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Minnesota Bans Farmed Deer Transport Due To Chronic Wasting Disease

October 11, 2021 by Michael Hardy

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued an emergency rule prohibiting the importation and movement of farmed white-tailed deer into and within Minnesota due to the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease from a Wisconsin deer farm. This emergency action, which goes into effect today (October 11, 2021), intends to minimize the spread of … Read more

Local Deer Are Preparing For Winter – Get Ready With Deer Repellent

October 31, 2020October 30, 2020 by Michael Hardy

Each winter, Michigan’s deer will seek your home’s shrubs as an easy source of food. Using deer repellent will save your evergreens and could save your birdfeeders from being raided.