Deer disease meetings set to begin Wednesday Today 5:00 AM The number of deer being impacted by Chronic Wasting Disease continues to rise in the state, with more than 200 cases detected over the past year. Facebook Share In its ongoing effort to get more hunters on board with its struggle to contain chronic wasting disease in the state’s deer herd, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has teamed with the National Deer Association and the Wildlife Futures Program to hold a series of regionally oriented but virtual meetings. Each of the 6 meetings will tailor a look at the always fatal neurological disease in white-tailed deer, elk and other members of the cervid family to 1 of the 6 Game Commission regions.