By Dan Armitage, host of Buckeye Sportsman, Ohio’s longest running outdoor radio show
In hindsight, I think I would have enjoyed a career as a “game warden.” That’s what Ohio’s fish and game law enforcers were called before being pegged as Wildlife Officers and, more recently, rebranded as Natural Resource Officers. By any name, I believe the job would be rewarding on many levels. If you have an interest in pursuing such a career, applications are being accepted through January 15 for the next Natural Resources Officer training academy. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is seeking to fill at least 15 positions. Natural resources officer duties include law enforcement and public service, as well as education and public relations for ODNR’s divisions of Parks and Watercraft, Forestry, and Natural Areas and Preserves.
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in wild deer in Wyandot County Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in Ohio s wild deer herd for first time. (Source: WWNY) By Stephanie Czekalinski | December 14, 2020 at 7:39 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 7:39 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A deer taken on private property in Wyandot County had Chronic Wasting Disease, according to a press release from the Ohio Division of Natural Resources.
This is the first time the fatal neurological disease has been detected in Ohio’s wild herd.
The Division of Wildlife will increase surveillance within the 10-mile radius of where the deer that tested positive was taken, according to the release.
Tissue sample confirms Chronic Wasting Disease in a wild Ohio deer
Staff Report
The Daily Jeffersonian (Cambridge, Ohio)
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife has identified a positive test for Chronic Wasting Disease in a wild Ohio white-tailed deer in Wyandot County.
The Division of Wildlife is gathering additional details about the adult male deer taken by a hunter on private property. Tissue samples were submitted for testing by a taxidermist and the positive test was identified after results were obtained on Dec. 10.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose.
Outdoornews
December 15, 2020
(Photo by Bob “Greenie” Grewell)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Biologists have said for years that it’s just a matter of time before Ohio sees its first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the wild white-tailed deer herd.
That time has come.
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has identified a positive test for CWD in a wild Ohio white-tailed deer in Wyandot County. The Division of Wildlife is gathering additional details about the adult male deer taken by a hunter on private property. Tissue samples were submitted for testing by a taxidermist and the positive test was identified after results were obtained on Dec. 10.
COLUMBUS, Ohio â The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has identified a positive test for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a wild Ohio white-tailed deer in Wyandot County. The Division of Wildlife is gathering additional details about the adult male deer taken by a hunter on private property. Tissue samples were submitted for testing by a taxidermist and the positive test was identified after results were obtained on Thursday, December 10, 2020.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other similar species, including mule deer, elk, and moose. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no strong evidence that CWD is transmissible to humans.