Minnesota deer hunters group wants to end deer farming
After little action by the state Legislature, the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association says repeated chronic wasting disease outbreaks on deer farms threaten the future of hunting. 12:00 am, Jul. 9, 2021 ×
A whitetail doe in summer foliage. The Minnesota Deer Hunters Association is calling for the state of Minnesota to buy out existing deer farm herds and then ban deer farming in the state to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease. (Jed Carlson / 2019 file / News Tribune)
After the 2021 Minnesota Legislature adjourned earlier this month without taking major action to fight chronic wasting disease, the state’s largest deer hunters’ group is now pushing for an outright end to deer farms to stop the spread of the disease from captive deer into the wild.
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