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With the recent discovery of six additional cases of chronic wasting disease, some might wonder if Louisiana is seeing the start of a CWD crisis

As I drove east on I-20 last week, I was somewhat amazed at the sheer number of whitetail deer I saw lying dead on the side of the interstate.

The week of October 22 through October 28, those wishing to step back in time will be afforded a full week of deer hunting with primitive weapons.

The special Youth/Veteran Louisiana deer hunting week starts Saturday, but there have been a couple of big changes to the rules.

if you plan to spend the upcoming Fall and Winter hunting in Louisiana, time is short for a number of last-minute things you need to take care of.

Louisiana's whitetail deer herd dodged the bullet for a long time, but it would appear those days have come to a screeching halt.

CWD. The three letters that Louisiana deer hunters have heard for years and prayed would never be used in association with Louisiana deer.

In a notice from the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued Friday, they report they found no evidence of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer samples

They are reporting that the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has discovered CWD positive deer in an additional four Arkansas counties.

In a recent report from LDWF, they received test results of 104 deer in Union Parish and 54 in Morehouse Parish, and so far all tests have been negative.

In response to the discovery of CWD just 7.5 miles from Louisiana, LDWF voted to implement a declaration of emergency to ban feeding and baiting in 2 parishes.

Visitors and staff at Our Lady of the Lake hospital in Baton Rouge, got to see what very few have ever witnessed before.