DNR has a confirmed sighting of a Mountain Lion that was seen in the northwest portion of Indianola this week, the second such sighting of a big cat in the last two years..,
